The Forum for Collaborative Research is pleased to share its event Towards Accelerating Strategies for Hepatitis B Elimination: Increasing Vaccination Among Adults in High-Impact Settings, a one-day symposium in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 8am - 6pm EDT at Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. This event is aimed to producing recommendations for implementation of hepatitis B vaccinations among US adults, following ACIP's guidance for the universal hepatitis B vaccine among adults aged 19 - 59. The symposium convene stakeholders across academia, HBV patient advocacy, health care (physicians, pharmacists, NPs), state and local health depts, federal organizations, and other professional societies to strategize, in small breakout group discussions, implementation recommendations for adult hepatitis B vaccinations, with particular attention to high-impact settings. Participating organizations include Hepatitis B Foundation, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, Immunize.org, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, among others.

This event can accommodate virtual attendance, with in-person attendance highly preferred. Of note, our symposium is in Atlanta, Georgia and precedes the National Adult and Influenza Summit Meetings, which are on November 2 and 3 in the same venue. 

Event Details:

• Tuesday, November 1, 2022

• 8am - 6pm EDT

• Atlanta, Georgia - Crowne Plaza Perimeter at Ravinia

• Hybrid meeting, in-person attendance highly preferred

Please contact Mitchell Leus (mleus@forumresearch.org) with questions. We appreciate your consideration and would love your expertise and participation in this important event.