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SDIC Summits

The San Diego Immunization Coalition hosts summits biannually. 

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2025 Kick the Flu+2 Summit

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Join us for our 21st annual Kick the Flu+2 Summit on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 from 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM in-person at the County Operations Center  (5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123, Chambers) and virtually on Microsoft Teams.

Join us for the San Diego Immunization Coalition’s 21st Annual Kick the Flu +2 Summit!

"Inhale. Immunize. Innovate"!

This summit brings together clinicians, health professionals, educators, and public health advocates to explore the latest Flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccine recommendations, review current data trends, and share effective strategies to strengthen immunization efforts across San Diego communities.

*Nursing CEUs and CHES Credits will be provided

  • Sayone Thilhalolipavan, MD, MPH - Public Health Officer Public Health Services County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency 

  • Catherine Flores-Martin - Executive Director California Immunization Coalition 

  • Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH - Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at University of California San Diego & Rady Children’s Hospital & President of California Immunization Coalition

  • Lourdes Martinez, PhD - San Diego State University Professor, "Exploring Influenza Vaccine Acceptance in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region".

  • Hankyul Kim, PharmD - County of San Diego, Pharmacy Manager, "Vaccines on Wheels: Redefining Access Through Mobile Pharmacies".

  • Danelle Wallace, MPH – Senior Epidemiologist with the Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch of the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency

 

For the first time in summit history, we’re excited to showcase dynamic oral and poster presentations from a variety of organizations, highlighting their impactful immunization efforts across diverse communities and settings.

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Spring Summit 2025

Spring Summit 2025

Recording

SPEAKERS:

Join our annual hybrid Spring Summit: "Sowing the Seeds of Vaccine Confidence – Building Trust for a Healthier Future." This event will focus on strengthening vaccine confidence, fostering community dialogue, and combating misinformation on pre-teen vaccinations.

*Nursing CEUs and CHES Credits will be provided

  • Dr. Ken Hempstead, MD, FAAP - Primary Care Pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente Northern California

  • Dr. Mark Beatty, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACPM - Assistant Medical Director with the Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch of the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency

  • Danelle Wallace, MPH – Senior Epidemiologist with the Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch of the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency

 

We are thrilled to welcome our panelist speakers: Dr. Ken Hempstead, a Pediatrician from Kaiser Permanente and Dr. JAM Abdul-Mutakabbir, a Pharmacist from the University of California San Diego, and Candace Gyure, a school nurse from San Diego Unified School District. These speakers will offer further perspectives on this year's vaccine hesitancy and confidence discussion.

 

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2025 Spring Summit

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2024 Kick the Flu +2 Summit

 

Please join for our hybrid 20th Annual Kick the Flu + 2 San Diego Immunization Coalition Summit 

"A Call to Arms"!
on Thursday, 8/29/24, from 12:30 – 4:00 PM at the County Operations Center - Chambers,
5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123.

*Nursing CEUs and CHES Credits will be provided

Speakers:

  • Robert Schechter, MD, MPH - Chief, Immunization Branch, California Department of Public Health

  • Dr. Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH - Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at UCSD and President of California Immunization Coalition

  • Danelle Wallace, MPH – Senior Epidemiologist with the Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch of the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency

  • Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS - Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Science Communicator

 

We are thrilled to welcome three panelist speakers: Glory Nagtalon, a nurse from Kaiser Permanente, Heather Simpson from Back to the Vax, and pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Pia Pannaraj from UCSD. These speakers will offer further perspectives on this year's vaccine hesitancy discussion.

Part 1 - 2024 - KTF2 Recording

Part 1 - 2024 - KTF2 Recording

Recording - Part 1

Part 2 - 2024 - KTF2 Recording

Part 2 - 2024 - KTF2 Recording

Recording - Part 2

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Updated January 2024

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