Forum on Vaccines:
Addressing All Sides of the Issue

Hosted by
The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®
at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J.

First Balanced Forum on Vaccines
Generates Both Light -- and Sparks

HACKENSACK, NJ, October 27, 2008 -- The historic, first "fair and balanced forum on vaccines" generated light -- and sparks -- last Thursday among experts on both sides of the safety issue, as well as from parents concerned about new vaccine mandates in New Jersey.  Nearly 300 parents, legislators, public health officials and physicians packed an auditorium at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) to see the sometimes heated discussion, and hundreds more watched and submitted questions online.  ...more

NEWS COVERAGE

Deirdre Imus on CNN Live with Heidi Collins DRAFT LEGISLATION NJ Assembly "Conscientious Exemption" Vaccine Bill AGENDA / RESOURCE LINKS 1:30-1:40          Welcome: Deirdre Imus, founder and president, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®   1:40-1:45          Heather Howard, Commissioner, Department of Health and Senior Services 1:45-2:45         David Kirby, journalist and author, Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and The Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy  "The Vaccine Autism Debate: New Developments from Science & Policy" Handouts: Mainstream Voices for Vaccine Research" "Age of Autism" (Huffington Post) "Up to 1 in 50 Troops Injured by Vaccines?" (Huffington Post) "Mitochondrial Dysfunction" (Huffington Post) "The New Big Autism Bomb" (Huffington Post) "Leading Dr.: Autism-Vaccines Worth Study" (CBS News)   2:45-3:15        Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D., chair, American Academy of Pediatrics/NJ Chapter Infectious Diseases Committee, chairman and physician-in-chief, The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center  "Vaccine Preventable Diseases"   3:15                  Break – 10 minutes   3:25-4:00          Margaret C. Fisher, M.D., FAAP, chair, Section of Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, and medical director, The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Center  "Vaccines, 2008"   4:00-4:30         Lawrence Rosen, M.D., clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, Vice-Chair, AAP Section on Complementary, Holistic and Integrative Medicine, Medical Advisor, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®  "Vaccines:  Real World Issues"   4:30                  Question and answer discussion Updated 12-2-08