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Join our Virtual Grand Rounds: The Continued Evolution of Public Health - Recent Federal and State Changes on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. PT.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently voted to eliminate the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation, overturning longstanding vaccine guidance with no new evidence to justify the change. CMA leaders have called this a “profound setback for child health in America,” while other specialty groups are also weighing in with disapproval. With several additional efforts to review vaccines underway at the federal level, there may be more change to come. In this month’s virtual Grand Rounds, the Director of the California Department of Public Health, Erica Pan, M.D., MPH, will discuss these changes, current California recommendations, and efforts within the public health community to continue to promote science-based decision-making. Dr Pan will also discuss the winter respiratory virus season as well as other important emerging public health issues.
Featured Speakers:
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Erica Pan, M.D., MPH, Director, California Department of Public Health, State Public Health Officer |
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Rita Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Health Officer, California, Population Health Director, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
This event will be moderated by Kimberly Newell-Green, M.D.
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Kimberly Newell Green, M.D., CMA Trustee; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco |
As a result of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the current epidemiology of COVID-19, measles, avian flu, and other emerging infectious diseases.
- Summarize current and evolving vaccination recommendations nationally.
- Evaluate California’s approach to vaccination recommendations and formulate effective communication strategies for discussing these with patients.
- Interpret the scope and scale of public health policy changes at both national and local levels, and the role of regional committees and specialty societies in setting vaccination recommendations.
Disclosure:
The following speakers disclose no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies: Kimberly Newell-Green, M.D.; Erica Pan, M.D., MPH; Rita Nguyen, M.D.
All other planners, staff and others involved with this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
This activity has not received commercial support.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the California Medical Association (CMA) and the California Department of Public Health. CMA is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The California Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the General CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS MOC credit.
Registration Fees
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| CMA and Component Medical Society Staff |
$0.00 |
| CMA Member Physician |
$0.00 |
| Non-Member Physician |
$0.00 |
| Nurse Practitioner |
$0.00 |
| Other |
$0.00 |
| Physician Assistant |
$0.00 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently voted to eliminate the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation, overturning longstanding vaccine guidance with no new evidence to justify the change. CMA leaders have called this a “profound setback for child health in America, while other specialty groups are also weighing in with disapproval. With several additional efforts to review vaccines underway at the federal level, there may be more change to come. In this month’s virtual Grand Rounds, the Director of the California Department of Public Health, Erica Pan, M.D., MPH, will discuss these changes, current California recommendations, and efforts within the public health community to continue to promote science-based decision-making. Dr Pan will also discuss the winter respiratory virus season as well as other important emerging public health issues.
Featured Speakers:
--Erica Pan, M.D., MPH, Director, California Department of Public Health, State Public Health Officer
--Rita Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Health Officer, California, Population Health Director, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
This event will be moderated by Kimberly Newell-Green, M.D.
--Kimberly Newell Green, M.D., CMA Trustee; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco
As a result of this activity, participants should be able to:
--Describe the current epidemiology of COVID-19, measles, avian flu, and other emerging infectious diseases.
--Summarize current and evolving vaccination recommendations nationally.
--Evaluate California’s approach to vaccination recommendations and formulate effective communication strategies for discussing these with patients.
--Interpret the scope and scale of public health policy changes at both national and local levels, and the role of regional committees and specialty societies in setting vaccination recommendations.
Disclosure:
The following speakers disclose no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies: Kimberly Newell-Green, M.D.; Erica Pan, M.D., MPH; Rita Nguyen, M.D.
All other planners, staff and others involved with this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
This activity has not received commercial support.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the California Medical Association (CMA) and the California Department of Public Health. CMA is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The California Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the General CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS MOC credit.
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