Second International Public Conference on Vaccination
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
2:00 p.m. “UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGY TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT OPTIONS”
THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION
Paul Shattock, O.B.E.
Director, Autism Research Unit
School of Health Science
University of Sunderland, United KingdomDECIPHERING THE LINK BETWEEN VACCINES AND AUTOIMMUNE AUTISM
Vijendra Singh, Ph.D.,
Research Professor, Department of Biology
Utah State UniversityG-PROTEIN DEFECT AND REPAIRING BRAIN DYSFUNCTION AFTER VACCINATION
Mary Megson, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Medical College of VirginiaBREAK
LISTENING TO PARENTS AND INDIVIDUALIZING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN
Stephanie Cave, M.D.
Pediatrician
Baton Rouge, LouisianaTHE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS: ONE CLINICIAN’S EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
Philip Incao, M.D.
Family Practice Physician
Denver, Colorado5:30 ADJOURN*
7:30 FUND RAISING DINNER
Children’s Fund For Hope and Healing
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
8:30 a.m. “EXAMINING THE BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF VACCINE ASSOCIATED NEUROIMMUNE DYSFUNCTION”
EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Scott Montgomery, M.D.
Epidemiologist, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group
Royal Free and University College Medical School, LondonDIAGNOSING CAUSATION FROM OBSERVED ASSOCIATIONS: SCIENTIFICALLY
ADMISSABLE STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN VACCINES AND CHRONIC DISEASE
Walter Spitzer, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology
McGill University, CanadaMEASLES, MMR VACCINE AND AUTISTIC ENTEROCOLITIS
Andrew Wakefield, M.D.
Chairman, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, LondonBREAK
BRAIN INFLAMMATION AND BRAIN DAMAGE
Marcel Kinsbourne, M.D.
Research Professor, Center for Cognitive Studies
Tufts UniversityNEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF PERTUSSIS VACCINE
John Menkes, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Neurology and Pediatrics
University of California – Los Angeles
Director Emeritus of Pediatric Neurology
Cedars Sinai Medical Center12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF VACCINATION AGAINST LYME DISEASE
Ronald F. Schell, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
University of WisconsinHEPATITIS B VACCINE AND AUTOIMMUNE MECHANISMS FOR INJURY
Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology
Baylor College of MedicineMHC GENES AND AUTOIMMUNITY
William Hildebrand, Ph..D.
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterCHALLENGES TO DEVELOPING SAFER VACCINES
Ronald Kennedy, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterBREAK
CHEMOKINES, CYTOKINES, VIROKINES: PLAUSIBLE MECHANISMS FOR
VACCINE RELATED NEUROIMMUNE DYSFUNCTION
Candace Pert, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Georgetown UniversityINFECTIOUS DISEASE, VACCINATION AND CHROMOSOMAL CHANGE
Howard Urnovitz, Ph,D.
Founder and Science Director
Chronic Illness Research FoundationKEYNOTE ADDRESS - “The Science, Policy and Ethics of Vaccination”
Barbara Loe Fisher,
President and Co-Founder
National Vaccine Information Center5:00 p.m. ADJOURN*
8:00 p.m. GALA DINNER
GUEST SPEAKER: Congressman Dan Burton
Chairman, House Government Reform Committee
United States Congress
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
8:30 a.m. “MEDICAL POLICY: THE NEED FOR CHANGE
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VACCINE-INDUCED DIABETES
J. Barthelow Classen, M.D.
Founder & CEO
Classen Immunotherapies, Inc.PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE AND OTITIS MEDIA
Erdem Cantekin, Ph.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology
University of PittsburghNEURODEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF MERCURY
Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H.
Science Director
Science and Developmental Health NetworkBREAK
MATERNAL VACCINATION AND AUTISM
Edward Yazbak, M.D.
Past Director and President of Medical Staff
Department of Pediatrics
Woonsocket Hospital, Rhode IslandANTHRAX VACCINE AND NEUROIMMUNE DYSFUNCTION
Meryl Nass, M.D.
Private Practice in Internal Medicine
Freeport, MaineCHALLENGING MASS VACCINATION POLICIES: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Robert Johnston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Director, Undergraduate Studies
Department of History
Yale University12:00- 12:45 LUNCH
POLIO VACCINE AND HIV: IS THERE A CONNECTION?
Walter Kyle, Attorney
“PRODUCT LIABILITY AND FEDERAL REGULATION: A MATTER OF LIABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY”
SWINE FLU VACCINE: WHAT WENT WRONG
James Turner, Attorney
POLIO VACCINE, PRODUCT LIABILITY AND FAILURE TO REGULATE
Stanley Kops, Attorney
BREAK
“WHO IS MINDING THE PUBLIC TRUST?”
CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN VACCINE RESEARCH, LICENSING & POLICYMAKING Michael Belkin, Wall Street Financial Advisor and Parent
Michael Horwin, Former Health Care Consultant and Parent
“WHEN HUMAN RIGHTS CONFLICT WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY:WHAT YOU CAN DO”
DEFENDING THE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION TO VACCINATION
James Filenbaum, Attorney
WORKING THE SYSTEM IN YOUR STATE TO REFORM VACCINATION LAWS
Dawn Richardson, Co-founder & President, PROVE
5:00 p.m. ADJOURN*
*THERE WILL BE SCHEDULED QUESTION AND ANSWERS PERIODS WITH SPEAKERS AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION DURING ALL THREE DAYS
MONDAY, September 11
8:30 a.m. BUSES LEAVE FOR CAPITOL HILL
(Visit Your Legislator)
REGISTRATION:
There is limited space - first come, first serve basis.
(Our 1997 conference sold out in 1 month!)NVIC members can register for $150 per person. Non-members can register for $165. (includes the Saturday night dinner, breakfast and entrance to all presentations and exhibits. The Friday night fundraising dinner is an extra donation of $100 and will be used to fund independent scientists conducting vaccine safety research.
To guarantee the low $123 per night hotel rate, pre-registration is important. Reservations must be made by August 14, 2000 by calling 1-800-468-9090.
World Wide Travel is the official travel agency handling airfare bookings. Call them at 1-800-378-1266 to find the lowest fare to Washington, D.C. (Ask for Vaccine Conference)
Some babysitting and special tours for family members available.
Please become a "Conference Angel" by making an extra donation. By becoming an Angel, you will be entitled to all sessions, all meals including the special fundraising dinner dedicated to raising urgently needed research funds for vaccine safety.