EVENT DESCRIPTION 

In this webinar, Danni Pinnick, MPH (on behalf of Molly Howell, MPH*), and Lynn Bahta, MPH, BSN, PHN, will provide an overview of the current measles landscape and its impact on communities, detail strategies to collaborate with affected communities to enhance outbreak response, and describe the role of trust and communication in promoting vaccination and containment efforts.

*Due to unforeseen circumstances, Molly Howell will be unable to present in this webinar. We are pleased to announce that Danni Pinnick will be presenting her content in her place. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to an informative presentation.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Lynn Bahta, MPH, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse who recently retired after more than 25 years of work in the field of immunization. She served as the Immunization Clinical Consultant for the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). She has been a frequent invited speaker to various public health and immunization-related events. Ms. Bahta served as a member of the national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) from 2019-2023, and continues ad hoc work for ACIP in an expert capacity.

Molly Howell, MPH, is currently the Immunization Director and Assistant Section Chief of Disease Control at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (ND DHHS). Molly has worked in the field of immunization for the past 19 years. As Immunization Director, she oversees the implementation of immunization policies and activities in North Dakota, including evidence-based activities to increase immunization coverage rates, healthcare provider education, surveillance, and implementation of the North Dakota Immunization Information System (NDIIS). Molly has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.

Danni Pinnick, MPH, is the Immunization Surveillance Coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (ND HHS) Immunization Unit. Her job includes serving as a vaccine-preventable disease epidemiologist and subject matter expert, managing the perinatal hepatitis B prevention program, and assessing school and childcare vaccination coverage and compliance. She has served in this role for over three years and has been with ND HHS since 2020. She has worked in the public health field for ten years; prior to this, she worked with Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota and the North Dakota State University Department of Public Health. Danni lives in Fargo with her husband and two children.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS 

Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) 

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 Minnesota Medical Association and NDSU. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Minnesota Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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.

Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) 

This activity is approved for 0.1 CEU of pharmacist credit by CEImpact. CEimpact is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  

*Information on how to access enduring pharmacy continuing education credits will be available via the NDSU CAP Center. 

For any inquiries about CIRE's continuing education credits, please email cire.cme@ndsu.edu.