The Mabel A. Purdy Program co-sponsored with the Section on Medical History and Section on Public Health. "Living in the Vaccine Era: Controversy and Science" Speakers include Arthur Allen, author of Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver; Paul A. Offit, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Professor of Pediatrics and the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and Ian Frank, MD, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Director, Anti-Retroviral Clinical Research and Director of Clinical Care, Penn Center for AIDS Research. Moderated by Thomas M. Vernon, MD. Arthur Allen's book, Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver, and Dr. Offit's book, Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases, will be available for purchase and author signing. Complimentary light refreshments will be served prior to the program.

04/17/08; 5:30 PM

$20.00/person