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February ACIP Meeting Highlights

February ACIP Meeting Highlights

Background

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on February 28–29 to discuss COVID-19, chikungunya, diphtheria and tetanus (DT), influenza, polio, RSV for adults, meningococcal, pneumococcal, and combination vaccines.

Summary of Votes

Below is a summary of the votes that took place.

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February ACIP Meeting Highlights

February ACIP Meeting Highlights

Background

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on February 28–29 to discuss COVID-19, chikungunya, diphtheria and tetanus (DT), influenza, polio, RSV for adults, meningococcal, pneumococcal, and combination vaccines.

Summary of Votes

Below is a summary of the votes that took place.

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Coming Soon: Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS Training

Coming Soon: Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS Training

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New HL7 Patient-Matching Reports Released in AART

New HL7 Patient-Matching Reports Released in AART

In July 2023, AIRA, CDC, and MACAW (the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup) launched a new measurable concept, HL7 Patient Matching, into the Testing and Discovery phase of the Measurement and Improvement (M&I) initiative. Patient matching is the process of identifying and linking a patient’s data across different health systems to create a comprehensive view of that person’s health care record. Initial reports were released in AART for participating IIS to view and assess alignment with MACAW-informed measures and tests for this area.

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Register Today for AIRA's November Discovery Session

Register Today for AIRA's Discovery Session

Don’t miss your chance to register to attend our next Discovery Session on Monday, November 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET. During this session, Lauren Shaw and Terence Ng, CDC, Informatics and Data Analytics Branch (IDAB), will give an overview of the Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR).

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Don't Forget: AIRA's November Discovery Session Is Fast Approaching

Don't Forget: AIRA's November Discovery Session Is Fast Approaching

Register today to attend our next Discovery Session on Monday, November 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET. During this session, Lauren Shaw and Terence Ng, CDC, Informatics and Data Analytics Branch (IDAB), will give an overview of the Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR).

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Register Today for AIRA's November Discovery Session

Register Today for AIRA’s November Discovery Session

Register today to attend our next Discovery Session on Monday, November 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET. During this session, you will get an overview of the Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR).

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Register for AIRA's Discovery Session: Improving Immunization Data Quality Through EHR and IIS Collaboration

Register for AIRA’s Discovery Session: Improving Immunization Data Quality Through EHR and IIS Collaboration

Register now for our discovery session on Monday, October 23, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET to hear about how EHRs, clinic staff, and IIS have implemented the Immunization Implementation Program’s (IIP’s) strategies for improving data quality and gain key insights from Oracle Health and Missouri’s IIS as examples of successful cross-sector collaboration. The webinar will feature three presentations and will include time for questions and discussion.

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Calling All 2023 National Meeting Presenters

Calling All 2023 National Meeting Presenters

For those of you who presented at the 2023 AIRA National Meeting in San Diego, the Publication Project Workgroup (PPW) would like to assess your interest in moving your work from a presentation to publication. Please take this 1-minute poll to share information with the PPW.

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Calling All 2023 National Meeting Presenters

Calling All 2023 National Meeting Presenters

For those of you who presented at the 2023 AIRA National Meeting in San Diego, the Publication Project Workgroup (PPW) would like to assess your interest in moving your work from a presentation to publication. Please take this 1-minute poll to share information with the PPW.

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Calling All 2023 National Meeting Presenters

For those of you who presented at the 2023 AIRA National Meeting in San Diego, the Publication Project Workgroup (PPW) would like to assess your interest in moving your work from a presentation to publication. Please take this 1-minute poll to share information with the PPW.

The PPW fosters the increased publication of peer-reviewed IIS-related articles and provides a forum for collaboration among IIS stakeholders and experts to identify, prioritize, and outline key themes and messages for journal publication. PPW members discuss helpful strategies and barriers to publication, identify and coordinate publication options, and encourage and support members of the IIS community in preparing potential journal articles. Check out the new PPW web page for more information about this group.

Information Requests

Information Requests

AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community. 

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IIP Awareness Survey

IIP Awareness Survey

Dont forget! The Immunization Integration Program’s (IIP) awareness survey closes this Friday, July 21. This survey is aimed at assessing the impact of the IIP’s published resources on the IIS community.

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IIP Awareness Survey

IIP Awareness Survey

Complete the Immunization Integration Program’s (IIP) awareness survey by Friday, July 21! This survey is aimed at assessing the impact of the IIP’s published resources on the IIS community.

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June ACIP Meeting Highlights

June ACIP Meeting Highlights

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on June 21–23 to discuss RSV, polio, influenza, pneumococcal, dengue, chikungunya, mpox, meningococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines.

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IIP Awareness Survey

IIP Awareness Survey

We invite you to participate in the Immunization Integration Program’s (IIP) awareness survey, aimed at assessing the impact of the IIP’s published resources on the IIS community.

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Information Requests

Information Requests

AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community.

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Recap of June 2023 Events

Recap of June 2023 Events

In June, AIRA staff traveled to attend several in-person events and worked hard to host another informational Discovery Session.

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Interested in attending AIRA's Regional Workshop? Limited spots available

Interested in attending AIRA's Regional Workshop? Limited spots available

The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) is hosting a regional workshop that will include colleagues from jurisdictions in the Midwest region (AIRA Region 3) of the United States. This one-and-a-half-day in-person workshop will be held July 11–12, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee.

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Save the date: Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS training

 Save the date: Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS training

AIRA is excited to announce the next offering of the Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS training. Registration will open on May 1, 2023, and weekly sessions will begin on June 15, 2023. For questions, please email Sarah Wible.

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