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In This Issue…
- August in Indianapolis –There's No Better Place!
- AIRA 2018 Annual Report Now Available
- New MIROW Releases
- Measurement & Improvement Updates
- Recent Information Requests Added to the AIRA Repository
- Steering Committee Updates: July Recap
Check Out the AIRA Events Calendar for Upcoming…
August in Indianapolis – There's No Better Place!
Pack up your AIRA tats, brush up on your guidance document stats, and get ready to learn how Indianapolis puts the “heart” in “heartland”!
Next month, AIRA serves up its famous content with tracks on measurement and improvement, funding of IIS, outbreak response, data quality, and a host of other IIS-focused topics. Keynote speaker Paul Zikopoulos, vice president, Big Data and Cognitive Systems at IBM, will kick off the event by sharing future trends in public health.
On Tuesday night, we will recognize AIRA’s 20th anniversary and celebrate everything we’ve all accomplished along the way.Libations, appetizers, and dinner will be served. Dress code is business casual or casual, your choice.
Then, on Wednesday, come on down and experience the return of fan-favorites: a new gameshow mashup and rapid-fire roundtables. You’ll need a few coffee tokens to keep up!
This year, you can plan out your own session itinerary using the handy AIRA National Meeting app. Use it to figure out who is speaking when, locate a particular room on-site, and view the most recent #AIRA2019 tweets, plus so much more.
Even with oodles of relevant, actionable content, the AIRA National Meeting will not be the same without YOU! So join us August 13–15, 2019. Visit the National Meeting website to register and learn more about #AIRA2019.
AIRA 2018 Annual Report Now Available!
 AIRA's 2018 Annual Report is now available! We hope you enjoy reading through and reviewing AIRA's highlighted accomplishments. AIRA would like to sincerely thank those who volunteered. Without their time, input, and effort, AIRA would be unable to achieve its mission and vision. AIRA largely credits its success to the collaboration of its members.
New MIROW Releases
The Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Steering Committee (SC) has released newly developed and repackaged MIROW materials.
For the past year and half, MIROW has been piloting a new process to repackage and reformat a previous MIROW guide to improve readability and make the guide more user friendly for the IIS community developed and repackaged MIROW materials.
In addition, MIROW sub-workgroups developed:
- Stand-alone common vocabulary materials to serve as a consolidated reference source for terms used in MIROW guides.
- A consolidated guide that provides a description of the MIROW development approach and tools used to develop all MIROW guides, past and future.
Measurement & Improvement Updates
Join us on Wednesday, August 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. during the AIRA National Meeting in Indianapolis! AIRA and the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup (MACAW) will be presenting the latest data including a case study from Nevada, progress since 2015, and available resources to help IIS better align with national standards.
Congratulations! Join us in celebrating the amazing successes in Measurement and Improvement (M&I) since 2015 and in recognizing those IIS that have achieved Validation in one or more content areas.
More information about M&I can be found here. Please contact Kristi Siahaya if you have questions.
Recent Information Requests Added to the AIRA Repository
The recent Information Request regarding recording international vaccines can be found by using the “Information Requests” filter in AIRA repository. Information Requests are viewable only by individual members and individuals affiliated with member and partner organizations. Just log in to view these valuable resources! If you have any questions, please email membership coordinator Amanda Branham.
Steering Committee Updates: July Recap
Assessment Steering Committee
- The ASC meets on a quarterly basis, and the next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 3.
Education Steering Committee
- The Education Steering Committee met on July 24 and the CDC and PHII provided information on their upcoming work.
- The deadline for articles for the next edition of SnapShots has been extended to Wednesday, August 28.
- The committee was also updated on the upcoming 2019 National Meeting.
- The ESC hosted a webinar on July 18 introducing the repackaged materials from the AIRA Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW). A presentation slides and a recording of the webinar can be viewed here.
Standards & Interoperability Steering Committee
- The Standards and Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC) met on July 10 and approved moving the OBX-14 guidance document into the publication process.
- The committee discussed solutions for handling the different lot numbers from Unit of Use and Unit of Sale.
- The SISC also discussed NDC- 10/11 formatting as well as if there is a need to distinguish between deferrals and refusals.
- The SISC Technical Workgroup did not meet during the month of July.
MIROW Steering Committee
- The Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Steering Committee (SC) met on July 18 and discussed the development of the Business Continuity Guide and the status of the MIROW subgroup projects.
- 2018-19 Business Continuity Guide: An external review cycle was completed, and the full guide is being finalized in preparation for the design process.
- The MIROW SC will present an overview of the upcoming MIROW Business Continuity guide at the AIRA 2019 National Meeting on August 14 (Session 3E).
NOTE: Steering Committee minutes will capture only action items and decisions made. Recordings of the meetings can be obtained directly upon request by emailing [email protected].
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