This winter, due to high demand, AIRA’s Epi Shared Services (ESS) program is offering several free, fully customized data visualization trainings specific to an IIS audience!

What: Introduction to Power BI

When: December 6, 8, 13, and 15 (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET

More Info: Topics include connecting to data, basic visualizations, calculations, and filtering data. Interested individuals can register and select “Introduction” as the training they are interested in. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

What: Introduction to Tableau

When: January 19 and 26, February 2 and 9 (Thursdays) from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET

More Info: Topics include connecting to data, basic visualizations, calculations, and filtering data. Interested individuals can register and select “Introduction” as the training they are interested in. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

What: Intermediate Tableau

When: January 24 and 31, February 7 and 14 (Tuesdays) from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET

More Info: Topics include parameters, more complex table calculations, intermediate mapping, and dashboard techniques. Interested individuals can register and select “Intermediate” as the training they are interested in. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Responses are due by close of business on Friday, November 18. If you are selected for a training, AIRA will contact you to confirm your participation.

HL7 Immunization User Group

• The HL7 Immunization User Group met on October 13.
• The HL7 Immunization User Group received updates about the HL7 Immunizations Innovations Workgroup and SISC.
• The committee observed and participated in a panel discussion about Next of Kin.
• The next meeting is November 10, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET (add to your calendar).

Measurement for Assessment & Certification Advisory Workgroup (MACAW)

• MACAW met on September 8, and a summary of the meeting can be found in the August 2022 AIRA Monthly Update.
• The next meeting is November 10, 2022, from noon to 1 p.m. ET (add to your calendar).

IIS Best Practices Community of Practice (CoP)

• The CoP met on October 19.
• They reviewed the purpose and goals of the CoP, and they captured input on shared guidelines for how the group will interact moving forward.
• The next CoP meeting will discuss IIS-related topics that would benefit from the creation of best practices.
• If you are interested in joining the CoP, please complete this online form.
• Learn more about the group by visiting the IIS Best Practices CoP web page.
• The next meeting is November 16, 2022, from noon to 12:50 p.m. ET (add to your calendar). 

Power BI User Group (PUG)

• Welcome Alaska; Arkansas; San Joaquin County, California; Cook County, Illinois; DuPage County, Illinois; Hennepin County, Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; New York City; the Northern Mariana Islands; South Carolina; South Dakota; West Virginia; and Madison and Dane County, Wisconsin!
• Power BI has also [MB1] welcomed 39 new users to the group since the last meeting!
• The Power BI User Group met on October 25, 2022.
• AIRA board president Mary Woinarowicz, from the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, presented on the topic of “Public-Facing and Internal NDIIS Data Visualizations.” Mary demonstrated North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services’ public-facing infant, adolescent, and adult routine vaccine dashboards, as well as its monkeypox dashboard. She also demonstrated its new internal data-quality dashboard. 
• The recording from this session is available here.
• The next meeting is December 20, 2022, from noon to 1 p.m. ET (add to your calendar).  
• Interested in joining? Please email Amber Buckland. 

Smarty User Group

• The Smarty User Group met on August 17, and a summary of the meeting can be found in the August 2022 AIRA Monthly Update.
• The next meeting is November 16, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, so add this to your calendar.

Standards & Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC)

• SISC met on October 12.
• Paloma Hawry gave an update on Code Sets from the CDC.
• Marcey Propp from HLN gave an update on SISC Small Group SOGI (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity) work and requested comments from the community.
• The committee discussed monkeypox code approvals.
• Mary Beth Kurilo also updated the committee on upcoming documents and guidance documents that will be sent to the community for further review and comments. 
• The next meeting is November 9, 2022, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET (add to your calendar).  

Tableau User Group (TUG)

• TUG met on September 27. A summary of the meeting can be found in the August 2022 AIRA Monthly Update.
• The next meeting is November 22, 2022, from noon to 1 p.m. ET (add to your calendar). 

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