Add the next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, March 25, 2024, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET to your calendar! Join us for a preview of the updated IIS Functional Standards.

CDC has engaged the Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) and other members of the immunization information system (IIS) community to participate in a project to update the IIS Functional Standards. This effort is undertaken periodically to ensure the Functional Standards remain relevant and achievable in maintaining an effective, efficient, and scalable IIS.

During this session, you’ll hear about:

The project approach, objectives, and recommended changes
The 2024 Functional Standards, expected to be released in the near future

There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.

Register today!

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email which contains links to add the meeting to your calendar.

If you’re unable to attend, this session will be recorded and available in the AIRA repository.

#AIRA2024 Award Nominations

Submit a Nomination Today

Each year, AIRA awards individuals and teams who are going above and beyond in the community, and winners are announced during the AIRA National Meeting. We would like to continue this tradition of recognizing these determined, dedicated, and resilient individuals. You can now nominate a friend, colleague, employee, or jurisdiction who deserves to be recognized by completing the AIRA 2024 National Meeting Award Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted until March 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Visit our AIRA 2024 National Meeting website to learn more about our captivating keynote speaker, Rachel Montañez, register to attend, book your hotel accommodations, and learn more about this year’s meeting location. Don’t forget, as an AIRA 2024 National Meeting attendee, you’ll have access to specially priced Disney theme park tickets.

We are looking forward to learning from you May 7–9 in Orlando, Florida!

Request for Proposal

The Vermont Department of Health Immunization has posted a request for proposals (RFP) for an immunization information system for the state of Vermont. RFP responses are due by March 15 at 4:30 PM ET.

All notifications, releases, and addendums associated with this RFP will be posted at: http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/pca/bids/bids.php

For additional information, please contact Kyle Emerson at Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

Information Requests

AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community. To submit an information request to the IIS community, email Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. with “Information Request” in the subject line.

Information requests are viewable only by individual members and individuals affiliated with member and partner organizations. Recent information requests can be found by using the “Information Requests” filter in the AIRA Repository. Just log in to view these valuable resources! If you have any questions, please email Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

HOT TOPICS

AIRA at HIMSS24

Join AIRA’s Immunization Integration Program (IIP) at their three events planned for HIMSS24. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with private and public health partners and learn about AIRA’s current initiatives and priorities!

Tuesday, March 12, from 11:30 a.m. to noon, join AIRA and CDC at HIMSS Connect for A Dose of Quality: Advancing Immunization EHR Testing to learn about the Immunization Integration Program's Testing.
Tuesday, March 12, at 1:30 p.m., join IIP for an education session, Improving Immunization Data Quality Through EHR and Public Health Collaboration.
Wednesday, March 13 from 1 to 3 p.m., join IIP for a Networking Lunch. Please note the time for the networking lunch has changed. Pre-registration is appreciated to ensure proper arrangements are made.

Why One Ought to Publish

Congratulations to members of the IIS community who had abstracts accepted for the AIRA National Meeting in Orlando, Florida! #AIRA2024 is just the beginning of your dissemination efforts. Whether you have an abstract or not, if you have been working on an innovative application of IIS, the Publication Project Workgroup (PPW) would like to encourage you to write and submit your work for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Why publish your IIS innovation?
Contribute to growing knowledge
By publishing your innovative applications of IIS, you will contribute to the evidence base supporting IIS as an essential public health infrastructure. By publishing, you can be an ambassador for the IIS community, communicating the capabilities and impacts of IIS.

Inspire others
At a recent PPW meeting, workgroup members shared how reading publications inspired new work or research in their own jurisdictions. What you share in a publication can provide an “a-ha!” moment for someone else in the IIS community.

Elevate your résumé/CV
Maybe publications are not highly prized in your current position. However, having publications on your résumé or CV can make you stand out from other candidates when exploring future career opportunities.

Need help publishing?
Launched in 2022, AIRA’s PPW aims to foster an increase in publication of peer-reviewed IIS-related articles. As part of this effort, AIRA created a “collegial queries” email address, Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.. You can send publication-related questions to this email address, and subject matter experts from the PPW will respond. Any publication-related questions are welcome.