Monthly Update January 2021 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… AIRA's COVID-19 Response UpdateWelcome New Staff to AIRAIntroduction of the Immunization Infrastructure ActJanuary ACIP MeetingPreparing for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Call to Action for Clinicians on IISSmartyStreets Service Available to AIRA MembersInformation Requests...
Hello, Are you busy and need to hire? Need to create a position description for a niche job in the IIS world? Look no further than the Public Health Informatics Institute’s IIS Workforce Classifications. This page includes nine sample role descriptions and a related competency domain model intended to guide you as you identify staffing needs and re...
Good afternoon,We are seeking feedback from our members and partners on our draft Landscape Analysis of Adult Immunization Capture in Immunization Information Systems report. This project started prior to the pandemic, but COVID-19 has highlighted the need to focus attention and resources on the considerations highlighted in the report. We a...
Hello,As part of our ongoing commitment to provide AIRA members with easy (and free!) tips to help you de-stress, we’re doing something a little different for the next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, February 22 at 4 p.m. ET. This one-hour session will introduce AIRA members to the “what, why, and how” of mindfulness as a tool for self-car...
Hello, This email contains meeting information for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting and a reminder to submit articles for the next edition of SnapShots. Upcoming Members & Partners Meeting Please see the attached agenda for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting on Monday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Don...
Hello, The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) is offering two upcoming webinars. Details and links to registration are below. Understanding Diverse Communities to Support Equitable and Informed COVID-19 Vaccination Decision-Making This webinar will feature findings and insights on public views of COVID-19 vaccinatio...
Hello,This email contains information on accessing IIS interjurisdictional records and a reminder to register for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting. Accessing IIS Interjurisdictional Records The Public Health IIS Interjurisdictional Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a form that supports secure, electronic exchange of i...
Hello,We’re looking for articles for the March edition of the SnapShots newsletter. SnapShots is AIRA’s quarterly newsletter that highlights the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS. Spring is a great time to focus on transformation as we move away from winter into warmer weather and begin to see signs of renewal and regrowth...
Hello,As part of our ongoing effort to provide easy (and free!) tips to help you de-stress during these exceptional times, we invite you to join the AIRA: We Like to Move It team in the American Public Health Association’s (APHA’s) Keep It Moving Challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has kept many of us indoors and working from home, which makes ...
Hello,Join us for the AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, January 11 at 4 p.m. ET. This session's topic is an IIS Community Gathering on the COVID-19 Vaccination Response. This session will be an opportunity to hear from AIRA members and partners about the initial “lessons learned” from the first weeks of the COVID-19 vaccine response. This me...
Monthly Update December 2020 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… AIRA's COVID-19 Response UpdateWelcome New Staff to AIRAAn Invitation to TableauSmartyStreets Update - A Change to Output FieldMeasurement and Improvement UpdatesInformation RequestsCommittee and Workgroup Updates: December RecapAIRA Job OpportunitiesIn the News - De...
Hello, At the close of each year, I try to take a moment to look back on all the big events that happened. This usually includes some personal and professional milestones, birthdays and anniversaries, maybe a trip or two. I couldn’t have imaged at this time last year what I’d be reflecting on for 2020. Not to mention that the last 12 months feels m...
Hello, As 2020 comes to a close, we want to share our final edition of SnapShots for the year. We know you’re busy with COVID-19 vaccine planning and distribution and holiday hustle and bustle. If you have a chance to take a break from your work and want to hear about the great things being done in the IIS world by your peers across the countr...
Hello, The spirit of the season is upon us and we’re encouraged to be joyful, charitable, generous, kind, and forgiving—behaviors that might not come to us as easily this year given the stress we’ve all been under. AIRA staff see you acting out the spirit of the season by generously giving your valuable time to the COVID-19 vaccine response, especi...
Hello, We know you’re very busy with COVID-19 vaccine rollout and we appreciate any time you can lend to helping us identify key education topics that AIRA should prioritize for IIS program staff, immunization program staff, IIS vendors, and other partners in the IIS community. If you’ve already taken AIRA’s 2020 Education Survey, thank you! If you...
Hello, The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today, December 20, to discuss and vote on recommendations for allocation of initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine in Phases 1b and 1c. The committee had an extensive discussion about the scientific, implementation, and ethical considerations related to allocation of COVID-19 vaccine...
Hello, We’ve updated the Supporting Providers in Documenting COVID-19 Vaccine Administration tip sheet. Updates to the tip sheet include information about extra doses per vial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and contacts for technical assistance. We will continue to update the tips as we get more information. Access the tips on our website to e...
Hello, Today is the last night of Hanukkah and almost the end of the first week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Just as Hanukkah celebrates bringing light into the world, we hope this initial wave of vaccine will be the first glimmers of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah means dedication, and AIRA staff know ho...
Hello,As we embark on the biggest mass vaccination campaign of our time, we at AIRA are committed to sharing important decisions and recommendations with you as soon possible. As you know, yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the country’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...
Hello, This email contains an information request and a job opportunity from the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO).Information Request Please see the following information request from the New York State Department of Health. If you are willing to share information, please reply to this emailand in...