Agenda Item

Discussion

Follow up Action

Deadline

Old Business

WNYPAC and WNYAIC Collaborative Agenda Items

Facebook Page

Update schedule:  Feb-Passport Health; March – Scott; April – NCDOH; May – ECHD

Registration for conference link is on Facebook page

No suggestions at this time from group.

2014 Immunization Conference Planning

May 21, 2014

Finger Lakes Conference 5/20/14;

Registration form is done and will be up on web;

Please offer to all providers, pharmacies as well;

Save The Date Flyer was emailed to all attendees from last year;

Agenda reviewed;

All coalition members not on planning committee will need to pay for registration;

Discussed publicity for event, possibility of contacting local media sources;

Manufacturer reps still awaiting approval for conference; Arlene/MedImmune will not be attending this year;

Erie Cty Lead group will leave Lead info on tables;

Speaker gifts - ? Buffalo Bites

Wine for giveaways - Karm

Pink Book raffle - Karen

Movie tickets (Regal) – Bev

Index cards for questions – Bev

Dr. Judelsohn Award nominees and voting:

Dr. Joe Kita – 13 votes, Dr. Mattimore will notify him

Dr. Martin Mahoney – 1 vote

Dr. Gale Burstein – vote

Dr. Myron Glick – 2 votes 

Vaccine Safety Coalition

HPV media message complete with viewing at meeting; will electronically disseminate so members uploade and share on websites, Facebook page, etc. Will be posted on YouTube, looking for hits from this site so message will move up in web search ratings. Please spread word to increase number of hits.

WNY Pediatric Society hosting event April 30th 2014 in conjunction with monthly meeting; will be screening Invisible Threat, with speaker panel to follow, including Dr. Nick Yates and local ethics attorney. Coalition members are welcome, there is a minimal guest fee. Colleen will forward information.

Vaccine Puzzle  

Final changes approved.

Thank you Lacie for all your hard work!

Resource Document

Completed after merging with ECHD Travel Clinic document and adding pharmacy information. Up on website.

VFC Ordering via NYSIIS – 4/1/14 all providers must order vaccine via NYSIIS. Multiple notices have been sent out. Discussion took place regarding report numbers and actual numbers matching, various obstacles to getting correct stats into NYSIIS

Change in meeting place – ECHD has agreed to accommodate if necessary, UB has agreed also, Bev will check Chapel at Crosspoint 

Ongoing

Ongoing

Dr. Colleen Mattimore

Complete

Complete

Ongoing

NYSDOH Update

County et al Update

Manufacturer Updates

New York State: no representation

We reviewed last week’s flu activity rates, annual mortality rate thus far, and vaccine effectiveness thus far

Erie County: Passed consolidate review; finishing up Workplan goals

Niagara County: Busy with travel, referring out for Yellow Fever due to shortage; finished grant and have submitted for approval; still immunizing for flu

Genesee County: submitted Workplan; clinics slow, gave info to MD offices

Orleans County:  Busy with AFIX; flu slow; sending out Lead reminder letters from NYSIIS to families; have 2 Lead Care II machines out which have increased screening rates at those locations; tracking/recalling HPV for adolescents

SUNY at Buffalo: Seeing a lot of traveling students; less flu than last month

MedImmune: prebooking for next season; quad only; reminder regarding replacement program and returnability

GSK: Flu prebook ends 3/31/14; Not making Fluarix trivalent next season d/t high demand for quad; pre-orders for Fluarix trivalent will be cancelled; FluLaval will be available in tri and quad, still accepting pre-books; Infanrix not available due to contract issue, not a shortage, should be resolved beginning of April 2014.

Merck: 2nd dose of Varicella will be state requirement for 6th grade, effective July 1, 2014.

Pfizer: All good        

Novartis: not present

Sanofi: not present.

Karen

Bev

Colette

Cheryl

Eileen

Arlene

Christine

Lisa

Sharon

New Business

CDC Netconference March 12, 2014 -12:00-1pm-Updates on Childhood /Adolescent Immunization Schedules and Adult Immunization Updates

NYSDOH Webinar March 7, 2014: NYS HPV Initiative and AFIX/CoCasa use.

NYSDOH Webinar March 13, 2014: Amendments to School Immunization Regulations: School Immunization Requirements-Effective 7/1/14

MMWR 2/28/14:  Prevention and Control of Haemophilus influenze Type b Disease: Recommendations 2/28/14

California Measles Cases  2014: make sure travelers are immunized with MMR; most cases are imported by unvaccinated travelers

Infant Pertussis Death in California

Voices For Vaccines – emphasizing that immunizing is the “norm”; not immunizing is not “norm”.

Review Pertussis Material for web site – please review and bring suggestions to next meeting

Other New Business

Do we want to add any info to our website, perhaps info on flu vaccine safety for pregnant moms?

Bev would like to increase membership, add some new faces; discussion around how this can be achieved? Possible  including/inviting pharmacists; Dr. Mattimore will extend invite to Peds Society; will invite annual meeting attendants

Bev reporting

Ongoing

All members

Financial Update

No change - $7399.05.

Karen

Lead Update

Busy; many cases with levels 10>; Nancy attending refugee conference in June; lead dept hiring 3 part-timers; practices are behind in entering lead screenings into NYSIIS; 600 letters send county-wide

Nancy

Next Meeting:

Wednesday April 2, 2014 at IHA 8:30am