Sep 26, 2014 - Mr. Johann van den Heever,. IAIM ad hoc Governing ... 11:15 A.M.. ITEM 7: First member networking session
MEETING AGENDA Inaugural Regional Meeting of Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa Hilton Durban, South Africa, 25-26 September 2014
Day 1
Topic
Presenter
8:30 A.M
Inaugural opening and welcome
Mr. Peter Carrasco, Director, IAIM Secretariat
8:35 A.M
Opening remarks
Dr. Jalila Jawad, Vice President, IAIM ad hoc Governing Council and Meeting Chair; and Mr. Johann van den Heever, IAIM ad hoc Governing Council
8:45 A.M.
ITEM 1: Call to order and vote on the meeting agenda
Dr. Jalila Jawad
8:50 A.M.
ITEM 2: Introduction to IAIM
Mrs. Katie Waller, Senior Program Officer, IAIM Secretariat; and
Goals Membership benefits IAIM website Governing Council Bylaws
Ms. Alison Maassen, Program Officer, IAIM Secretariat
Q&A from participants 9:30 A.M.
ITEM 3: Peer to Peer Exchange Program and Training Scholarship Program
9:45 A.M.
ITEM 4: Recruitment updates
9:50 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
Dr. K.O. Antwi-Agyei, IAIM ad hoc Governing Council
Review of IAIM Current Memberships Discussion
ITEM 5: Inaugural IAIM Conference
Mrs. Katie Waller
First round awardees Application cycles
Mr. Peter Carrasco
Conference overview Nominations for serving on IAIM Governing Council Election of Governing Council by membership Discussion
COFFEE BREAK
10:20 A.M.
ITEM 6: Presentation: Role of the immunization manager
Dr. Carlos Franco-Paredes, IAIM member
10:40 A.M.
ITEM 6 continued: Panel discussion: What core competencies should immunization managers have for managing today’s challenges?
Moderator: Dr. Salah Al-Awaidy, Member, IAIM ad hoc Governing Council Panel of IAIM Members: Dr. Carlos Franco-Paredes, USA Dr. Aisha Alshammary, Saudi Arabia Dr. Idris Al-Abaidani, Oman Two other IAIM members at large- TBD
11:15 A.M. 12:00 P.M.
ITEM 7: First member networking session: How can IAIM help to raise the visibility of immunization managers within country governments? LUNCH
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Members
1:00 P.M.
ITEM 7 continued: Discussion
1:15 P.M.
ITEM 8: The success story of EPI in Oman: Management decisions taken to achieve success
What were the overall critical management decisions that made EPI a success story and why? What are the best practices that the EPI program in Oman achieved? How were they incorporated into the program? Discussion
2:00 P.M.
Members
What did we learn from this networking session?
Dr. Shyam Bawikar, Adviser Epidemiologist, Communicable Disease Surveillance & Control, Ministry of Health, Oman
ITEM 9: Regional breakout session
Moderators:
Identify the components of your program that represent priority management concerns for the countries within each group
Group 1: Dr. Jalila Jawad and Dr K.O. Antwi-Agyei
Group 1: Middle East/North Africa; Group 2, sub-Saharan Africa
Group 2: Mr. Johann van den Heever and Dr. Salah Al Awaidy
3:00 P.M.
COFFEE BREAK
3:20 P.M.
ITEM 9 continued: Plenary discussion
Dr. Jalila Jawad, Mr. Johann van den Heever, and selected members from each group
4:00 P.M.
ITEM 10: Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs) quality improvement through data analysis and use: A case study from SIAs organized in Côte d’Ivoire in 2013
Presenter : Dr. Serge Dali, Researcher, Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Cote d’Ivoire
Discussion
5:00 P.M.
Adjournment
5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Cocktail Reception
Moderator: Mr. Peter Carrasco Dr. Jalila Jawad
Day 2
Topic
Presenter
8:30A.M.
ITEM 11: ‘Ensuring success in national immunisation programmes – is it possible?’
Dr. Joanne Yarwood, Immunization Programme Manager, United Kingdom
Discussion
10:30 A.M. 10:50 A.M.
COFFEE ITEM 12: Regional breakout session
Group 1: Dr. Salah Al-Awaidy and Mr. Johann van den Heever
Looking at the next 5-10 years, what are the critical program components that managers at all levels need to monitor on a daily/weekly/monthly basis?
What are the key pieces of information to be collected?
Group 2: Dr. K.O Antwi-Agyei and Dr. Jalila Jawad
How should the information be used?
Group 1: Middle East/North Africa; Group 2, sub-Saharan Africa 11:30 A.M.
ITEM 12 continued: Plenary discussion
Group 1: Dr. Salah Al Awaidy Group 2: Dr. K.O Antwi-Agyei
Summary of Group 1 findings Summary of Group 2 findings
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12:15 P.M. 1:15 P.M.
LUNCH ITEM 13: Managing a sentinel monitoring system for vaccine wastage
Description of system and experience Major management issues Discussion
Dr. K.O. Antwi-Agyei and Dr. George Bonsu
1:55 P.M.
ITEM 14: Second member networking session: Creating a sustainable financial future for immunizations
Members
2:30 P.M.
ITEM 14 continued: Plenary discussion
Members
2:50 P.M.
COFFEE
3:10 P.M.
ITEM 15: Presentation of WHO/AFRO 2014-2020 Strategic Plan for Immunization
Dr. Richard Mihigo, Regional Advisor, WHO/AFRO
4:10:P.M.
ITEM 15 continued: Panel discussion: Management implications and challenges in implementing the AFRO 2014-2020 Strategic Plan
Moderator: Mr. Peter Carrasco Panelists:
Dr. Joanne Yarwood, UK Dr. K.O. Antwi-Agyei, Ghana Dr. Mike McQuestion, USA Dr. Richard Mihigo, WHO/AFRO IAIM member at large (TBD during Session 12) IAIM member at large (TBD during Session 12)
5:00 P.M.
CLOSING REMARKS & ADJOURNMENT
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Dr. Jalila Jawad