The IAIM Inaugural Conference was held 3-4 March 2015 at the InterContinental Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.
The two-day program included the following sessions:
IAIM Inaugural Conference Proceedings
IAIM is pleased to share the proceedings of the IAIM Inaugural Conference in Istanbul. You can access a PDF copy of the Proceedings here, or read the Proceedings directly on this page by clicking the icon below.
IAIM Inaugural Conference Presentations
Were you unable to join us for this historic event? Access presentations from the Conference here.
IAIM Inaugural Conference Photos
Conference photos are available here.
IAIM regional meetings are open to IAIM members within each region (operationally defined as WHO regions). The agenda for regional meetings are based on the collective priorities of the members within each region. Unstructured time is built in to each regional meeting so that immunization managers have an opportunity to openly discuss regional issues of importance:
On February 1-2, 2017, 70 participants from 30 countries convened in Madrid at the International Association of Immunization Managers (IAIM) Joint Regional Meeting for the Americas and Europe to discuss an issue of increasing concern to public health experts around the world: vaccine acceptance and demand. This meeting served as a valuable opportunity for immunization managers to share their experiences with peers from other countries and leverage their collective knowledge to increase global vaccine confidence. Representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and the Pan-American Health Organization presented recent data on the state of vaccine uptake in the American and European regions, and attendees discussed best practices to effectively identify and address the barriers to vaccination within the populations of their home countries. The International Association of Immunization Managers Joint Regional Meeting for the Americas and Europe was organized by the Sabin Vaccine Institute in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.
-Access the Vaccine Hesitancy Presentation Series here!
-Acess the meeting photos here!
Managing your Immunization Information System: Lessons Learned from Albania
On Thursday, 25 February 2016, the IAIM Secretariat hosted Drs. Silvia Bino and Erida Nelaj from the Albanian Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) team. They presented management challenges and lessons learned from their experience updating and improving their national immunization information system (IIS). Themes discussed included challenges in re-engineering from a paper-based to a web-based IIS, designing the master plan to implement the new IIS, testing and scaling up IIS components, obtaining buy-in from key stakeholders, and other management topics.
Please find the slides, webinar recording and supplemental materials available here:
If you have any questions about the webinar or resources above, please contact the Secretariat at info@iaimanagers.org.
"Meet your IAIM:" The First Public Webinar of the International Association of Immunization Managers
On Thursday, 20 March 2014, the IAIM ad hoc Governing Council and Secretariat hosted two Webinar sessions for IAIM members and the general public. Sixty-five participants representing every region of the world attended. Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about IAIM’s vision and objectives, to tour the IAIM website, and to meet the ad hoc Governing Council. They were also introduced to IAIM’s two premiere benefits for current immunization managers: the Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program and the Training Scholarship Program. Participants were informed of tentative dates and locations for the IAIM Conference and Regional Meetings, and engaged in lively question and answer sessions with the ad hoc Governing Council.
Presentations from this event are available below:
Download the recording from the Webinar here.
