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ATR on the minutes of last meeting. December 21 st 2012 Annual Meeting of IAPCOI, The City Park Hotel, NCR Delhi. Vipin M. Vashishtha, MD, FIAP Convener, IAPCOI 2011-13 vipinipsita@gmail.com. Main focus:. Transparency
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ATR on the minutes of last meeting December 21st 2012 Annual Meeting of IAPCOI, The City Park Hotel, NCR Delhi Vipin M. Vashishtha, MD, FIAP Convener, IAPCOI 2011-13 vipinipsita@gmail.com
Main focus: • Transparency • Changing process of issuing recommendations: Evidence based process • Code of conduct & conflicts of interest issues • Holistic approach to immunization issues • Developing resources • Meaningful collaboration with academia, GoI, industry, NGOs, etc
Transparency • Every agenda, discussion, minutes, proceeding, presentations, etc in public domain
Evidence based recommendations • A separate subcommittee is formed • Rotavirus was chosen as a first vaccine to issue EBR • First report on disease burden will be presented in this meeting
Code of conduct & conflicts of interest issues • Two separate proformas are developed • Code of conduct for IAPCOI • Self-declaration form for conflict of Interest
DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS FOR IAPCOI Mumbai, August 24 & 25, 2012, Meeting IAPCOI
Holistic approach • Surveillance subcommittee • AEFI subcommittee • Advocacy to vaccination
VPD surveillance • Surveillance subcommittee was formed • IDSurv was officially launched • Data was presented in last meeting on 10 VPDs • In the process of updation & publication
AEFI • Subcommittee was formed • Separate meetings were held even with GoI reps • AEFI reporting was integrated with IDSurv • Improving vaccination practices to minimize AEFI (BD’s time motion study)
Advocacy • Regarding vaccination (parents, pediatricians) • Government campaigns, i.e. measles, polio etc • Ensuring better participation of the community (ImmunizeIndia project, etc) • Tackling misinformation campaigns: KAP survey of pediatricians
Resources Publications: • IAP Textbook on vaccines • Consensus recommendations • Replies to Readers’ queries on immunization issues (IP, website, e-mails, etc) • Revision of IAP Guidebook on Immunization • Position papers??
IAP Textbook of Vaccines Editorial Board: • Rohit Agarwal • T.U Sukumaran • Vipin M. Vashishtha • Nitin Shah • Naveen Thacker • A. Parthasarthy • Panna Choudhury • Vijay N. Yewale
IAP Textbook on vaccines 24 chapters already received!!
IAP Immunization Time table • Now on yearly basis • Utmost importance is given to Govt’s NIP & vaccination programs
Other issues: • Funding • Future of IAPCOI