Transcript ImmunizationPartnership

TIP Stakeholder Meetings
Presented to
The Texas Immunization Stakeholder
Workgroup
Anna C. Dragsbaek
President/CEO
May 20, 2010
Background on Immunization
Stakeholder Meetings
• Conducted eight town hall meetings in 2008
• Distributed Survey to over 700 stakeholders
• Culminated in Texas Immunization Summit
– 200+ stakeholder attended
– Shared meetings results, best practices, and
recommendations
• Published guide:
Texans Speak Out: How to Improve Immunization
Rates
Legislative
Accomplishments
• SB 346 by Chairwoman Jane Nelson (R - Flower
Mound):
Adults may now enter their information into the state
immunization registry, ImmTrac.
• SB 347 by Chairwoman Jane Nelson (R - Flower
Mound):
Allows Texas to share information with other states if there
is an emergency in Texas that forces Texans to surrounding
states.
• HB 4189 by Chairman Patrick Rose (D - Dripping
Springs):
Effective January 2010, any student entering a dormitory for
the first time must have the meningitis vaccine.
2010 Immunization
Stakeholder Meetings
• Objectives
– Share hot topics in immunization on the
national front
– Discuss immunization challenges
– Learn how to be an effective
immunization advocate
2010 Immunization Stakeholder
Meetings
Completed Meeting
• Houston
• El Paso
• Dallas
• San Antonio
Scheduled Meetings
• Abilene – June 2
• Fort Worth – June 9
• Galveston – June 14
• McAllen – June 16
• Brownsville – June 16
• Austin – June 18
Stakeholder Meetings and
Public Engagement
• Public engagement through stakeholder
meetings ensure continuous improvement
of the immunization delivery system
Exchange informational need
through informal dialogue
Communicate through
legislative/grassroots efforts
Identify opportunities and
evaluate policy options
Stakeholder Meeting Highlights
• Private Practice Barriers
– Cost and reimbursement of vaccines
– Lack of public acceptance of vaccine
recommendations
– Lack of interface between electronic
medical record and immunization
registry
Stakeholder Meeting Highlights
• ImmTrac
– Opt-in vs. opt-out
– Data quality and other technical issues
– Lack of provider participation; need for
improved promotion efforts
– Need for increased functionality during
H1N1
– Interoperability between registry and
EMR
Stakeholder Meeting Highlights
• Border Issues
– Need for border collaboration during
H1N1
– Influx of residents due to drug raids;
inadequate documentation of
vaccination and insufficient resources to
handle demand
Stakeholder Meeting Highlights
• H1N1
– Lack of awareness on vaccine
availability, confusion about priority
groups
– Vaccine hesitancy and lack of trust in
H1N1 led to decreased uptake
– Supply could not accommodate demand
– Complex pre-registration and ordering
process
Stakeholder Meeting Highlights
• Healthcare Worker Vaccination
– Need to implement training for all levels
of healthcare providers
– Share best practices from across the
state
– Modify messages to encourage HCW
vaccination, “vaccine is like a glove”
Stakeholder Meeting Highlights
• Vaccine Hesitancy
– Anti-vaccine groups continue to gain
momentum
– Need to combat anti-vaccine messages
with experience and personal testimony
Next Steps
• Answer survey online
• Watch the website for
action items:
www.immunizeUSA.org
• Attend the Summit this
Fall—September 30 &
Oct 1 in FORT WORTH!
• Tell your story!
Contact Information
Anna C. Dragsbaek:
[email protected]
Nidhi M. Nakra:
[email protected]
Maureen Moore:
[email protected]