November IIS News

IIS News

November 2017

washington state immunization information system

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IIS Basics for System Users

Basics

On October 25th, 2017 our IIS Training and Outreach Team hosted a webinar covering IIS Basics for system users. This course is great for any type of IIS user, especially those who are new to the system. The webinar covers basic topics such as how the data gets into the IIS, how to log into the system, and how to view a patient record. Click on the image to view the recording of this webinar.

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Complete the IIS Training & Outreach Assessment Survey

Assessment

 

It is that time again! The IIS Training Team is asking for your help with the IIS Annual Training and Outreach Assessment! This short questionnaire should take no more than 20 minutes. The answers to this survey will help identify training needs and guide future outreach conducted by the team. Click here to access the survey. 

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NEW! Clinical Corner

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More Immunization Clinical Resources Available

We are excited to announce that we now have a full-time dedicated nurse consultant available to answer your questions and provide support for your clinical needs. Trang Kuss has been in the office as the School and Child Care Nurse Consultant for the past seven years and recently transitioned into the new Immunization Nurse Consultant role. In this new position, Trang will be more readily available to answer clinical questions, assist with vaccine-preventable disease outbreak response, facilitate provider trainings, and test and coordinate IIS forecasting issues. Please contact Trang using the information below: 

IIS Forecast Updated

The IIS forecast was updated on October 20, 2017. A summary of the forecast updates can be found here. Please send an email to immunenurses@doh.wa.gov if you have any forecast questions.

Clinical Training Resources

November 8 at 12:00 p.m. (ET)

CDC will present a webinar to discuss the new herpes zoster vaccine ACIP recommendation and hepatitis A prevention in light of recent outbreaks and current constraints related to the hepatitis A vaccine supply. Registration is required

November 15 at 12:00 p.m. (ET)

The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will present a one-hour webinar to discuss herpes zoster vaccines, hepatitis A updates, mumps vaccine recommendations, and flu vaccine. Registration is required

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Recorded Trainings on YouTube

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Check out our trainings on YouTube! If you're looking for a previous webinar recording, click the YouTube button above or visit our YouTube playlist.

NEW! Quick IIS Training Videos Added

Don't have an hour to watch a recorded webinar but enjoy training videos? Not a problem!

The IIS Training and Outreach Team has been hard at work creating short training videos. These videos will cover one topic and be less than 15 minutes long. 

Check them out on our YouTube playlist!

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Join our Thunderclap to Knock Out the Flu in Washington!

#KnockOutFlu

The Washington State Office of Immunization and Child Profile would like to formally invite you and your organization to lend your social media presence in supporting our 2nd-ever Thunderclap campaign!

Continuing on the heels of last year’s boxing-themed efforts we have launched a #KnockOutFlu vaccination awareness campaign focused on protecting Washington residents with a flu shot, each and every year.

We encourage individuals and organizations to visit our Thunderclap campaign page between now and November 7th to learn more and sign up with your Facebook or Twitter accounts and allow a scheduled message to automatically go out on November 7th. Share the opportunity with others, too!

Thunderclap is federally approved for government use and is a proven safe, effective way to increase social media effectiveness. Thank you for your support! 

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Child Profile Launches Mirame Crecer en Washington

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We’re excited to announce that the Office of Immunization and Child Profile has launched the first ever Spanish Facebook page approved by the Department of Health! It is modeled after the successful "Watch Me Grow" page launched in April. The page is called Mírame Crecer en Washington and people who follow the page will get information in Spanish on: immunizations, growth and development, nutrition, and safety plus other timely information about product recalls, disease outbreaks, and more. With the creation of this new page, we hope to ensure the delivery of culturally respectful and linguistically responsive services to Hispanic/Latino families in our state.

We hope to continue to have a positive influence in the life of many children and their families. You can help us expand our reach! We invite you to like our Facebook pages @MírameCrecerWA and @WatchMeGrowWA. Share them far and wide!

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Request IIS Training

Upcoming IIS Trainings

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The Office of Immunization and Child Profile hosts webinars each month on various IIS topics. These webinars take place at noon and you can join right from your work space. Please register for any trainings that interest you by clicking on the register links below.

Managing IIS User Accounts

November 15, 2017

12-1 p.m.

Learn or get a refresher on your role as system administrator within your organization or facility. This permission in the IIS allows you to manage user accounts including setting up and inactivating user accounts and changing user permissions.

Register

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December 2017

To Be Determined

Please send suggestions for our monthly webinars and requests for individual or group training to IIS.Training@doh.wa.gov.

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Participate in the Childhood Vaccine Program?

The Vaccine Ordering and Management Team sends out a monthly newsletter devoted to news and updates in vaccine ordering and management titled Vaccine Blurbs. Click here to view the latest updates for the Childhood Vaccine Program.

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