2nd Global NITAG Network meeting
09:00 - 11:00
Setting the stage
- Introduction and agenda presentation by Noni MacDonald
- Official opening talks (RKI, AMP HPID, WHO)
- Introduction of participants and facilitators (All)
- Feedback from the NITAG session at the April SAGE meeting 2017 by Philippe Duclos
11:00 - 01:00
Final steps for the launch of the GNN
- Report on the first GNN meeting by Anthony Harnden
- Success stories since the first GNN meeting - open floor
- GNN TOR finalization
14:00 - 15:30
Endorsement of the GNN TOR
15:30 - 18:00
NITAG, RITAGs & regional networks
(breakout sessions)
18:00 - 18:50
Official launching ceremony
- Message from Annette Widmann-Mauz, Parliamentary Secretary of State in the German Federal Ministry of Health
- Message from Philippe Duclos, Executive Secretary - WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
- Message from Anthony Harnden, GNN core group member
08:45 - 10:00
NITAG independence
(panel discussion)
Discussion on the roles, responsibilities and interactions between NITAGs and MoH (Independence vs integration in view of resource needs)
Panel NITAGs: Costa Rica, Nepal, Canada, Belgium
10:15 - 00:00
Communication and dissemination
(panel discussion)
Discussion on transparency as a means to improve trust in NITAG recommendations and appropriate communication channels to convey these to the respective target groups
Panel NITAGs: Australia, UK, Mozambique, Germany
13:00 - 14:00
Evidence assessment and sharing of resources
- The NITAG Resource Center (NRC) and the merging with the database on systematic reviews « SYSVAC » by Helen Burchett
- Experiences in using existing systematic reviews by Thomas Harder
- Disease-specific initiatives: PIVI, Ravin, HPV Initiative by Kathy Cavallaro
14:00 - 16:30
Action plan & funding
- Priority activities for the network and partners
- GNN financing
- Agreeing on a plan of action for the GNN
- Checking back expectations of the participants, next steps and conclusions of the meeting
