3rd Global NITAG Network meeting
This year’s meeting objectives are to:
- Review the Global NITAG Network activities and regional support to NITAGs
- Strengthen NITAGs in dealing with conflict of interests & setting priorities
- Discuss the results of the NITAGs evaluation
- Engage with NITAGs for the revision of training materials
- Identify priority activities for the GNN and its global partners.
The meeting was organized with the support of the Public Health Agency of Canada, in Ottawa.
10:00 - 10:30
Official opening talks
- Joachim Hombach (WHO HQ)
- Gina Charos (Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada)
- Caroline Quach (Chair, National Advisory Committee on Immunization)
10:30 - 11:00
Report on GNN activities
(Ms Louise Henaff)
11:00 - 00:00
Regional reports
- Jayantha Liyanage: NITAG and ITAG (by teleconference)
- Nathalie El-Omeiri: The use of economic evaluations in decision-making
- Liudmila Mosina: NITAG trainings
- Nyambat Batmunkh: Sub-regional NITAG (by teleconference)
- Blanche Anya: Advocating for NITAGs
01:00 - 03:00
2018 At a Glance
- Success Stories of the Year: CiTAG, China and Norway
- Off-label Recommendations – Results of the Survey by Karina Top
- Legal Basis for Implementation of NITAG Decisions – Results of the Survey by Shawn Harmon
- NACI Survey on Therapeutic Vaccines by Matthew Tunis
15:45 - 17:00
Executive Secretaries: Structure and Functions
(panel discussion)
- Andrew Earnshaw (UK)
- Magdalena Bastias Garcia (Chile)
- Yin Zundong (China)
- Thomas Harder (Germany)
17:00 - 18:15
Conflict of interest
(Experiences and Lessons Learned )
- Presentation of guidelines by Philippe Duclos
- panel discussion with Australia, Zimbabwe, France and SAGE
08:15 - 10:00
NITAG evaluation
- External Evaluation - panel discussion with Erin Kennedy, John Spika and Amanda Cohn
- Presentation of the Self-assessment Tool by Abigail Shefer
- Feedback from countries who pilot tested the simplified tool: Mozambique and Chile
10:30 - 11:45
Setting priorities
(panel discussion)
Presentation from Germany, Senegal, Brazil and Mongolia Representatives
11:45 - 00:15
Total System Effectiveness (TSE)
(presentation for insight)
by Siobhan Botwright
13:00 - 15:00
Breakout sessions
- Reviewing Training Materials and Twinnings
- Learning from Common Challenges and Building Capacities
15:00 - 16:00
Setting up the 4th Meeting and Priority Activities for the Network
(Louise Henaff & Amanda Cohn)