Kick-off meeting
(Antwerp, Nov 2022)

Meeting Objectives

The purpose of the Kick-off meeting is to fine-tune the strategy of the Adult Immunization Board (AIB). Specific objectives of the meeting:

    • To get an overview of the activities and lessons learned from the VHPB (created in 1992) and
      HPV Board (created in 2015) which serve as model for the AIB
    • To get an overview of past and ongoing initiatives /activities in the adult immunization field (focus on Europe)
    • To define topics and activities for the AIB that are complementary and synergistic with ongoing initiatives
    • To discuss and prioritize topics for technical meetings
    • To discuss and prioritize regions/countries for country meetings
    • To discuss AIB independence and the profile of an AIB advisor
    • To draft a work plan of the AIB for the coming year

Target Audience

Potential AIB advisors, potential AIB observers and European adult immunization stakeholders.

Agenda

         Wednesday, 7 November 2022

        • Welcome
          Prof Paolo Bonanni (University of Florence, Italy)
          Prof Pierre Van Damme (Unversity of Antwerp, Belgium)
        • Adult vaccination services in Europe – a health systems perspective
          Bernd Rechel (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK)

         Tuesday, 8 November 2022

     SESSION 1: Opening, Introduction and Objectives
     Chair: Prof Pierre Van Damme (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

                  • Welcome and opening of the meeting
                  • Introduction of the AIB
                  • Introduction of the participants
                  • Objectives of the meeting
                  • Review of the meeting programme

     SESSION 2: Lessons learned from the VHPB and HPV board
     Chair: Prof Paolo Bonanni (University of Florence, Italy)

                  • Lessons learned from 7 years HPV Prevention Board (HPV Board), activities, accomplishments and challenges. Alex Vorsters, co-founder and project manager of the HPV board
                  • Lessons learned from more than 30 years Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB), activities, accomplishments and challenges. Greet Hendrickx, project manager of the VHPB
                  • Reflections and experiences of advisors from VHPB and HPV Board
                    Vana Papaevangelou, advisor of the VHPB board
                    Margret Stanley, advisor of the HPV board
                  • Q&A

     SESSION 3: Ongoing activities in the adult immunization field

                  • Implementing life course approach as a key pillar of European Immunization Agenda 2030
                    Dr. Niyazi Cakmak (WHO Europe)

                  • Q&A

     SESSION 4: Group discussion to prioritize topics/regions + discuss independence and profile of the AIB advisor

                  • Intro group discussion workshop on priorities / AIB independence / AIB advisor profile
                    Jade Pattyn, Project Manager AIB (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

                  • Group discussion

     SESSION 5: Next steps, meeting conclusions and closing remarks

  • Next steps: organizing and preparing the Adult Immunization Board meeting plan 2023, composition of the advisor board, … Jade Pattyn, Project Manager AIB (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
  • Conclusion of the meeting, final discussion and closing of the meeting
    Prof Paolo Bonanni (University of Florence, Italy)
    Prof Pierre Van Damme (Unversity of Antwerp, Belgium))