2011 AIM toolkits offer helpful resources

The Alliance for Immunization in Michigan (AIM) tool kit is a great resource. If you haven’t received yours, go to aimtoolkit.org. It includes:

• A guide for mandatory physician disease reporting to local health departments
• Sources of vaccine information and CME opportunities
  • Participate in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program so your practice can receive vaccines at no charge for Medicaid-eligible children up to 18 years old
• Tips for talking to families about vaccines, pregnancy and more
• Sample forms for the office
  • Standing Orders for Influenza/Pneumococcal Vaccine; Healthcare Personnel Vaccination; Administration Records for Children, Teens and Adults; a Refusal Form; Vaccine Storage and copies of the Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
  • Visit immunize.org for VIS in different languages.
• Information on MCIR – The Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR)
  • MCIR data is uploaded into Priority Health’s Patient Profile monthly.
• Local and national resources such as michigan.gov/teenvaccines
• Updated recommendations on use of Tdap and meningococcal vaccines, and more

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