- Registration is open! 29th Annual MIAP Conference – Wednesday, October 30, 2024The 29th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at the DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference will be in-person only. Click here for more information and to register for the conference. Questions? Please contact Cynthia McReynolds (cmcreynolds@mcaap.org)
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) #ivax2protectNational Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual event held each August. NIAM provides the opportunity to promote the importance and value of immunization across the lifespan. Click here to learn more!
- National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is April 22-29, 2024 #NIIWClick here for more information.
- MCAAP Member, Dr. Scott Hadland, featuredWCVB – Channel 5 – Screening for Opioids in Pediatrics
- Upcoming Webinar: 2024 HPV Update (1/18/24)The MCAAP Immunization Initiative Webinar Series will host “2024 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Update,” on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 PM. Webinar information and registration.
- MCAAP President, Dr. Mary Beth Miotto, featuredDoes it seem like everyone you know is getting sick recently? Here’s why, and what to do about it. – The Boston Globe
- RSV Infant Immunization Roundtable: Nirsevimab and Maternal Vaccine (recorded 12/21/23)Click here to access the webinar recording.
- MCAAP Member, Dr. Michelle Trivedi, featuredUMass Chan study seeks to improve daily medication adherence for children with asthma
- Upcoming RSV Infant Immunization Roundtable: Nirsevimab and Maternal VaccineThe Roundtable will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2023, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. Click here for more information.
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is December 4-8, 2023Click here for more information.
- 2023 MIAP Conference AwardGabriela Garcia, RN, BSN, Vaccine Program Coordinator, Lynn Community Health Center is the 2023 MIAP Conference Awardee. Congratulations, Gabriela! Click here to read more.
- Nirsevimab Update – October 31, 2023Click here to read the update.
- MCAAP Resource Packet on RSV Prevention in Infants and NirsevimabThe resource packet has been updated. Click here to access the updated resource packet.
- Massachusetts physician leaders, including MCAAP, support access to health care for migrants.Click here for full statement.
- 2023 MIAP ConferenceThe 28th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference will be held as a hybrid event on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. The in-person conference will be held at the DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. Click here to visit the conference website.
- Legislation would double investment in primary care medicine, a health cornerstone – The Boston GlobeClick here for the full article.
- MCAAP-MDPH Program – Charting New Territory in Protecting Infants from RSV Disease: How Care Teams Can Master the State Rollout of a Breakthrough Preventive TherapyThe program was held on Wednesday, September 27, from 7:00-8:00 PM. Click here to access a program resource packet.
- Massachusetts physicians encourage vaccinations as state’s students return to schoolThe MCAAP, along with Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians (MassAFP), and Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), is reminding parents and guardians of students that it is critical to make certain that school-aged children are current on all required and recommended vaccinations. Click here to read more.
- Boston Globe Editorial: Get kids vaccinated in time for schoolMCAAP President, Mary Beth Miotto, MD, MPH, FAAP, in the news. Click here to read the Editorial.
- AAP Annual Conference (ALC) – Top Ten Resolutions
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month! #Immunity Community #NIAM2023Click here for more information
- Pockets of vaccine vulnerability threaten Mass. public healthBoston Globe – Letter to the Editor by MCAAP President, Mary Beth Miotto, MD, MPH, FAAP Click here to read the letter.
- Mass. lawmakers to debate religious exemption for childhood vaccine requirementsFrom the Boston Globe, July 26, 2023 Click here for the full article.
- MCAAP Member, Dr. Mary Beth Miotto, in the newsClick here for the full article.
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