Term: Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive (IMPACT)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2011-05-05

Definition:

"A paediatric hospital-based national active surveillance network for adverse events in children following immunization, vaccine failures, and selected infectious diseases that are, or are soon to be, vaccine preventable. IMPACT is administered by the Canadian Paediatric Society with funding from the Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division of the Public Health Agency of Canada."

Please see the Canadian Paediatric Society for more information on IMPACT.

Related concepts 

• Vaccine Safety

Related terms 

• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Links 

• Canadian Paediatric Society - IMPACT

References 

• Canadian Paediatric Society. Canadian Paediatric Society - IMPACT Web Site - http://www.cps.ca/english/surveillance/impact/impact.htm (last updated 03/2011). [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Hilderman T, Katz A, Derksen S, McGowan K, Chateau D, Kurbis C, Allison S, Reimer JN. Manitoba Immunization Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)