Getting ready for the VVM course’ kick-off

EPELA design team met in Istanbul in September 2011 to discuss the development of the e-course on the VVM-based vaccine management. Ümit Kartoğlu (course director), Gokhan Gurses (creative director) and Ted Prusik (sponsor) reviewed the major issues for the content development and laid out the timeline to bring the course to life in early 2013. In addition to the e-course, a learning/educational package will be prepared and oriented to the needs of vaccine manufacturers. Video shootings for the development of vaccine manufacturers package were completed in Temptime’s New Jersey facilities and at BioFarma in Indonesia in June 2012. The team (Umit Kivanc, cinematographer; Gencer Yurttas, camera assistant; and Umit Kartoglu, course director) also completed some case studies for the illustrated lectures while in Indonesia. Illustrated lectures were shot in Istanbul. More case studies have also been shot in Madagascar in January 2013. The course will be facilitated by a group of experienced mentors, who are well-known in the field of the VVM-based vaccine management. It is expected that the VVM course will be offered to the professional audience in 2013.