Join us at a seminar jointly delivered by Primary Health Tasmania (PHT) and the Communicable Disease Prevention Unit (CDPU), Department of Health Tasmania. Designed specifically for general practice nurses, these seminars address the topics most requested in the recent Practice Nurse poll and provides practical guidance, updates, and resources to support your essential role in immunisation delivery across the state.
These sessions are a great opportunity to connect with peers within the primary care workforce, with CDPU staff as well as support personnel from PHT. We recognise that many practice nurses work in isolation, so this is an opportunity to come together, share experiences, and build professional networks while hearing directly from subject matter experts, including the Clinical Nurse Consultants from CDPU.
Content Highlights:
- Navigating the Australian Immunisation Handbook (AIH).
- National and state immunisation program updates.
- Vaccination rates in Tasmania.
- Catch-up schedules and FAQ’s.
- Outline the National Immunisation Strategy 2025-2030; Tasmania’s implementation, how immunisation providers can help.
Learning objectives:
- Discuss the purpose of the National Immunisation Strategy 2025-2030 and Tasmania’s Action Plan
- Identify Tasmanian state funded immunisation programs, including recent additions such as the maternal and infant protection program
- Navigate key immunisation resources including the Australian Immunisation Handbook (AIH) online
- Develop and document catch-up plans, incorporating the use of the National Immunisation Catch-up calculator (NICC)
- Respond confidently to patients with questions around vaccine safety
- Describe some of the key challenges in adolescent coverage and understand what is being done nationally and locally to address barriers