North Eastern Public Health Unit, in partnership with the East Melbourne PHN and North West Melbourne PHN, are launching a drive to promote measles immunisation in under-immunised adults (particularly those born between 1966 and 1992) in primary care settings, as part of a broader statewide initiative. To launch this initiative, we invite primary care clinicians,…
Please note, winter update information has been added to the program Join us for a webinar with a panel of experts from TAS Department of Health Communicable Disease Prevention Unit and Tasmanian Health Service on how infants across Australia will benefit from new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protection program. The program includes a nationally funded…
This webinar will provide an update for GPs and authorised immunisers outlining key clinical and program guidance for 2023 influenza and COVID-19 vaccination programs. An overview of the epidemiology of Influenza and COVID-19 will also be provided.
A Clinical Update on Monkeypox and Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Australia. Presented by the team from Communicable Diseases Prevention unit (CDPU) The session will focus on where can patients access vaccine for these programs, how can a GP practice participate and where to obtain further information. Learning outcomes: Understand the current epidemiology and background…
This quality improvement focussed webinar seeks to upskill practice managers and practice nurses on how to use Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) data reports to increase vaccine coverage, including for priority populations. A representative from AIR will provide an overview of the differing methods to access the AIR site, the report types available within, and how…
This immunisation webinar seeks to update health professionals on: influenza and COVID-19 epidemiology influenza vaccine clinical guidance eligibility criteria for vaccines funded by the National Immunisation Program (NIP) adverse events following immunisation for COVID-19 vaccines. As a result of attending this webinar you will be able to: describe the seasonal epidemiology of influenza, the current…