Immunisation update March 2022
Immunisation update March 2022
Dr Shannon Melody - Public Health Services, Tasmanian Vaccination Emergency Operations Centre, Department of Health, Tasmania.
Nicola Mulcahy - Clinical Nurse Consultant (Immunisation), Communicable Diseases Prevention Unit, Department of Health, Tasmania.
GPs, authorised immunisers and practice nurses
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)
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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 epidemiology of COVID-19, and the expectations for winter 2022
- locate key clinical guidance and resources relating to influenza vaccines to determine the appropriate influenza vaccine to administer, as well as precautions or contraindications to influenza vaccination
- interpret eligibility criteria to identify which individuals can receive influenza vaccine funded by the National Immunisation Program
- differentiate between common and uncommon adverse events following immunisation for COVID-19 vaccines and describe how to manage and report them.
Attendees will also be updated on the resources available to support Tasmanian influenza immunisation providers with managing the implementation of their influenza immunisation program in 2022.
This is a CPD Activity attracting 3 points the RACGP Activity Number is 331980.
