Immunisation
The Division’s Immunisation Program aims to improve immunisation rates within the Division boundaries of operation by supporting GP’s and practice staff in the delivery of immunisation services and working with other key vaccine service providers. The benefits of immunisation are promoted through various means within the community.
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The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register is a national register administered by Medicare Australia that records details of vaccinations given to children under seven years. The General Practice Immunisation Incentives (GPII) scheme rewards general practitioners who promote and provide immunization for children under 7 years of age. Practices do not need to be accredited to access GPII, however practices must achieve immunisation rate benchmarks to receive an Outcomes Payment. Outcomes Payments will only be made to practices achieving coverage of 90% and over.
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Support Programs
GP Links Wide Bay provides support programs for practice staff including:
- Professional development through education events;
- Evidence based resources and information disseminated on immunisation and vaccine management;
- Data logging loan service provided to help practices monitor the effectiveness of their vaccine fridges and thermometers;
- Electronic transfer of immunisation data to ACIR promoted and supported through facilitating education events and disseminating resources and information;
- Quality data management promoted with educational activities on data cleaning provided;
- Assistance provided with analysis of the GPII 20A report for practices to achieve immunisation coverage rates of 90% and over;
- Provision of on site support as required.
Links
- Annual seasonal funded influenza program 2010
- Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
- Drug Therapy Protocol: Immunisation Program - Registered Nurses
- Drug Therapy Protocol - Appendix 1 updated September 2009
- Fight 'Flu
- GPA Accreditation plus
- Health Insite
- Herd Immunity video
- Immunise Australia
- Immunisation Catchup Calculator
- Kiss Guide to Vaccine Management
- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National HPV Vaccination Program
- National HPV Register Secure Site
- National Immunisation Program Queensland Schedule
- National Vaccine Storage Guidelines: Strive for 5
- NHMRC Publications (eg Understanding Childhood Immunisation, Australian Immunisation Handbook, Campaign posters, Immunisation Myths and Realities, A4 laminated Schedule) - Phone 1800 671 811
- Parents of kids with infectious diseases
- Proceedings of the National Vaccine Storage Workshop Brisbane 2004
- Queensland Health Publications (eg Immunisation is Important for Children, Immunisation is Important for Grownups Too) - Phone 07 3234 0842
- QIP/AGPAL
- RACGP
- The Australian Immunisation Handbook Version 9
- World Health Organisation
- WHO Immunisation Country Profile
For advice regarding immunisation for overseas travel :
- Australian Travel Medicine Alliance
- DoHA Travel Medicine
- JCU Travel Medicine
- The Travel Doctor
- Cholera travel health update
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Contacts
| Queensland Health Immunisation Program Postal Address: Reply Paid 48, Brisbane, Qld 4001 Street Address: Queensland Health Building, 147-163 Charlotte Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 Phone: 07 3234 1500 Fax: 07 3234 1452 Website: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ |
To become registered as a Vaccine Service Provider (VSP) Vicki Bryant, Communicable Diseases Unit (Immunisation Section) Postal Address: Reply Paid 48, Brisbane Qld 4001 Phone: 07 3234 1500 Fax: 07 3234 1452 Email: Vicki_bryant@health.qld.gov.au |
| To obtain copies of the Drug Therapy Protocol Chris Healy Assistant Director, Drugs & Poisons Service, Environmental Health Unit Postal Address: Reply Paid 48, Brisbane Qld 4001 Phone: 07 3234 0349 Fax: 07 3234 1480 Email: chris_healy@health.qld.gov.au |
Queensland Health Population Health Units
| Central Qld Population Health Unit Rockhampton Diane Krenske: Population Health Nurse – Immunisation Coordination Postal Address: PO Box 946, Rockhampton Qld 4700 Street Address: Community Health Centre, 82-86 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton Qld 4700 Phone: 07 4920 6989 Fax: 07 4920 6865 |
Wide Bay Population Health Unit: |
Wide Bay Population Health Unit: Bundaberg Bundaburg office Postal Address: PO Box 185, Bundaberg Qld 4670 Street Address: Bundaberg Base Hospital, Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Qld 4670 Phone: 07 4150 2780 Fax: 07 4150 2729 |
H1N1
H1N1 Posters, pamphlets and resources
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
- Paediatrics and Child Health in General Practice
- Cocoon strategy
- Why new mothers need a whooping cough booster
- Q Health Letter to Parents re free vaccine for parents
The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
- Action plan for anaphylaxis - personal
- Action plan for anaphylaxis - insect allergy
- Action plan for anaphylaxis - allergic reactions
- The Finer Point: Australia's General Practice Newsletter
