Immunisation
Information for health professionals
Welcome to Healthy North Coast’s Immunisation information and resource hub for health professionals. We recommend bookmarking this page and registering for our Immunisation Community of Practice to receive information about upcoming networking and education events.
Immunisation is a key health priority and Healthy North Coast collaborates with local stakeholders to work towards improved vaccine coverage in the North Coast region. Find out more about how we do this in the North Coast Immunisation Action Plan 2019-2021.
Local education and training
Local education opportunities
To check for upcoming events, refer to our events calendar and 2023 CPD calendar. You can also access video recordings of past immunisation education events online.
Online learning
- Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) for parents and carers
- Sharing Knowledge about Immunisation for health professionals
- Doherty and NCIRS course in vaccinology and immunisation science
- COVID-19 vaccination training
- NCIRS webinar series
- Immunisation Coalition webinars
- Evidence based information to make decisions about vaccination in pregnancy and after birth
Practice support and quality improvement
Healthy North Coast Primary Care Impact
Visit Primary Care Impact for support, guidance and resources to undertake quality improvement for immunisation. There are a range of immunisation topics such as cold chain, recalls & reminders and using the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
NSW Health Immunisation Toolkit for general practices
NSW Health have developed a comprehensive Immunisation Toolkit for General Practices to support implementing the NSW Immunisation program.
Resources and useful contacts
Clinical
- Mid and North Coast HealthPathways
- Australian Immunisation Handbook
- National Immunisation Program Schedule
- NSW Immunisation Schedule
- NSW Health Information for Immunisation Providers
- Australian Immunisation Handbook Infographics
- COVID-19 vaccines
- Influenza 2023
- Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI)
- Immunisation Coalition Immunisation Guides for Healthcare Professionals
Australian Immunisation Register
- Primary Care Impact – Improve recording and updating of immunisation data to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)
- Services Australia – AIR for health professionals
- Fact sheet: Supporting and understanding delegations in HPOS to enable access to the AIR
- Fact sheet: Enhancing data quality of vaccination encounters recorded in practice software and on AIR – tips and tricks
Vaccine management and cold chain
- Primary Care Impact – Improve cold chain management of vaccines
- National Vaccine Storage Guidelines ‘Strive for 5’
- NSW Health – Cold Chain Toolkit for Immunisation Providers
- NSW Health – Cold chain breach protocol
Patient communication
- NCIRS patient communication resources
- Questions about vaccination
- NSW Health – Immunisation brochures
- Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation
Useful contacts
To stay up to date on immunisation news, resources and education events:
For more information on Healthy North Coast Immunisation projects, contact:
Eva James
Population Health Lead
0438 857 747
(02) 6618 5423
[email protected]
