Immunisation

The Immunisation Program was established to support GPs to increase awareness and improve immunisation levels throughout Australia. Given the importance of the GPs role regarding the effective delivery of immunisation in the general practice setting, immunisation has become a priority with the introduction of the Australian Children’s Immunisation Register (ACIR).

The objectives of the Immunisation Program are to:

•  Improve the immunisation levels within the Greater Bunbury area by encouraging all practices to be part of the General Practice Immunisation Incentive (GPII) scheme and thereby improve reporting of immunisation to ACIR.
• Provide support to all practices in following up children who have been identified as having an incomplete immunisation status.
• Monitor Cold Chain practises within the GP practice.
• Ensure immunisation information provided to patients is current and research based.
• Encourage all practices to access the ACIR Internet sites.
• Improve the quality of immunisation services.
• Improve integration of the GP with other existing organisations for the delivery of immunisation services.

Useful  Links:

ACIR Website:

http://www1.hic.gov.au/general/acircirghome

Immunise Australia:

This website provides information about immunisation and Australian immunisation standards, including translations of some materials:

http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/home

World Health Organisation:

Information on a variety of topics including travel vaccines: http://www.who.int/en/

National Centre for Immunisation Research:

Fact sheets for a variety of vaccine preventable illnesses: 

http://www.ncirs.usyd.edu.au/facts/f-fact_sheets.html 

Immunisation Calculator

This calculator is for Australian Children up to their 7^th Birthday it automatically calculates in 3 easy steps what vaccines are required and when they should be offered for administration: http://www.health.sa.gov.au/immunisationcalculator/

Strive for Five - Cold Chain Storage Guidelines

http://immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/5B7381C34C511E54CA25719D00183397/$File/strive-4-five.pdf

HPV vaccine:

Provides information regarding HPV vaccine: http://www.health.gov.au/cervicalcancer

HPV vaccine and cervical cancer fact sheets

Provides useful fact sheets re HPV Vaccine and cervical cancer:

http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid="253

http://www.gardasil.com/

GlaxoSmithKline:

http://www.gsk.com/

CSL:

http://www.csl.com.au/

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI):

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/atagi

For more information about this program contact the project officer

• Denise Hine