Overview

Join us for our annual immunisation webinar for 2024!

Topics include

• 2024 influenza season ahead
• Immunisation coverage rates for our region
• Managing needle phobia in patients/clients
• Adult vaccinations, including those for occupational risk
• Meningococcal B vaccine for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Immunisation pathways on HealthPathways

Learning Outcomes

After attending the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify available vaccines and relevant information for the 2024 influenza season.
• Outline the National Immunisation Program immunisation coverage rates for the Nepean Blue Mountains region.
• Summarise management strategies for patients/clients with needle phobias.
• Identify recommended adult vaccinations, including those for occupational risk.
• State meningococcal B recommendations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
• Use HealthPathways to access information.

Audience

GPs, practice nurses, practice staff, pharmacists, RACH nurses

Presenter Details

Lisa Allchin, Immunisation Coordinator Public Health, NBMLHD
Dr Victor Carey, Director of Public Health, NBMLHD
Dr Emma Goeman, Staff Specialist & Medical Lead, Opportunistic Immunisation Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead 
Dee Brogan, Clinical Nurse Consultant, NSW Immunisation Specialist Service, NCIRS
Kelly Hodges, Aboriginal Immunisation Healthcare Worker, Public Health, NBMLHD