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COVID-19 vaccination program – update for vaccine providers | Webinar

March 2, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

Audience: GPs, Nurse Immunisers, Practice Nurses, Practice Managers and Pharmacists

Presenter: Dr Peter Eizenberg, Director, Doctors of Ivanhoe; Member, AusVaxSafety Advisory Committee, NCIRS; Member, Immunisation Coalition SAC; Member, Influenza Specialist Group; Former Executive Director, North East Valley Division of General Practice

Topics

  • COVID-19 state of play: What we know, what we don’t know, what we expect to know
  • COVID-19 EPI update Jan 2021: Global, national and state level
  • 2021 Australian COVID-19 vaccination program: National strategy and local implications
  • COVID-19 vaccines detailed
  • Other vaccines of relevance to COVID-19 vaccination program including 2021 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine; FluCelVax; Pnemococcal; Zoster Vaccine
  • Practical issues for COVID-19 vaccination in general practice including Cold Chain; MDVs; 2-dose schedule; running vaccine clinics during pandemic; co-administration with SIV and/or other vaccines; AIR and how to use, update and identify dose 1 received.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain vaccine efficacy and effectiveness and safety
  • Summarise the Australian COVID-19 vaccination program's national strategy and implications
  • Identify practical issues for COVID-19 vaccination in general practice.

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Details

Date:
March 2, 2021
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2887941370271872525

Organiser

Murray PHN
Email
educationandnetworks@murrayphn.org.au
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Venue

Webinar