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:

1. Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program: where are we at now?
2. COVID-19 EPI Update: global, national and state level
3. Vaccines safety, efficacy and risk benefit analysis: AstraZeneca, Pfizer and others
4. Communicating with patients – key messages, informed consent, eligibility criteria
5. Other vaccines of relevance to COVID-19 vaccination program including 2021 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, FluCelVax, Pnemococcal and Zoster Vaccine
6. Workflow and COVID-19 vaccination in general practice: Ideas for managing and maintaining workflow and delivering COVID-19 vaccines in general practice

Learning outcomes:

• Discuss vaccine efficacy and effectiveness and safety
• Analyse the Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program's national strategy and implications

HealthPathways related to this CPD include:

• Immunisation
• Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFIs)
• Vaccines
• Vaccine Supply, Storage and Cold Chain Breaches

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