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Immunise Australia

Immunise Australia - the Immunise Australia website is your portal to info about immunisation and vaccine management.

• The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition 2008 
  

Schedules

• National Immunisation Program, Queensland Schedule   |  Picture version NIPS Qld -1 March 2008
• Queensland Health Eligibility for Funded Vaccines - November 2009
• Reconstituting Infanrix HexaTM 
  
  
• Refugee program
• WHO International Immunisation Schedules
• Foreign language terms for vaccines
  
  
• Immunisation catch up pack for vaccine service providers (Queensland Health, June 2009)
• Catch Up Calculator

Adverse events

• Adverse Event Following Immunisation - Initial Report
• Anaphylaxis - recognition and treatment
  

Pandemic (H1N1) and Seasonal Flu

Click to view current and previous advice regarding seasonal flu vaccination and pandemic H1N1.

Programs and campaigns

Pertussis

• Free vaccination program, 1 August - info for GPs
• Vaccination record form (to be sent to Vivas weekly)
• Free vaccination program info (for parents)
• Protect Your Baby from Whooping Cough Poster (Queensland Health)

HPV program

• National HPV Vaccination Program  |  School based program - Queensland 
• HPV Program Register website 
• HPV Register Consent Form (PDF)  |  HPV Register Consent Form (RTF)
  

Practice resources

• Practice Nurse info about immunising, General Practice Queensland
• TIME OUT (A3 Poster)
• Influenza poster (Queensland Health)
• Influenza poster - Indigenous (Queensland Health)
• Recall letter templates 
• 4 Year Old Birthday Cards   |   Order Form
• Immunisation Saves Lives postcards   |   Order Form

Reporting and claiming

• General Practice Immunisation Incentive scheme
• ACIR publications and guides 
• ACIR Forms
• Understanding & Using GPII020A Report (GPpartners)
• VIVAS
• Refugee Immunisation Data Capture - VIVAS and ACIR
  

Vaccine management

• National Vaccine Storage Guidelines - Strive for 5
• KISS Guide to Vaccine Management - These resources including a handy flipchart, DVD and templates were developed by General Practice Queensland to assist you to implement best practice guidelines.
• How to Pack a Vaccine Fridge (poster, GPpartners)
• Preparing for storm season (Queensland Health)

Vaccine fridges

Refer to the National Vaccine Storage Guidelines - Strive for 5 for information about suitable types of refrigerators including domestic and purpose built. Distributors of specially designed pharmaceutical fridges:

• ICS Pacific
• Rollex Group Australia
• Quirks Australia
• Thermoline Scientific
• Skope Industries

Last updated: 12 August 2010