COVID and Influenza Vaccination for 2021 - A successful and safe vaccination service for your patients
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COVID and Influenza Vaccination for 2021 A successful and safe vaccination service for your patients
AGENDA Queensland rollout of Phase 1a – RACFs Practice Preparedness Plan (Part 1) o Uploading vaccination data o COVID-19 mandatory training o Consent process o Adverse Events Following Immunisation – AEFI Q&A
QUEENSLAND ROLLOUT PHASE 1A - RACFS RACF - preparation for scheduled date o Aged Care readiness toolkit Role and responsibility of the RACF gaining consent from residents or their substitute decision maker RACF and GP communication
PRACTICE PREPARATION PLANS Part One: Preparing your practice policies and protocols Part Two: Internal preparation for your team Part Three: Identifying eligible patients and planning the patient vaccination journey Part Four: Preparing and implementing a vaccination clinic
OUR PHN – COVID-19 WEBPAGE
PRACTICE PREPARATION PLAN
UPLOADING VACCINATION DATA
COVID-19 MANDATORY TRAINING
https://covid19vaccinationtraining.org.au/login/
Modules
• Module 1 - COVID-19 an introduction
• Module 2 - Handling and storage
• Module 3 - Communication and purpose
• Specialised Modules
• Module 4 - Multi-dose vial (MDV) training and delivery
• Module 5 - Documentation and reporting
• Module 6 - Safety surveillance and reporting of adverse events
following immunisation (AEFI)
Additional Module 1: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
Additional Module 2: AstraZeneca vaccine
COVID-19 MANDATORY TRAINING 6 Core modules are compulsory for health professionals wanting to supply and/or administer COVID-19 vaccinations Additional modules must also be completed for the specific COVID-19 vaccine that the health professional intends on suppling and/or administering A separate certificate will be issued for each additional module successfully completed
COVID-19 MANDATORY TRAINING New modules and new information within modules may be added frequently, this will be highlighted with 'new'. Email notifications will be sent out when new content is added No time limit for completing these modules Multi-choice questions with unlimited attempts, 100% is required to pass each one Troubleshooting: Covid-19 Training Announcement Board Forum
CONSENT PROCESS
Responsibility of gaining patient consent:
o RACFs
o Queensland Health vaccination hubs
o GP Respiratory Clinics
o General practice vaccine clinics
Impaired decision making – substitute decision
makers:
o Enduring power of attorney
o Guardian
o Statutory health attorney – spouse/defacto;
unpaid carer; close friend/relative.
o Office of the Public Guardian
Verbal or written consent is acceptable - document
Standardised consent forms are available
o Commonwealth DoH
o Queensland HealthAEFI
ADVERSE EVENTS FOLLOWING IMMUNISATION
Definition
o “any untoward medical occurrence”
o Includes errors in handling, preparation and administration
Usual AEFI reporting in Queensland
o Completed form is send to QH – entry in state register – forward to
TGA.
What's different about reporting COVID vaccine adverse events?
o Dedicated COVID-19 AEFI form
o Encouraged to report any suspected AEFI regardless of severity
Vaccine safety data is publicly available AusVaxSafety (NCIRS) website
Includes active surveillance from SmartVax and Vaxtracker tools.
Resources
Queensland Health
HealthPathways
AusVaxSafety website 4/3/2021You can also read
