Immunisation program
For health practitioners
The PHN supports general practices to deliver quality vaccination services to improve immunisation coverage rates in our region.
Contact us
For resources or further details about how the PHN can assist your practice, please contact us.
Resources
- Sunshine Coast Public Health Community Immunisation Specialist Service
- Immunise Australia Program
- Queensland Health
- Get the facts campaign
- Myths and Realities book
- Adverse events following immunisations
- Spleenectomy Registry
- Queensland Government Vaccination Matters
- MMR Decision Aid
- Vaccination and antibiotic resistance
- Smart Traveller
- World Health Organisation
- High Risk Immunisation PowerPoint slides
- Children’s Bravery Certificate A4
- Children’s Bravery Certificate A5
How we support you
- Assist and encourage general practices to maintain high immunisation coverage in their patient population to reduce the incidence of vaccine preventable infectious diseases
- Facilitate educational activities with the Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit targeted at nurses
- Provide up-to-date immunisation resources and information
- Develop and execute strategies for improving the timeliness and quality of encounter data forwarded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) and Vaccination Information and Vaccination Administration System (VIVAS)
- Encourage effective and accurate data management and maintenance activities
- Promote best practice in immunisation and vaccine management