GP North

• Paediatric Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Request Form - pdf - print only version.  This form is also available as a template for Best Practice, MD3 and MedTech.   Click here to access and scroll through to "P" on page 3 of the template lists.
• DHHS General Vaccine Ordering - located on the secure section of the DHHS CDPU (Communicable Disease Prevention Unit) website.  Remember practices require login and password - contact DHHS for more information.

 Vaccine Administration and Schedules

• Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition - online edition or can be downloaded to desktop
• LATEST Immunisation Schedule 2011 (Updated October 2011) - Tasmanian Schedule UPDATED October 2011 **
• Medicare Australia - ACIR Immunisation Program Forms
• Pre-Immunisation Checklist (Tear off pads available) **
• Immunisation - Common Side Effects Resource. (Tear off pads available) **
• Multiple Injection Information Sheet **
• Immunisation - Tetanus Flow Chart **
• Oral Rotarix Vaccine - Dose cut-off dates
• Calculating Catch-up Schedules Worksheets
• Adult Immunisation Cards.  Contact the Division for hard copies. **
• Q Fever Vaccination Checklist and www.qfever.org

Other Promotional Resources

• 1 Year Old Birthday Card
• 4 Year Old Birthday Card
• Get Set 4 Life "is your 4 year old school ready - brochure"  **
• Pregnancy Planning poster and brochures **
• Why risk not vaccinating poster **
• Identifying special risks groups poster **
• Immunisation Saves Lives - multilingual poster **
• Safer transport of vaccines  information for patients on vaccine store - flyer **

** Hard copy versions of these resources can be ordered from General Practice North.

Useful Contacts

• State Health Immunisation Line – 1800 671738 or 03 6233 3762
• General Practice Immunisation Incentives –1800 246 101
• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register – 1800 653 809
• To Reorder ACIR Stationary – 1800 815 664

Web Links

Tasmanian Immunisation Websites

• GP Tasmania Immunisation Program
• DHHS - Communicable Disease Prevention Unit (CDPU) - Tasmanian specific Immunisation Schedule, information and disease reporting requirements and useful fact sheets and secure ordering site.

National Immunisation Websites

• Immunise Australia - starting point for vaccination information including online version of Immunisation Handbook (version 9)
• Influenza Vaccination - Information for providers - regularly updated information from Immunise Australia.
• The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
• The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register - records details of vaccinations given to children under the age of seven who live in Australia
• National HPV Vaccination Program
• Vaccine Management KISS Online Toolkit - this General Practice Queensland website has a very informative section on Vaccine Management.  It is based on the National Vaccine Storage Guidelines: Strive for 5.  The website and the resources provide an easy to use reference to help your practice achieve best practice in vaccine management. (Please contact General Practice North for any Tasmanian issues or questions not covered by the information provided.)
• ADGP National General Practice Immunisation Program
• GPII Incentive Information
• World Health Organisation . Information geared to answering parents' questions about immunisation and also offers brief explanations for commonly held misconceptions about the value and safety of vaccination.

Useful Consumer (parent and patient) Websites

• The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register - records details of vaccinations given to children under the age of seven who live in Australia
• Centrelink - For information on the Maternity Immunisation Allowance
• Chain of Protection - Great consumer focused information and videos provided by Professor Robert Booy from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) at the Children's Hospital at Westmead and The University of Sydney.
• MMR Decision Aid - Tool from NCIRSto assist and explain the risk/benefit of this specifc vaccination to the consumer.
• Spike says Vax'em - this site is part of a collaborative project between the Northern Rivers Public Health Unit (NSW) and the Northern Rivers Division of General Practice.  The website is provided for parents; it answers common questions and contains immunisation news, articles and links.

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