Adult Vaccination Update - Dandenong & Webinar

Date
25 Jun 2019
06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Cost
Free
Available to
Practice Nurses
General Practitioners
Continuing Professional Development

RACGP 4x CAT 2 points; ACRRM 2x PDP Core points

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Learn more about National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines for your patients, and recommendations for the 2019 influenza season.

Presented by Dr Peter Eizenberg, the Adult Vaccination Update will cover topics including:
 

  • Recommendations for the 2019 influenza season
  • Measles outbreak news and updated recommendations
  • Zostavax and Pneumococcal advice
  • Expanded availability of free adult hepatitis B vaccination
  • The GP role in active surveillance and reporting Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI’s)

Registration: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM 

Education: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 


Refreshments will be provided.

Learning outcomes:

  • Identify which vaccines are available and recommended for older adults and vulnerable populations
  • Identify eligibility criteria for adolescent, adult & elderly patients to benefit from available Govt-funded vaccines (NIP & VIC Govt)
  • Review recommendations for adult immunisation for protection against seasonal influenza, hepatitis B, invasive pneumococcal disease, pertussis, measles, & shingles (zoster).
  •  Demonstrate awareness of how to manage Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI), reporting AEFI’s and the GP role in active surveillance  

Speaker Bio 
Dr Peter Eizenberg
While maintaining his General Practice commitments as Director of 'Doctors of Ivanhoe', Dr Eizenberg is a current member of AusVaxSafety Advisory Committee, Influenza Specialist Group & Immunisation Coalition SAC. 

Dr Eizenberg's additional roles have included; Former Executive Director of the North East Valley Division of General Practice, Immunisation representative for the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN); member of the National Immunisation Committee (NIC); Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) Management Committee; GP Immunisation Incentives Advisory Group (GPIIAG); Scientific Advisory Committee at National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS); member of Reference Group of NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Child and Adolescent Immunisation, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, and has contributed to the ATAGI e-Handbook Working Group and the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute at Australian National University, among many others.