In this Product Explainer, Geriatrician A/Prof Michael Woodward AM introduces a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and discusses implementation considerations for GPs and healthcare immunisers (5 mins).
A/Prof Daryl Cheng will provide an update on the RSV immunisation program, discussing the burden of disease, and how this is being affected by the new immunisation initiative.
A/Prof Michael Woodward explains the reasons for this new vaccine, and suggests ways on how and why health professionals can and should help to promote its uptake.
In this Product Explainer, A/Prof Michael Woodward AM, Geriatrician, outlines NIP eligibility criteria and provides practical guidance on recombinant, adjuvanted RSV vaccination, administration and co-administration in older adults.
In this Product Explainer, Specialty Primary Care Physician Dr Peter Lin explains how COVID’s pathogenesis is primarily mediated via the ACE2 cell receptor. Dr Lin outlines how antivirals are an essential early treatment for vulnerable patients, and emphasises the importance of advance planning in this context.
As immunisation educator Angela Newbound discusses, vaccination rates should be helped by the fact that COVID-19 vaccines can be safely co-administered with other routine immunisations such as flu vaccines.
In this Quick Case, Prof Jason Ong, Sexual Health Physician, provides practical guidance on identifying missed HPV vaccinations, counselling adolescents and adults, using national catch-up programs, and improving vaccine uptake to prevent HPV related cancers.
Join immunisation education consultant Angela Newbound RN as she unpacks the latest Australian vaccine updates, including changes to pneumococcal schedules, influenza and RSV programs, and complex catch ups for patients vaccinated overseas.
Practical Strategies for Behaviour Management in Dementia
Tuesday 7th July, 7pm - 9pm AEST
Speaker
Dr Chrys Pulle
Geriatrician; Principal Investigator, Internal Medicine and Dementia Research Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital
Dr Chrys Pulle provides practical and evidence-based recommendations on how best these behavioural and psychological symptoms can be assessed and managed.