Healthy North Coast is excited to be launching a great new initiative for our Mid North Coast and Northern NSW health workforce — the Healthy North Coast Immunisation Community of Practice.
“What’s that?” we hear you ask.
A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of people with a shared passion who come together and learn how to do better. Sounds pretty great, right?
With immunisation always being a hot topic, our Healthy North Coast Immunisation Community of Practice was born.
Participants in the Immunisation Community of Practice will be able to dial in to monthly lunchtime webinars — short, informative sessions on the last Wednesday of the month* that will bring you up to speed on important immunisation issues.
The Healthy North Coast Immunisation CoP is your opportunity to ask questions, share local knowledge and connect with other immunisation providers.
“We’ll start with a monthly webinar (delivered every Wednesday lunchtime except school holidays) and as it grows you can expect to receive local resources, timely information, bite-size ‘how to’ videos and more,” says Eva James, Population Health Coordinator Healthy North Coast.
“We’ll provide updates on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but we’ll also delve into other key issues facing our immunisation providers who deliver childhood and adult vaccinations. You can expect education on running a large vaccination clinic, vaccine storage and cold chain management, developing and managing recall and reminder systems, influenza vaccine, catch-up vaccination and how to best utilise the Australian Immunisation Register.
“We have a very skilled and dedicated immunisation workforce across the North Coast and the community of practice will support the sharing of immunisation expertise, skills and experience in our region.”
The Healthy North Coast Immunisation CoP is designed to upskill and inform practitioners of all disciplines. This includes:
- Nurses
- General practitioners
- Midwives
- Aboriginal health workers
- Practice managers
- Pharmacists
- Aged care providers
- Allied health practitioners
- Specialists
Join now to receive updates, notifications and resources.
The CoP’s first webinar will be held at 12:30 – 1:30pm on Wednesday 24 February and will provide an update on the North Coast’s approach to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
If you cannot make the live webinar, register anyway and we’ll send you a link to the webinar recording within 24 hours of completing the live webinar.
Webinar 1 – The North Coast’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Wednesday 24 February
12:30pm – 1:30pm
This webinar will provide an update on the North Coast’s approach to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. We’ll answer your burning questions on this important topic and as a result of attending this meeting you will understand:
- the key elements of the North Coast vaccine rollout plan
- what vaccines are being considered for implementation by the Government
- the surveillance and monitoring that will be put in place to ensure vaccine safety.
The webinar will be facilitated by Dr Brett Lynam, General Practitioner and Healthy North Coast Population Health Clinical Adviser. Guest speakers are:
- Monika Wheeler, Executive Director – Wellness, Healthy North Coast
- Carolyn Lloyd, Immunisation Coordinator, North Coast Public Health Unit
- John Turahui, Immunisation Coordinator, North Coast Public Health Unit
Communities of Practice are supported by Healthy North Coast through the Primary Health Network program. The PHN Program is an Australian Government initiative. Click here to learn more.
*Except school holidays.