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 Information for health professionals

The information in this section is designed primarily for use by GPs and health professionals, and was accurate at the time of publication (01 October 2009).*

General advice and information on H1N1 influenza is available elsewhere on this website.

GPs and health professionals needing assistance or further information can email us at pandemic.communications@dhhs.tas.gov.au.

*The information in this section may include content supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users, or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Department.

Important announcement

Professor Jim Bishop, the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer has made an announcement regarding latex allergies.

Arranging and Implementing a Vaccination Program at your workplace

Programs using GPs to administer the vaccine

Employers and community groups may engage GPs to deliver Panvax H1N1 vaccination programs at some offsite locations, such as a workplace or community venues.

Programs arranged directly between the Doctor or Health Centre may be able to cost the GPs fees to Medicare, please see the Australian Government Medicare Statement documents for details.

Programs using Nurses to administer the vaccine

There are two requirements if Authorised Nurse Immunisers (ANI) will be administering Panvax H1N1.

1) specific training for ANIs involved
2) approval of the program from the Director of Public Health.

  • Specific training and endorsement is required for Authorised Nurse Immunisers (ANIs) to administer the Panvax H1N1 vaccine from multi-dose vials (MDV) without the supervision of a GP. Please see the “Guidelines for Providers Employing Nurse Immunisers in Vaccination Programs” document below.

  • Employers wishing to implement Panvax H1N1 vaccination programs using unsupervised ANIs at their workplaces must also ensure the vaccination program is endorsed by the Director of Public Health.

  • Nurse Immunisers who do not attend the Panvax H1N1 vaccine training conducted by DHHS in 2009 are not endorsed to administer the vaccine from MDV independently (without supervision of a GP).

More information

Phone the Communicable Disease Prevention Unit (CDPU) on 1800 671 738 for more information on training sessions or program endorsement.

Why you, as a health worker, should be immunised

For information on why you, as a health worker should be immunised, read the Influenza Specialist Group's discussion paper.

Panvx® Vaccination Forms

Requirements for Employing Nurse Immunisers for this Program

Australian Government latest information

The Department of Health and Ageing's Health Emergency website contains all of the latest important information about H1N1 Influenza 09, including questions and answers about the change to the PROTECT phase.

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