Education

Authorised Nurse Immuniser Training

The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) 307 Immunisation for Health Practitioners course is based on the National Immunisation Education Framework for Health Professionals (2017) and has been accredited by the ANMAC subsidiary Health Education Services Australia (HESA) to deliver this course.
https://www.acn.edu.au/education/307-immunisation-for-health-practitioners-hesa-accredited

Maintaining Authority to Immunise

It is your responsibility to keep your practice current. For your General Nursing Registration you are required to have at least 20 hours of documented learning. Some of these hours can include immunisation education.
To maintain your authority to immunise, ‘the registered nurse/midwife annually reviews best practice policy for immunisation. This may be, but is not limited to, attendance at seminars on current practices. An annual statement of proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation must also be obtained’ (from Authority for Registered Nurses)

Activities that would assist in fulfilling these requirements include:

Reading To the Point Newsletters
Completing the cold chain online module "Vaccine Storage and Cold Chain Management"
Cold Chain Management (Updated)V5WEBHTMLFlash (seertechsolutions.com.au)
Education Updates—these are not mandatory – details available in the accordion tab below
Journal articles, media releases, faxes, online resources etc

Document your Learning

Nursing and Midwifery Board (Ahpra) - Continuing professional development Guidelines
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Guidelines: Continuing professional development (nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au)
Download Nursing & Midwifery Board Learning Record to record your continuous professional development (see record-keeping and templates).

Immunisation Education

Overview

This comprehensive immunisation education update is tailored to all immunisation nurse working in the Hunter New England area and specially targeted for nurses who have not remained current with their authority to immunise. It will be live-streamed to observe the recommended social distancing and keep our important workforce safe. The event will be presented by Hunter New England Health Unit and will provide important information regarding new cold chain management requirements, influenza disease and vaccines, COVID-19 update, adverse event following immunisation reporting, the current National Immunisation Program, anaphylaxis recognition & management and what changes are happening in this year’s school immunisation program

At the completion of this event participants will:

Be considered current for their education practice as an authorised nurse immuniser (once annual CPR is completed)
Have an understanding of the requirements of the 2020 national influenza vaccination program including recommendations, vaccines available, contra indicators and where to get resources
Recognise the importance of recognition and reporting of Adverse Event Following Immunisation
Have an understanding of the new NSW Vaccine cold chain management requirements
Have an overview of the National Immunisation Program
Understand the current NSW School program
Updated on COVID-19
Have an understanding of anaphylaxis recognition & management
Overview of global immunisation issues
Overview of enhanced cleaning practices
Importance of immunisation for Aboriginal people and their communities

Educational Updates

CPD Points

This activity is eligible for self-reporting professional development points. A certificate of attendance will not be provided.