The Commonwealth Government has announced that a program of vaccination will be initiated across Australia in response to Pandemic (H1N1) 09.

General Practice Queensland is working with Queensland Health and will continue to provide any urgent or important information to divisions of general practice for distribution to Queensland general practices.  

The information on this page is updated upon receipt of new information.

• PANDEMIC (H1N1) 09 
• LATEST INFORMATION
• GENERAL INFORMATION
• INFORMATION FOR GENERAL PRACTICE
• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
• GPQ PANDEMIC (H1N1) 09 UPDATES
• TRAVEL INFORMATION
• USEFUL WEBSITES
• CONTACT DETAILS
• FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

LATEST INFORMATION

The latest information for General Practice:

Paediatric information

• Panvax® H1N1 & Panvax H1N1 Junior® Vaccine Order Form - added 14-Jan-10
• Picture of Panvax Junior
  
• Paediatric vaccine  - Letter from Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer (04 Dec 09)
• Paediatric vaccine - Vaccine Provider Information Sheet (03 Dec 09)
• Paediatric vaccine - Vaccine Provider Summary Sheet (03 Dec 09)

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• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#7) (04 Dec 09)
• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#6) (29 Oct 09) 
• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#5) (19 Oct 09) 
• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#4) (07 Oct 09) - Urgent Advice for Vaccination of People with a Latex Allergy
• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#3) (30 Sept 09)
  
• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#2) (24 Sept 09)
  
• Communiqué for All Queensland GPs (#1) (18 Sept 09)
  
  
• Advice to Vaccine Service Providers – No. 1 (20 Sept 09) - For GPs wanting to participate in the Program - complete the survey and send to QHIP
  
  
• Misconceptions about Panvax H1N1 Addressed - CSL Biotherapies (added 2 Nov 09)
  

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Queensland - Swine Flu Response (QH)
  • QH Vaccination Program PowerPoint presentation
    
• National - Health Emergency website (AGDHA) 
  
  • Question & Answers for Providers & Patients
    
• Global - Pandemic (H1N1) 09 website (WHO)
  
  
  

INFORMATION FOR GENERAL PRACTICE

Prepare your practice

• Queensland Health Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccination Program Powerpoint Presentation
  
• Vaccination Information and Guidelines – to assist general practice with the rollout of the Vaccination Program
  
• Vaccination clinic checklist – a checklist to assist general practice run a vaccination clinic
• Vaccination clinic attendance tally sheet – a tally sheet to record vaccinations
• Patient invitation letter – to inform patients in the priority group
  
• Entering Panvax® in medical software – to assist general practice enter Panvax® into medical software
• Priority Group – patients identifed in the priority group
• Vaccination Posters – QH posters to promote the Vaccination Program 
  

Using multi dose vials

• Protocol for immunisation using multi dose vials

Panvax® Vaccine Information

• General Practice Information Sheet – sent with Panvax® orders 
  
• Panvax® Product Information – for health professionals
  
• Panvax® Consumer Medicines Information - for patients
  
• Advice On Thiomersal (ATAGI) - the use of influenza vaccines containing thiomersal
  

Queensland Health Forms

• Panvax® order form - to place an order for Panvax®
  
• Panvax® wastage form - to record Panvax® wastage
  
• Panvax® data collection form - to record Panvax® vaccinations

QUEENSLAND HEALTH GUIDELINES

• Guidelines for reporting discarded vaccine
  
• Vaccination Data Collection

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Advice on Reporting Adverse Events following Panvax® H1N1 Immunisation 
• Panvax® H1N1 Approval For Registration For Use In Australia
  
• Approval for using the Drug Therapy Protocol for Panvax 
• Drug Therapy Protocol Immunisation Program - Registered Nurses

 

GPQ PANDEMIC (H1N1) 09 UPDATES

• IMPORTANT Public Health Alert - Registration of Panvax® H1N1 for vaccinating children (4 Dec 09)
• IMPORTANT Public Health Alert - Pertussis outbreak in Queensland continues (17 Nov 09)
• URGENT Public Health Alert - Pandemic (H1N1) Vaccination Program Update (22 Oct 09)
  
• URGENT Public Health Alert - Pandemic (H1N1) Vaccination Program Update (7 Oct 09)
• URGENT Public Health Alert - Pandemic (H1N1) Vaccination Program Update (1 Oct 09)
  
• GPQ Pandemic (H1N1) 09 Update 6 (2 Nov 09)
  
• GPQ Pandemic (H1N1) 09 Update 5 (20 Oct 09)
  
• GPQ Pandemic (H1N1) 09 Update 4 (29 Sept 09)
• GPQ Pandemic (H1N1) 09 Update 3 (7 Sept 09)
• GPQ Pandemic (H1N1) 09 Update 2 (10 Aug 09) 
• GPQ Pandemic (H1N1) 09 Update 1 (13 Aug 09)
  
  
  

TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Smartraveller (DFAT) - the travel advisory and consular assistance service

 

USEFUL WEBSITES

• General Practice Queensland
• Queensland Health 
• Department of Health and Ageing
• Australian Government
  
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• World Health Organization 
• Royal Australian College of General Practice
• Communicable Disease Network Australia
• Influenza Specialists Group
• Therapeutic Good Administration 
  
• CSL Limited
  
  
  

CONTACT DETAILS

For all public enquiries, please contact:

If you would like to receive the vaccine please contact your local GP before presenting to the practice:

• Your local GP
• QH Health Helpline: phone 13 432 584 or 13HEALTH
• National Hotline phone 180 2007 - public information line

For GP use only, please contact:

• Your local Population Health Unit
• QH Health Helpline: phone 13 432 584 or 13HEALTH
• Your local Division of General Practice

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please contact General Practice Queensland:

Jane Sanders, Program Coordinator - Immunisation
Email: jsanders@gpqld.com.au

Elise Gorman, Program Coordinator - NiGP / QUM
Email: egorman@gpqld.com.au