This event will be most beneficial for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Practice Managers.
CHN, through the ACT PHN Program, invites you to attend the upcoming ACT Health travel vaccination education evening & JEV clinical update webinar.
International borders are open, and travel to and from Australia is increasingly realistic and popular. The first part of this session is an update and refresher for vaccination providers about vaccine preventable travel illnesses and COVID protocols for overseas travel.
The second part of the session covers the emergence of Japanese Encephalitis in South Eastern Australia. Until recently, Japanese Encephalitis was a disease of the tropics, but cases are now seen in South Eastern Australia. Primary Care Practitioners should have the disease on their clinical radar.
Learning Outcomes Travel Vaccinations:
Vaccines appropriate for different destinations (children and for adults)
Establishing immunity (past infections, serology, duration of immunity)
Vaccines schedules and vaccine course completion
Cost considerations
COVID requirements – Airlines, Customs (Australia and overseas)
Vaccine exemptions and travel
Learning outcomes JEV:
Epidemiology of JE including high risk populations and regions
Clinical features of the disease
Prevention strategies such as vaccination and mosquito control measures
Key Presenters:
Dr. Jennifer Sisson
Chief Medical Officer TMVC
Dr Conrad Moreira
Acting Director | Public Health Unit
Dr Miranda Harris
Public Health Physician | COVID-19 Response Team
