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The Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) is replacing the aging National Immunisation Register (NIR).
As we work together to uplift the immunisation rates in Aotearoa, we want to grow our vaccinator workforce across the Waikato to help fulfil the immunisation needs of our tamariki and tangata whaiora.
Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss prescribing, concussion, a new emergency procedure for cardiac arrest known as double sequential external defibrillation (DSED), and more.
Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss not using ACE and ARB and statin use in pregnancy, monitoring lithium drug interactions, shared care clozapine and more.
Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss assessing capacity (in activating enduring power of attorney), HPV screening, changes to opioid prescribing and more.
Medtech users would have received release notes confirming that the HPV outcome codes have been updated in your PMS. Unfortunately, the updated codes that were released for Medtech practices do not match the nationally recommended outcome codes. To mitigate clinical risk and to ensure overall data consistency please manually update your PMS to reflect the nationally recommended HPV outcome codes. The codes, instructions on how to do this can be found here.
Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss varicella and pregnancy, identifying medications, implicit bias and more.
If you are in a pickle with an aspect of your practice population care (immunisation, cervical screening, CVRAs), Jo Scott-Jones suggests reviewing, judging and and acting on a "set piece" response.
This page holds resources to support training and delivery of the B4 School Check in Waikato.
MenB (Bexsero) vaccine is funded from 1 March 2023 and will become part of the National Immunisation Schedule with a primary course administered at the 3-month and 5-month immunisation events followed by a booster dose at the 12-month vaccination event. View relevant IMAC web link resources here.