Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Human Swine Influenza)

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Information for Vaccination Service Providers

On this page:

• Standing Drug Order
• Forms
• Communiques
• Policies and Procedures
• Guidelines and Advice
• Marketing Material
• Marketing Material For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Training Materials
• Related Links

See also Vaccination Program: General Information

Documents on this page provide guidance and advice on the management of the vaccination program for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009.

Standing Drug Order - 04 December 2009

This standing drug order covers the administration of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines - Panvax H1N1 and Panvax H1N1 Junior - based on the recommendations from the Australian Department of Health and Ageing.

The objective is to enable Registered Nurses and medication endorsed enrolled nurses (under the delegated supervision of a registered nurse) to administer the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines – Panvax H1N1 and Panvax Junior – as part of the Queensland Health Pandemic response.

• Standing Drug Order: Administration of Panvax® H1N1 - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine (PDF 76 kB)

Forms

• Panvax H1N1 Order Form  (PDF 31 kB)

Communiques

Indigenous Communiqués

• Indigenous Communiqué No 2: 1 October 2009 (PDF 131 kB)
• Indigenous Communiqué No 1: 1 September 2009 (PDF 152 kB)

GP Communiqués

• Communique for All Queensland GPs (#8) Vaccination Program - Continued Availability of National Medicines Stockpile Tamiflu - 11 January 2010 (PDF 35 kB)
• Communique for All Queensland GPs (#7) Vaccination Program - Children's vaccination - 4 December 2009 (PDF 42 kB)
• Communique for All Queensland GPs (#6) Vaccination Program - 29 October 2009 (PDF 44 kB)
• Communique for All Queensland GPs (#5) Vaccination Program - 12 October 2009 (PDF 44 kB)
• Communique for All Queensland GPs (#4): Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccination Program - 7 October 2009 (PDF 51 kB)  Urgent advice for H1N1 vaccination of people with a latex allergy  
• Communique for all Queensland GPs (#3) Vaccination Program - 01 October 2009 (PDF 66 kB)
• Communique for all Queensland GPs (#2) Vaccination Program - 25 September 2009 (PDF 101 kB)
• Communique for all Queensland GPs (#1) Vaccination Program - 18 September 2009 (PDF 74 kB)
• Circular for all Queensland GPs (#1) Vaccination Program - 10 September 2009 (PDF 98 kB)

Aged Care Sector Communiqués

• Communique for Aged Care Queensland (#1) Vaccination Program - 8 October 2009 (PDF 46 kB)

Community Service Providers Communiques

• Communique for all Community Service Providers - 11 December 2009 (PDF 48 kB)

Advice for Vaccine Service Providers

• Panvax® H1N1 vaccine for children - 9 December 2009 (PDF 37 kB)

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Policies and Procedures

• Advice on Reporting Adverse Events Following PANVAX® H1N1 Immunisation (PDF 29 kB)
• Standing Drug Order: Administration of Panvax® H1N1 - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine (PDF 76 kB)
• Approval for using the Drug Therapy Protocol for PanVax - 31 August 2009 (PDF 128kB)
• Drug Therapy Protocol Immunisation Program - Registered Nurses - August 2007 (PDF 189kB)

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Guidelines and Advice

• TGA Medical device adverse event reporting by medical device users
• Information for Corporate Vaccination Service Providers (PDF 67 kB)
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccination Program and the Panvax Vaccine (PDF 515 kB). This PowerPoint presentation contains information regarding:
  • Authority to vaccinate
  • Identification of recommended injection sites
  • Preparation of staff and environment
  • Vaccination storage
  • Multidose vial(MDV) and patient safety information
  • Use of retractable and conventional syringes and administration of Panvax
  • Vaccination clinics - general guidelines
  • Contraindications and precautions to vaccination
  • Obtaining valid consent
  • Post vaccination care
  • Wastage and discarding vaccines
  • Documentation and data collection
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Guideline for Reporting Discarded Vaccine (PDF 41 kB)
  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Vaccine: Vaccine Discard Record - PANVAX® Multi Dose Vials (PDF 63 kB)
• Vaccination Data Collection - Non Queensland Health Vaccine Service Providers (PDF 34 kB)
  • Vaccine Service Provider Dose Administration Summary (PDF 30 kB)
• VSP informational sheet (Health Professional Information Sheet)
  • Printable one page summary
• Children's H1N1 Info Sheet (Patient Information Handout)
• CSL - Panvax® H1N1 Vaccine - Product information sheet
• Use of Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines in Children < 10 years of age

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Marketing Material

See also Marketing Material For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders below.

A3 posters

• General A3 information poster (blue) (PDF 480 kB)
  A general information A3 poster for the general public about the Human Swine Flu vaccination program
• General A3 information poster (orange) (PDF 478 kB)
  A general information A3 poster for the general public about the Human Swine Flu vaccination program
• General A3 information poster (blue, localised) (PDF 458 kB)
  A general information A3 poster for the general population about the Human Swine Flu vaccination program. Poster has space to add local information.
• General A3 information poster (orange, localised) (PDF 458 kB)
  A general information A3 poster for the general population about the Human Swine Flu vaccination program. Poster has space to add local information.

Brochures

• General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 433 kB)
  A4 trifold information brochure for the general public about the Human Swine Flu vaccination program

• H1N1 vaccination program brochure translated into other languages

  • Fijian - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 270 kB)
  • Samoan - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 273 kB)
  • Tongan - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 281 kB)
  • Cook Islands Maori - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 283 kB)
  • PNG Pidgin English - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 386 kB)
  • Japanese - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 438 kB)
  • Bosnian - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 333 kB)
  • Swahili - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 316 kB)
  • Kirundi -  General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 314 kB)
  • Hindi - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 538 kB)
  • Somali - General H1N1 vaccination program information brochure (PDF 324 kB)
    
• Vaccination information brochure for pregnant women (PDF 348 kB)
  An information brochure for pregnant women regarding the Human Swine Flu vaccination campaign.
• Vaccination information brochure for clinicians (PDF 355 kB)
  An information brochure for clinicians regarding the Human Swine flu vaccination campaign

Other Languages

• Information on the Pandemic H1N1 2009 vaccination program in other languages

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Marketing Material For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

See also Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders

A3 Posters

• No flu 4 you! A3 poster (PDF 763 kB)
  An information poster for Indigenous Australians regarding the Human Swine Flu vaccination campaign.
• No flu 4 you! A3 poster (localised) (PDF 852 kB)
  An information poster for Indigenous Australians regarding the Human Swine Flu vaccination campaign. Poster has space for adding local information.

A5 Flyers

• No flu 4 you! A5 flyer (vaccine) (PDF 594 kB)
  An information flyer for Indigenous Australians regarding the Human Swine Flu vaccination campaign. For communities who prefer to use 'flu vaccine' rather than 'flu needle'.
• No flu 4 you! A5 flyer (needle) (PDF 765 kB)
  An information flyer for Indigenous Australians regarding the Human Swine Flu vaccination campaign. For communities who prefer to use 'flu needle' rather than 'flu vaccine'.

Brochures

• No flu 4 you! DL brochure (PDF 513 kB)

Training Material

Video

The video below will demonstrate the procedures for drawing up and administering the pandemic vaccine using a multi-dose vial and including the use of rectractable needles.(WMV 15MB, 7 minutes 38 seconds) - Please note this is a large file and may take considerable time to load depending on your internet bandwidth capabilities.

Related Links

• Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders
• Vaccination Program: General Information
• GPQ Guidelines for General Practice Vaccination Clinics
• General Practice Queensland Vaccination Program internet site

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