The Check-Up is a weekly news segment of the 5-Minute Catchup, bringing notable news in a convenient medium. In this week’s podcast we will be discussing APNA’s Transition to Practice Program, Novavax for adolescents, ACT Moderna vaccination sites for under 5s, updated COVID vaccination and management guidance for children, adolescents and vulnerable groups, Tomato flu, pulmonary function testing during the pandemic and more.
Capital Health Network - Transition to Practice Program
Department of Health and Aged Care - Novavax vaccine for adolescents aged 12-17 years
Department of Health and Aged Care - COVID-19 vaccination training program
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce – Care at home for children and adolescents
Community HealthPathways ACT and SNSW Username: together, Password: forhealth
Pulmonary function testing during SARS-CoV-2: An ANZSRS/TSANZ position statement
Department of Health and Aged Care - Getting help for Long COVID
Capital Health Network | Events - CHN Educational Events
Questions? Contact our Primary Care Team via email and we'll be in touch.
primarycare@chnact.org.au
Welcome to the five-minute catch up my name is Greta Welin from the Quality Improvement Team, and this is your weekly Check-up.
In this week’s podcast we will be discussing APNA’s Transition to Practice Program, Novavax for adolescents, ACT Moderna vaccination sites for under 5s, updated COVID vaccination and management guidance for children, adolescents and vulnerable groups, Tomato flu, pulmonary function testing during the pandemic and more.
To start things off, Capital Health Network in partnership with APNA, are supporting nurses in the ACT who are new or transitioning to general practice nursing, to complete APNA’s Transition to Practice Program. We are now accepting applications through the link below, please note the application closing date is 7th September 2022.
ATAGI have advised that Novavax can be used for the primary course of COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents aged 12-17 years, from 5 September 2022. They recommend COVID-19 vaccination in all adolescents in this age group and advise that Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax can be used for the primary course. A link to ATAGI’s statement can be found below.
The Department of Health and Aged Care has launched its Moderna 6 months to 5 years training module in support of the on-going COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. There is a requirement to complete core modules as well as the Moderna 3. and 3.a modules prior to 3b. Details of the COVID vaccination training program, how to access all modules and register your site are in the link below.
In the ACT the vaccine is available for the 6 month to 5 year cohort at Next Practice Deakin, Kenolta Medical Centre, HealthFount Medical Centre, and Fadden Medical Centre.
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce has updated guidelines for people with COVID–19 who are receiving palliative care and those who are older or living with cognitive impairment. They have released a new flowchart for prescribing Paxlovid and for home-based care of children and adolescents with mild disease.
In other news, a new virus, Tomato flu has been reported in India, with 82 cases detected to date. Tomato flu shares symptoms with dengue fever, Chikungunya, and with hand, foot and mouth disease. It is described as causing red and painful blisters throughout the body that can gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato and is believed to be highly contagious prompting concerns it could reach Australia. See below for more details.
The Healthpathways team have made updates to the Chronic disease management and care co-ordination services, antenatal initial visit, and telehealth pathways. Details can be found in the link below.
Now it’s time for the titbits…
Finally, upcoming Capital Health Network Education events include the Care Finder Co-design workshop on 5th September, Monkeypox Vaccine Update on 6th September, Canberra Scripts on 15th September and more. Further information can be found in the links below.
And that wraps up your weekly check-up. Did you know that Capital Health Network is always available to answer your queries? If you have any questions about any of the information in this podcast, get in contact with us via email at primarycare@chnact.org.au
Our Quality Improvement Team here at Capital Health Network can assist you and your practice in developing QuIK Cycle Activities – a Plan-Do-Study-Act Quality Improvement Activity which could award participating General Practitioners with RACGP CPD Points by undertaking Self-Directed Quality Improvement. Get in contact with our team today to discuss your opportunities for Continuous Quality Improvement.
On behalf of everyone here at Capital Health Network through the ACT’s PHN Program we thank you for tuning in and we’ll see you next Thursday for your next Check-up.
LINKS
Capital Health Network - Transition to Practice Program
Department of Health and Aged Care - Novavax vaccine for adolescents aged 12-17 years
Department of Health and Aged Care - COVID-19 vaccination training program
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce – Care at home for children and adolescents
Community HealthPathways ACT and SNSW Username: together, Password: forhealth
Pulmonary function testing during SARS-CoV-2: An ANZSRS/TSANZ position statement
Department of Health and Aged Care - Getting help for Long COVID
Capital Health Network | Events - CHN Educational Events
Questions? Contact our Primary Care Team via email and we'll be in touch.
primarycare@chnact.org.au