NSW Childhood Vaccination
On-demand recorded 2 Aug 2023
Participants will receive an update on the current state of childhood vaccination in NSW, including recent declines in vaccination coverage, to help ensure they are well positioned to support their patients.
Learning outcomes
- Summarise the NSW Immunisation Schedule for children <5 years of age, including recent changes
- Summarise childhood vaccination coverage at 1, 2 and 5 years of age, including in Aboriginal children
- Discuss factors contributing to recent declines in childhood vaccination coverage, including COVID-19
- Discuss parent survey data on vaccination knowledge and attitudes
- Discuss strategies to increase vaccine uptake in children
Facilitator
Dr Tim Senior
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Tim Senior is a GP at the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation in South West Sydney. He is Medical Advisor to the RACGP in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and is a clinical senior lecturer in general practice and Indigenous Health at the University of Western Sydney.
Presenter
Professor Nicholas Wood
MBBS, MPH, FRACP, PhD, Associate Director, Clinical Research and Services, Senior Staff Specialist, NCIRS
Nick Wood is a senior staff specialist general paediatrician and Professor in Clinical Vaccinology at the University of Sydney. Nick leads the NSW Immunisation Specialist Service and coordinates the Immunisation Adverse Events Clinic at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. He is a senior investigator on the Primary Health Network immunisation Support program. Nick is interested in maternal and neonatal immunisation, as well as research into vaccine safety, including genetics and long-term outcomes of adverse events following immunisation.