Provider information

This section of the site contains immunisation related resources

• Order vaccines online at http://colors.csldirect.com.au or by using the Vaccine order form (PDF 60kB)
• Report form for GP use of government-procured vaccine (PDF 180KB)
• Vaccine Information for Parents (PDF 743 KB)
• Consent Process for Vaccination (PDF 673KB) 
• Partial consent form -Small print (PDF 223KB)
• Partial consent form -Large Print)(PDF 222KB)

Pertussis vaccination program for new parents in Western Australia

• GP Letter - Pertussis vaccine for new parents (PDF 560KB)
• GP Fact Sheet - Pertussis vaccine for new parents (PDF 330KB)
• Ordering details for dTpa for GPs using the online system (PDF 43KB)
• Report form for GP use of government-procured vaccine (PDF 180KB)
• Whooping cough vaccination consent form - Mother of a newborn (PDF 295KB)
• Whooping cough vaccination consent form - Father/grandparent/carer of a newborn (PDF 477KB)
• WA pertussis vaccination program for new parents - Information for Immunisation Providers (PDF 32kB)
• Order vaccine online at http://colors.csldirect.com.au  or by using the Vaccine order form (PDF 60kB)
• Education material - Adacel - dTpa vaccine for mothers and fathers of newborns (PDF 2MB)
• Pertussis vaccine - Product information Adacel (PDF 171KB)
• Pertussis vaccine - Consumer medicine information Adacel (PDF 51KB)
• Pertussis vaccine - Adacel summary product information for providers (PDF 125 KB)

Influenza vaccination

• WA Paediatric Influenza Vaccination Update - 12 April 2011 (PDF 559KB)
• Influenza Vaccine Information for Health Providers (PDF 169KB)
• Influenza Factsheet March 2011 (PDF 154KB)
• Influenza Vaccine and Children WA (PDF 169KB)
• The Vaccine Trials Group is undertaking a telephone survey of parents of children who have recently received the seasonal influenza vaccine in 2011, for more information visit FAST follow up and active surveillance of TIV
  
• Prevent Flu and Other Infections (PDF 328KB)
• Administering a 0.25mL dose of seasonal influenza vaccine (PDF 135KB)
• Information about the Influenza (Flu) Immunisation Program funded under the Immunise Australia Program can be found at the Department of health and Ageing (external link)

Rotavirus vaccination

• Factsheet on rotavirus vaccine and intussusception (PDF 207KB)
• Rotavirus vaccine and intussusception - Information for health providers (PDF 203KB)
• Chief Medical Officer letter on rotavirus vaccine and intussusception (PDF 57KB)
• Rotavirus Vaccine - Product Information RotaTeq (PDF 115KB)
• Rotarix statement for immunisation providers updated 29 March 2010 (PDF 27KB)
• GSK statement - Presence of material from PCV-1 in Rotarix® - Question and answer (PDF 168KB)
• Rotavirus Vaccine for Children (PDF 225KB)

Other

• Report form for GP use of government-procured vaccine (PDF 180KB)
• School Based Program Protocols (PDF 1736KB) 
• HPV Immunisation Provider Immunisation (PDF 63.2KB) 
• NCIRS HPV Immunisation Provider Fact Sheet (PDF 267KB) 
• Diseases prevented by the routine vaccination schedule (birth to 6 months) (PDF 126KB)
• Diseases prevented by the routine 12 month vaccinations (PDF 112KB) 
• Diseases prevented by the routine 18 month vaccinations (PDF 94KB)
• Diseases prevented by the routine 4 year old vaccinations (PDF 206KB)
• Pre-Immunisation Checklist (PDF 64.1KB) 
• Medicare Australia ACIR forms  (external site)
• Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Pertussis Vaccine - Quadracel (PDF55KB) 

Multicultural resources – Both Public Health Victoria (external site)  and Immunise Australia (external site) sites provide fact sheets in different languages that can be used for Western Australia.

Other links

Australian Childhood Immunisation Register

This site has 2 main parts, a general information area for general vaccination information and a secure site for providers to obtain statistical and identified reports.

The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition

The 9th edition handbook was prepared by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and Department of Health and Ageing. It is the national standard for immunisation practice.

Statutory medical notifications

This website provides information for medical practitioners and other health professionals about a number of statutory medical notifications (and some related authorisations) to the Department of Health (Western Australia) that are required under Western Australian health legislation.