KEYWORDS:
Australia, Queensland, Immunisation Registry, Quality Control, Reminders
BACKGROUND:
The state of Queensland in Australia has had an immunisation registry since 1996. This registry collects all immunisation events up to age 18, and also influenza and pneumococcal vaccines for Indigenous people. The registry is used to estimate immunisation rates, produce reminders for providers, facilitate opportunistic immunisation, and provide statements of immunisations received to parents. It also acts as an ordering and stock control system from state level to the individual provider.
A national immunisation registry also began in 1996. The national registry collects information to age six, and is linked to practitioner payments, and incentives for parents.
OBJECTIVE:
Describe interaction between regional, state and federal levels with regard to immunisation event information, including the correction and updating of entered information.
METHOD:
Descriptive presentation. Information on all levels obtained through direct experience and review of documents.
RESULT:
Not really revelvant for a descriptive study!
CONCLUSION:
Although there are duplications between the state and federal immunisation registries, from a regional viewpoint there are advantages to having both.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Describe interaction between regional, state, and federal levels, providing suggestions of appropriate roles for each.
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