Past Webinar – 26 October 2022
ACCYPN Webinar
Wednesday 26 October 2022 – COVID-19 Vaccination in Children.
ACCYPN invites you to join Sonja Elia, Immunisation Nurse Practitioner for a webinar.
Members please use the registration link sent to you via email to access member rates.
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Presentation: COVID-19 Vaccination in Children.
Date: Wednesday 26 October 2022
Presenter: Sonja Elia, Immunisation Nurse Practitioner and manager of the Immunisation Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Time: 2:00 pm NSW / VIC / ACT (AEDT) | 1.30pm SA (ACDT) | 1:00pm QLD (AEST) | 12:30pm NT (ACST) 11.00am WA (ACST) (1 CPD Hour) (1/2 hour presentation with 15 minutes Q&A and 15 minutes open discussion)
Attendance: Live Webinar
Cost: Members (Free), Non Members $25.00
Registration: Online Registration
Non-Members to access Member rates please click here and join as a member now and you will be emailed a link to register for the webinar at member rates.
Disclaimer: The webinar will be recorded. As this webinar includes Q&A and open discussion, anyone who participates or has their video turned on may be included in the recording.
Title: COVID-19 Vaccination in Children
Abstract
Although most children who get COVID-19 have a mild illness, some children can become very unwell. Children with underlying health conditions and/or severe immune compromise have a higher risk of becoming seriously unwell or needing to be admitted to hospital if they get COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) program for 6 months to 5 years commenced on Monday 5th September for children with special risk conditions. Since then, Pfizer has also been approved for this age group but no advice yet from ATAGI on it’s use. This presentation will cover vaccine recommendations, who is eligible and what uptake has been like since the commencement of the program.
Presenter BIO:
Sonja Elia
Immunisation Nurse Practitioner and Manager of the Immunisation Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
After choosing to specialise in Immunisation in 2003, Ms Sonja Elia became an integral part of the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Immunisation service and in 2017, became Victoria’s first Nurse Practitioner in the field of Immunisation. She has a particular interest in vaccine hesitancy, special risk groups, needle phobia and immunisation education. In 2019, she was awarded the Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Nursing Development scholarship to support improving immunisation rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In addition to her role at the RCH, Sonja is a current member of the Immunisation Coalition and holds honorary positions with the University of Melbourne Department of General Practice and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.