COVID-19 response update for primary care – 26 May 2022

This webinar on 26 May is part of a series to update primary care on the COVID-19 response and the vaccine rollout. The panel will provide key updates and answer participants’ questions.

Audience:
Health sector
Webinar date:
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Presenters

  • Professor Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health
  • Dr Lucas de Toca, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health
  • Professor Nigel Crawford, Chair Vaccine Safety, Special Risk Groups, Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)

Live Captions are available for this webinar.

Resources and information

Monkeypox update from acting CMO Dr Sonya Bennett
Monkeypox update for primary care – 23 May 2022
ASHM Monkeypox webinar – 25 May 2022
Australian STI Guidelines
Expanded ATAGI recommendations on winter COVID-19 booster doses for people at increased risk of severe COVID-19
Managing COVID-19 at home with assistance from your general practice
PPE and pulse oximeter order form
Paxlovid – PBS and PBA announcement on Paxlovid (9 April)Fact Sheet
PBS fact sheet
Oral treatments for COVID-19
Evusheld
ATAGI clinical guidance
Advice for COVID-19 vaccine providers and administrators
Top 3 questions on influenza
People most at risk of influenza
Daily report – Cases and deaths by age and sex
Epidemiology report – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemiology reports, Australia, 2020–2022 
2 May – GP webinar on winter preparedness
3 May – Pharamcist webinar on winter preparedness
COVID-19 vaccines – information in other languages
Pulse oximeter fact sheet and order form
28 April webinar – COVID-19 treatments and winter preparedness for people with disability
29 April webinar – preparing for winter and the impact of influenza and COVID-19
2 May special GP webinar  - COVID-19 treatments and Tamiflu
Stop the flu - 2022
Influenza vaccination

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