Course summary
This three hour interactive course is an opportunity to review, consolidate and expand on your learned knowledge for an individual who is new to Immunisation in Australia. This Basic Catchup course will cover practicing regular catch-up scenarios and provide an opportunity to ask questions and create your own scenarios that you have seen in your clinical setting.
You will review and learn basic catch-ups using the Australian Immunisation Handbook Catch-Up Tables. We will then practice using basic scenarios to consolidate foundational catchup principles. During this time there's an opportunity to ask questions and gain support to help you in your workplace. This course is suited for new to Immunisation Catchup scheduling or new to Practice Nursing.
Key information
Suitable professions
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner
Enrolled Nurse
General Practitioner
Pharmacist
Registered Nurse
Available workshop locations
The Basic Catchups for Immunisation Course requires you to complete a 3-hour workshop. Below are the current available workshop dates, the ‘Enrol' button will take you to accessIQ, our online learning and assessment platform. Simply log in using your existing details or create a new account, and then follow the prompts to purchase and enrol.
Please note, enrolments close 7 days before the workshop date, we may not be able to accommodate late enrolments after this point. Please call us for more information. Don’t miss out - Enrol now to secure your spot!
Course details
Entrants to the Basic Catchups for Immunisation course must be registered with AHPRA. Relevant roles would include:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners
- Enrolled Nurses
- General Practice Registrars
- General Practitioners
- Nurse Practitioners
- Other Health Professionals who scope of practice includes immunising
- Pharmacists
- Registered Nurses
This session consists of blended learning in a small interactive virtual classroom, which includes immunisation catch-ups, sharing of knowledge information and practical activities.
This workshop is designed to support the health professional who is new to creating immunisation catch-up schedules.
By the end of this virtual workshop, you will have refreshed your knowledge on how to work through a basic catch-up and the processes involved. You will practice working through one or more scenario's using the Australian Immunisation Handbook Catch-Up Tables, and be provided with answers for any questions you might have.
Virtual workshop. This workshop is delivered entirely online, utilising Zoom. It involves a face-to-face (virtual) workshop where students will practice catch-up scenarios and have an opportunity to ask questions and build scenarios they have seen in your practice.
There are no formal assessment requirements for this course.
An interactive virtual workshop for those new to Immunisation, or with some experience, who would benefit from a small classroom setting learning the basics of ‘how to do a catchup?’ Develop an understanding of vaccination planning, and various schedules following the guidelines of the Australian Immunisation Handbook. Using simple scenarios your ongoing learning will be developed and tested with other practitioners in a small classroom setting. Review catch-up principles and scenarios, and advance your learning by asking the questions you need from your clinical setting in a supportive environment.
Students enrolled in The Benchmarque Group courses should adhere to the following principles:
- Display a commitment to learning and to achieving success
- Be responsible and accountable for their own learning, behaviour and decisions
- Actively participate in all workshop activities and learning experiences
- Attend all scheduled sessions and be punctual at all times
- Complete all online assessments and workplace practice activities
- Work in harmony and respect the rights and opinions of staff and other students
- Treat others as they themselves would like to be treated
- Use acceptable language at all times.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
This course is open for any Immunisers who are new to creating immunisation catch-up schedules.
Once you have purchased and enrolled you will be prompted and reminded to download the student resource materials in readiness for the workshop. Write down any questions you have that you would like to ask on your student resources.
You will need access to a computer with a working camera, microphone and a stable internet connection. Unfortunately, a handheld device or your phone will not be suitable for this course. You will need to have downloaded and tested the Zoom platform.
No. This workshop is only available as a virtual workshop.
