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Immunisation and Infection Risk

Gippsland Graduate Entry MBBS students

Gippsland MBBS students will be starting clinical placements early in Semester One. Immunisation status must be fully up to date in readiness for these placements. Updating may take several months so you must start this process early. Students must:

1. Read the Faculty’s Student Immunisation and Infection Risk policy carefully.

 

2. PRIOR to commencing on campus studies you must obtain immunisation records (where possible) and check them against the National Immunisation Program Schedule (link to http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/) list. Note that over time the Immunisation Schedule has changed and may now include and recommend vaccines not previously available.

Personal records may be found via:

  • Parents/guardian (e.g. immunisation book or card)
  • Local government council or shire where vaccinations have been administered - ask for a printed record of immunisation (some councils/shires charge a small fee)
  • School records
  • Personal Medical Practitioners (if this is where you had your immunisations)

Read the faculty’s Immunisation and Infection Risk Management Plan and update vaccinations and/or undergo antibody testing for some of these vaccine preventable diseases, and, if antibody negative, receive vaccination.

All vaccinations must be up to date prior to Year A placements which start in week three.

 

3. Make an appointment with a Medical Practitioner. Have these two forms ready for the appointment:

The purpose of this appointment is to:

(i)             review and update his/her immunisation status (see Victorian Dept of Human Services Guidelines of October 2007) including arranging of Mantoux or QuantiFERON TB Gold testing and follow up and testing for HIV, Hep A, B and C;

(ii)            discuss blood-borne viruses that may be transmitted in the course of normal duties between health care workers and patients and follow through with appropriate testing;

(iii)           discuss the implications for the student and subsequently as a doctor, should he/she be a carrier of a particular blood-borne virus;

(iv)           discuss any risk factors he/she might have for blood-borne viral infections outside of normal student duties, and how these risks may be minimised.

 

If you are not willing to see such a medical practitioner or to follow through the recommended immunisation or blood testing program, you must notify and discuss this with the Assistant Dean, Gippsland Medical School.

4. At the end of this process have the Medical Practitioner sign the Confirmation of Consultation form (pdf, 22kB) detailing his/her name, provider number, address and phone number, confirming your visit/tests and stating that you have been seen for the purposes outlined. You will also need to obtain a copy of your test results and vaccination statement detailing your immunisation history and status.

5. Attend the immunisation address by the Campus nurse during orientation week.

 

6. Attend an appointment with the Campus Nurse.

Bring to this appointment confirmation of your visit with a Medical Practitioner to discuss your immunisation status, your vaccination statement, and also the Student Declaration form (pdf, 23kB).

 

7. The Campus Nurse will give you a confirmation of immunisation card for your own records.