Driving higher vaccination rates
Tracks
Track 2
| Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM |
| C2.2 + C2.3 |
| Sponsored By: |
Details
Despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines, coverage rates for key immunisations—including HPV, pertussis, RSV, pneumococcal, and shingles—remain suboptimal.
This opening session of PSA25's vaccination stream will explore Australian trends in vaccination rates, explore the changing role of pharmacist immunisers and explore workforce enhancements which can increase patient engagement and provide more responsive care.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, pharmacists will be able to:
- identify vaccination coverage trends for NIP vaccines and factors influencing coverage
- describe enablers and barriers to pharmacist-administered vaccination
- describe workflow and practice changes which will increase consumer engagement and uptake of recommended vaccines
Competency standards (2016): 1.6, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.6
Speakers
Mr Peter Guthrey
Senior Pharmacist - Strategic Policy
PSA
Driving higher vaccination rates
Biography
Peter Guthrey holds the position of Senior Pharmacist, Strategic Policy at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
Peter supports policy development, advocacy activities, media, regulatory submissions and practice advice.
Peter has driven key PSA policy work, including Pharmacists in 2023, Pharmacists in 2030 and PSA's medicine safety agenda, including PSA's flagship Medicine Safety report series.
Peter has over 17 years’ experience in pharmacy policy, regulation, advocacy, quality management and community pharmacy practice.
Peter maintains practice as a community pharmacist, working after-hours at Melbourne’s Ascot Vale Pharmacy.
