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Driving Higher Vaccination Rates

Saturday, October 18, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Rydges South Bank Ballroom
Sponsored By:
GSK

Overview

Peter Guthrey - Senior Pharmacist | Strategic Policy and Advocacy, PSA


Details

This workshop will explore strategies to enhance overall vaccination rates, specifically focusing on HPV, pertussis, RSV, shingles, and pneumococcal diseases. Participants will review current trends in vaccination efforts and learn how to utilise community partnerships to expand their reach. The discussion will also cover communication techniques to combat vaccine hesitancy and detail practical approaches to optimise the vaccination process for these key immunisations. Learning Objectives: - Identify vaccination trends for HPV, Pertussis, RSV, Shingles, and Pneumococcal vaccines. - Discuss targeted outreach strategies to increase vaccine uptake in at-risk populations. - Describe communication strategies to reduce vaccine hesitancy. Competency standards (2016): 1.6, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.6

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