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Building Immunization Standards for Health Science Students: A Proposal Julie Fairservice BScN, Clinic Director, Campus Health Centre, McMaster University Pam Komonoski, RN Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan Patricia Mirwaldt, MD, Director Student Health Services, University of British Columbia Ben Tan, MD, FRCPC, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Royal University Hospital

Building Immunization Standards for Health Science Students: A Proposal Julie Fairservice BScN, Clinic Director, Campus Health Centre, McMaster University

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Page 1: Building Immunization Standards for Health Science Students: A Proposal Julie Fairservice BScN, Clinic Director, Campus Health Centre, McMaster University

Building Immunization Standards for Health Science Students: A Proposal

Julie Fairservice BScN, Clinic Director, Campus Health Centre, McMaster University

Pam Komonoski, RN Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan

Patricia Mirwaldt, MD, Director Student Health Services, University of British Columbia

Ben Tan, MD, FRCPC, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Royal University Hospital

Page 2: Building Immunization Standards for Health Science Students: A Proposal Julie Fairservice BScN, Clinic Director, Campus Health Centre, McMaster University

1.For participants to develop knowledge of best practice immunization guidelines for Health Science students.

2.To implement a standardized national immunization form.

3.To enable participants to provide seamless service to Health Science students.

Learning Objectives

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Background

Increase demand for immunization services Increase in requests to complete numerous,

different immunization forms for colleges across the country

Frustration…..for students and staff. Students begin to ask “Can we please have one common form?”

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Barriers / Issues•Cost of service•Volume of Service•Acceptance of Service: Requirements vary among faculties, clinical placement areas and from province to province•Incomplete records•Frequency of testing•Information sharing•College Specifics

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Immunization and TestingRecommendations

Dr Tan

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Recommendations

1. Canadian standard for testing and immunization2. Integrated guidelines for faculties and receiving agencies3. Common form - portability4. Adequate resources to provide testing, immunizations and

education and to track students and document results, deal with positive cases

5. Adequate funding to Student Health Services to manage the programme

6. Regular review of immunization and testing recommendations

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Canadian Standard for Testing and Immunization

1.Create a proposal2.Liaison with national professional education

associations3.Liaison with faculties , schools and training

programmes 4.Liaison with receiving agencies ( hospitals,

health authorities)

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Resources

1.Expertise in immunization protocols (RN with support from MD)

2.Arrange for regular support from Infectious disease/ Public Health

3.Time to provide testing immunizations , document and educate, follow up on non compliers and significant results and call labs

4.$180.00 per first year student

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Next Steps

1.Are we in agreement on common recommendations and form?

2.Who will take on roles of liaison?3.Should we start substituting the common

form now?4.Lobby Faculties, Central Administration and

Health Safety on your campus re funding

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