Educational Series – Immunisation in Older Adults
This publication reviews the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in older adults, immunisation policies and practices in older adults, and vaccines currently available in New Zealand for older adults. The content is intended for all healthcare professionals working in the aged care sector, including general practitioners, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, geriatricians and pharmacists.
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Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris is an Associate Professor in vaccinology in the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland. She leads international collaborative research on vaccine safety and effectiveness and is a co-director of the Global Vaccine Data Network. Her work focuses on protecting populations through evidence-based immunisation policies, science […]
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Dr Xaviour Walker
Xaviour Walker is a consultant geriatrician and internal medicine physician at Dunedin Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Southern and honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Otago. He is a graduate of the University of Otago Medical School and completed his post graduate medical training from Harvard, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he also received […]
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