This publication summarises a webinar held on Thursday 21st November 2024. The symposium featured presentations from Louise Talbot, a registered pharmacist and authorised vaccinator, Dr Natalie Gauld, a pharmacist, lecturer and researcher, and Natalie Davis, Healthcare Partnerships Manager at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The webinar was organised and funded by GSK.
There has been significant progress in New Zealand to enable immunisation in pharmacy. As we see more pharmacies open their consultation rooms to immunisations and pharmacists becoming vaccinators, there is greater potential for pharmacy to improve immunisation coverage for New Zealanders. Beyond removing systemic barriers, optimising immunisation services in pharmacy relies heavily on pharmacist proactivity. Here, we summarise the many elements that can help shift the needle to engage customers in their immunisation journey.
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