This article will detail the metrics within the Vaccination Support: Shingles vaccine cabinet
This cabinet is available to our Best Practice software integration customers.
The Vaccination Support: Shingles vaccine cabinet contains metrics to support your practice to deliver the Shingles vaccination in your practice to your patients.
To navigate to this cabinet go to Clinic Optimisation > Vaccination Support > Shingles vaccine.
The sections included in this article are:
- Patients eligible for two doses of Shingrix
- Patients who have received first dose of Shingrix and possibly require a second
- Patients who have received 2 doses of Shingrix
- Patients possibly eligible for Shingrix Shingles vaccine
1. Patient eligibility
Use these metrics to help you identify the patients at the clinic who are eligible to receive a Shingrix Shingles vaccination.
TOP TIP! Read the Department of Health & Aged Care information on Shingles vaccine and NIP eligibility here.
Find the Australian Immunisation Handbook recommendations on Zoster (Shingles) vaccine here.
The Australian Immunisation Handbook recommends shingles vaccination for specific groups including:
- people ages 50 years and over
- immunocompromised people aged 18 years and over
- people aged 50 years and over who live in the same household as someone who has a weakened immune system.
According to the Department of Health & Aged Care, free shingles vaccination under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) is available for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles.
A 2-dose course of Shingrix is available for free for:
- people aged 65 years and over
- First Nations people aged 50 years and over
- immunocompromised people aged 18 years and over with the following medical conditions:
- haematopoietic stem cell transplant
- solid organ transplant
- haematological malignancy
- advanced or untreated HIV.
Cubiko identifies all patients who are immunocompromised with a wide range of medical conditions, including conditions outside the four specified in NIP eligibility.
Please always consult a Practitioner to determine if the patient is eligible for the NIP.
Patients eligible for two doses of Shingrix
The number of patients eligible for two doses of the Shingix Shingles vaccine. Use the age and ethnicity filters to refine this number.
Patients who have received first dose of Shingrix and possibly require a second
The number of patients who have received their first dose of Shingrix and possibly require a second. Use the age and ethnicity filters to refine this number.
Patients who have received 2 doses of Shingrix
The number of patients who have received 2 doses of Shingrix. Use the age and ethnicity filters to refine this number.
Patients possibly eligible for Shingrix Shingles vaccine
This table provides a list of patients who are potentially eligible for the Shingrix Shingles vaccine.
Use the drop-down filter on the right-hand side of the table to show patients who have received either no doses, one dose or all patients showing as eligible for the Shingrix vaccine.
TOP TIP! Use our age bracket and ethnicity filter to focus on patients you want to recall as a higher priority, such as those eligible for a 2-dose course under the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
These include your patients aged 65 years and over and First Nations people aged 50 years and over.
