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Immunisation Vaccines
The Immunisation Vaccines dataset is a list of vaccines by brand name and includes the AIR Export Codes.

Encounters
Open a service recording for patient interactions and add clinical items, record progress notes, prescribe medications, review investigations, write referrals and manage recalls.
- Encounters
  Record patient encounters in Communicare using any one of the following methods.
- Medications
  This topic covers all Medications Management functionality within Communicare.
- Clinical Support
  - Investigations and documents
    Communicare receives pathology and imaging results, letters and other documents electronically and sends documents and letters electronically using HL7 messages.
  - Referral Management
    Manage incoming internal and external referrals from a single list.
  - Birth Notifications
    For customers who belong to the Western Australian Country Health Service, use the Birth Notifications module to manage notifications related to births from a single list.
  - Recalls
    Recalls are the elements that make up a care plan. Recalls can be either generated automatically by Communicare or manually created by the user.
  - Datasets
    Datasets are a user-friendly coding system, giving health professionals a standardised way to record data and report on data entered in a patient’s clinical record.
    - Australian Nurse-Family Partnership Program
      The Australian Nurse-Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) dataset is available to health services registered as ANFPP providers.
    - Communicare Infrastructure
      This dataset must not be disabled. It is used by Communicare internally and many parts of Communicare depend on it.
    - Communicare Value Added
      The Communicare Value Added dataset includes clinical item types not yet included in ICPC-2 PLUS, such as custom check-ups and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Checks. This data set is required for antenatal care reporting.
    - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service
      The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service (DATS) dataset is required for residential drug and alcohol services that need to submit data using the National Minimum Dataset. There are variations for NSW.
    - Flinders Care Plan
      The Flinders Care Plan dataset is made available to health services that are part of the Flinders Program and have undergone required training with Flinders University, S.A.
    - Home Support Programs
      Communicare supports three home support programs.
    - Headspace
      Headspace provides mental health support services to young people aged 12 to 25 years, who are experiencing, or at risk, of mental ill-health.
    - Healthy Under 5 Kids
      The Healthy Under 5 Kids dataset supports the Healthy Under 5 Kids Partnering with Families Program (2019), Northern Territory Government, Department of Health (DoH) initiative.
    - ICPC-2 PLUS
      ICPC-2 PLUS (also known as the BEACH coding system) is a clinical terminology classified to the International Classification of Primary Care, Version 2 (ICPC-2).
    - Immunisation Age Based Reviews
      The Immunisation Age Based Reviews dataset defines regular immunisation reviews based on age.
    - Immunisation Vaccines
      The Immunisation Vaccines dataset is a list of vaccines by brand name and includes the AIR Export Codes.
    - Integrated Team Care
      You can use Communicare to record Integrated Team Care (ITC) activity.
    - iSISTAQUIT
      The iSISTAQUIT dataset is made available to health services that are part of the iSISTAQUIT research program and have undergone the required training with the University of Newcastle.
    - NDIS
      Communicare has developed a simple workflow and dataset for services that provide NDIS brokerage or support coordination.
    - Primary Mental Health Care
      Many Communicare health services are required to submit data relating to primary mental health contacts to the Government via the local Primary Health Network. Communicare has an optional dataset and reports suite to address both data collection and data upload.
    - RACGP Aboriginal & TSI Health Check
      The RACGP Aboriginal & TSI Health Check dataset enables the combined annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health check which was developed in conjunction with the RACGP and NACCHO.
    - RHD and acute rheumatic fever
      You can use Communicare to manage RHD check-ups and reviews.
    - STRIVE
      The STRIVE dataset enables you to paticipate in the randomised community trial to control sexually transmitted infections in remote Aboriginal communities in northern and central Australia.
    - Tackling Smoking
      The Tackling Smoking dataset captures data required for the South Australian Tackling Smoking Program.
    - The George Institute
      The George Institute dataset enables integration with The George Institute HealthTracker™.

Immunisation Vaccines

The Immunisation Vaccines dataset is a list of vaccines by brand name and includes the AIR Export Codes.

When this dataset is enabled, the vaccines can be recorded as structured data (clinical items and qualifiers) within Communicare.

The vaccine clinical items are populated with the AIR vaccine code in the clinical items export code field. The export code is one of the components that will transmit the immunisation notification to the AIR. Without the AIR export code, the immunisation will not be transmitted to the AIR.

The AIR export codes are sourced from Services Australia: Services Australia AIR export codes.

Immunisations

Influenza immunisations are recognised using the Export Codes on clinical items of type Immunisation;brand code for the GNFLU vaccine and its equivalents, described in Equivalent and partial equivalent vaccines table - GNFLU entry. For example, GNFLU, PANVAX, FLUVAX, and so on. These vaccines may change annually.

Note: COVID-19 vaccines, such as Pfizer Comirnaty and AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, are listed in the Non-standard vaccines and Equivalent and partial equivalent vaccines tables. For example, ASTCOV, BHACOV, COMIRN, COVAST, GAMSPU, MODERN, NOVNUV, SINCOR.

For customers using the Immunisation Vaccines dataset, example codes include:

Immunisation;flu, GNFLU
Immunisation;influenza, GNFLU
Immunisation;Afluria Quad, AFLR
Immunisation;Agrippal, AGRPAL
Immunisation;Flucelvax Quad, FCELQD
Immunisation;Fluzone High-Dose Quad, FLHDQD
Immunisation;Fluarix, FLRIX
Immunisation;Fluad, FLUAD
Immunisation;Fluzone High-Dose, FLUHID
Immunisation;Fluad Quad, FLUQAD
Immunisation;Fluarix Tetra, FLUTET
Immunisation;bioCSL Fluvax, FLUVAX
Immunisation;Fluvirin, FLVRN
Immunisation;FluQuadri Junior, FQDJN
Immunisation;FluQuadri, FQUAD
Immunisation;Fluvax Junior, FVXJNR
Immunisation;Influvac Tetra, INFLTA
Immunisation;Influvac, INFLUV
Immunisation;Panvax (H1N1 Influenza), PANVAX
Immunisation;Panvax (H1N1) 0.25ml, PANVAX
Immunisation;Panvax (H1N1) 0.5ml, PANVAX
Immunisation;Vaxigrip, VAXGRP
Immunisation;Vaxigrip Tetra, VAXTET
Immunisation;Vaxigrip Junior, VGRJNR

14 November 2023