{"id":3566,"date":"2021-11-11T14:46:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T04:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3566"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T04:46:27","slug":"community-pharmacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/coh-express\/community-pharmacy","title":{"rendered":"Community pharmacy driving new innovative approaches in vaccine rollout \u2013 WINNER"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Community

Congratulations to the Community and Oral Health (COH) pharmacy team who were crowned the winners of the innovation category of the COH Staff Excellence Awards for 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0Community and\u00a0Oral\u00a0Health\u00a0Pharmacy Vaccination Services team\u00a0led by Kerry Feilding\u00a0having been driving\u00a0ideas into action through innovative approaches by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>standing up\u00a0dozens of vaccination\u00a0clinics over the last\u00a0eight\u00a0months.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Community and Oral Health Acting Executive Director Glynis Schultz said\u00a0these achievements have not been without their challenges and have required adaptation of processes, creative problem solving and great flexibility.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA prime example of this is the flexibility and innovative thinking that enabled the conversion of spaces at a horse racing track and ex-car dealership into suitable environments for the preparation of hundreds of vaccinations per day,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChallenges such as suitable storage and transport for vaccines were overcome through the adaptability and willingness of staff to think outside the box.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00a02021, the Pharmacy department has:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Established a Pfizer Hub at STARS, which distributes stock to other vaccination clinics across Metro North, including cold chain monitoring and management.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Developed processes for dilution and draw up of vaccines, adhering to strict guidelines and requirements to ensure stability of vaccine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Onboarded and trained more than 30 pharmacy staff in vaccination handling processes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Established vaccination draw up areas at\u00a0multiple\u00a0vaccination sites\u00a0and pop-up clinics\u00a0across Metro North at short notice.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      \"\"Glynis said\u00a0Pharmacy\u00a0was a discipline bound by many legislative requirements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u201cThe COH Pharmacy department manage daily reporting, distribution and handling of vaccine within the bounds of the guidelines set down by the Vaccination Command Centre, yet still meet the organisation\u2019s expectations in regard to delivery targets and supply,\u201d\u00a0she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u201cThe staff in Pharmacy themselves have shown great resilience and flexibility as the service stretches to provide services across clinics running extended hours, while maintain services within COH.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u201cExisting staff have upskilled and worked additional shifts to cover rosters, while new staff have hit the ground running.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u201cFor most of them vaccination clinics are unchartered territory, but they have embraced the opportunity to learn new skills and processes with determination and focus.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Currently the COH Pharmacy Vaccination Services staff prepare and supply\u00a0thousands\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0vaccination\u00a0doses per day across\u00a0many sites including the new Boondall Mass\u00a0Vaccination Clinic, and\u00a0temporary\u00a0pop-up clinics at Schools, City Hall and Bunnings Warehouses.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Community and Oral Health Pharmacy Vaccination Services team led by Kerry Feilding having been driving ideas into action through innovative approaches by standing up dozens of vaccination clinics over the last eight months. <\/p>\n

      Community and Oral Health Acting Executive Director Glynis Schultz said these achievements have not been without their challenges and have required adaptation of processes, creative problem solving and great flexibility. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":3510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coh-express"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommunity pharmacy driving new innovative approaches in vaccine rollout \u2013 WINNER - Staff Extranet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Community pharmacy driving new innovative approaches in vaccine rollout \u2013 WINNER - Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Community and Oral Health Pharmacy Vaccination Services team led by Kerry Feilding having been driving ideas into action through innovative approaches by standing up dozens of vaccination clinics over the last eight months. 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