Health Professionals

British Columbians rely on our province's network of dedicated health professionals to deliver vaccination services in communities across our province. To support health practitioners, here is a range of clinical resources and information on immunization, vaccine-preventable diseases and related issues.

We're adding new resources all the time, so check back often!

Can't find what you're looking for? Don't forget to browse our collection of Questions and Answers!

If you have a question about immunization and can't find the answer on ImmunizeBC, contact your local public health unit. 

New and noteworthy

• Adverse Events Folllowing Immunization - Revisions to section IX, BCCDC Immunization Program
• Adverse Events Following Immunization - FOR PHARMACISTS - Revisions to section IX, BCCDC Immunization Program - 

Influenza:

• Health Care Worker Influenza Control Program - Questions and Answers

• VIDEO: Learn More About Wearing a Mask as Part of the Influenza Protection Policy

• VIDEO: Dr. Perry Kendall - Flu Vaccinations for Health Care Professionals

HPV Vaccine One-Time Program for Young Women born in 1991-1993:

• MSP HPV Vaccine Codes for Physicians
• Clinical Q&A
• Programmatic Q&A
• Healthfile / Immunization Record
• *VIDEO* An educational update for health care providers for the one-time HPV program: GSK - Cervarix: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Types 16-18

Other

• BC Medical Journal Article about new immunization programs
• BC Child Immunization Schedule for Health professionals (Effective Jan.1, 2012)
• Rotavirus Vaccine Program in BC: Q&A (updated Feb 2012)
• Varicella Program Change: Q&A (updated September 2012).
• Hepatitis A for Aboriginal Persons: Q&A (updated March 2012)
• Physician survey results show support for Rotavirus vaccine
• Sign up to be an Immunization advocate as part of our new "Modern Families - I Have Immunity" campaign
• Extra Protection Checklist for Non-Publicly Funded Vaccines 
• Health care professional parent handout for non-pubicly funded vaccines

Popular resources

• Routine Vaccine Immunizations for Healthcare Workers
• Immunization Communication Tool for Immunizers - how to answer questions from patients about immunization
• HPV Immunization Communication Tool
• Immunization Competency Online Course for nurses