The Approved Training requirements in the Administration of Vaccines by Pharmacists SASA have been updated to allow approved pharmacist immunisers (have successfully completed an approved immunisation course) to complete self-directed learning to acquire competency relating to the vaccines being administered, including referencing the Australian Immunisation Handbook.
As per the COVID-19 vaccination SASA, approved pharmacist immunisers must complete COVID-19 vaccination training before they can administer COVID-19 vaccines.
SA Health provide a COVID-19 Immunisation Training course which is recognised and approved under the SASA.
Optional immunisation online training modules are available for completion in the GuildEd learning platform for pharmacists who prefer structured training.
It is important to note that GuildEd has changed and pharmacists are required to join the Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) to continue accessing GuildEd.
Steps for accessing the GuildEd Immunisation modules: