Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter Clinical Nurse Coordinator: Immunisation Population Health Waikato District Health Board With a diverse background from intensive care to primary care, Kim has specialised in immunisation for over 8 years now. Based at Waikato Hospital, Kim has project managed the establishment and coordination of the first hospital based opportunistic immunisation service in New Zealand, at Waikato Hospital, which has involved significant changes in service delivery and management to reduce inequalities for Maori and Pacific peoples. A large part of Kim’s role is involved in providing education for medical, midwifery and nursing staff; running secondary care specific vaccinator training days for hospital staff and nursing students. Continuing to improve and maintain the running of the opportunistic immunisation across the hospital campus, Kim also provides specialty immunisation services for those with allergies or high risk co-morbidities. Primary care staff are always welcome to contact Kim for advice and support with immunisation concerns for specific babies or children. Kim’s ethos is to provide a proactive, supportive environment to foster learning and education for others in the area of immunisation. She’s a mother of three and understands parents may have concerns regarding immunisation, and welcomes the opportunity to discuss this while providing factual and evidence based information. Discussing immunisation with parents and caregivers is one of the most challenging but enjoyable part of Kim’s role. The various issues and concerns that arise are great learning tools for future teaching with health care providers.
The Preventable Reality of Infectious Disease Nurses Programme Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 8:30am Duration: 60mins Sportsdrome Both varicella and pertussis will be discussed in this session, which will cover epidemiology, burden of disease, prevention strategies and the nurse’s role in ensuring parents are aware of their options for disease prevention. In NZ, pertussis is always circulating in the community putting infant’s at risk; therefore, it is important to continue vaccinating adults to help limit future epidemics. High vaccination coverage in infants and adults is important to contain current and prevent future epidemics and disease. Parents have a right to know about the prevention strategies for both varicella and pertussis. Varicella affects all children and infection can lead to serious complications. Certain groups of children (e.g. children with underlying medical conditions and those with eczema) can experience the disease severely if not protected by vaccination. This session will also provide advice on how to approach these discussions with parents. TAPS DA2614IG/14VAC/0009/14