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Georgina Lewis
Malvern,VIC
Summary
Accomplished Clinical Manager/Research Nurse (Immunisation) with a proven track record at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, showcasing expertise in clinical leadership and team management. Renowned for fostering teamwork, with significant achievements in vaccine safety and immunisation practice. Demonstrates exceptional training skills and a commitment to excellence in paediatric healthcare through experience at the Royal Children's Hospital. Special interests include vaccine safety, surveillance, education and immunisation research.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Manager/Research Nurse - SAEFVIC
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
05.2007 - Current
- Day-to-day coordination for the SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community) clinical services and leadership to the nursing team, working closely with the surveillance team and Director of SAEFVIC (since 2014)
- Clinical immunisation practice, telephone advice, data entry, surveillance and supervision of clinical research nurse and administration staff.
Casual Nurse Immuniser
City of Stonnington
10.2006 - Current
- Deliver immunisation programs in the city of Stonnington in accordance with the National Immunisation Program (NIP)
Nurse Immuniser - RCH Immunisation Service
Royal Children's Hospital
01.2007 - 08.2012
- Clinical immunisation practice – routine childhood immunisation in line with National Immunisation program (NIP), opportunistic immunisation, catch up immunisation, immigrant health
- Telephone advice
- Education
- Collaboration with stakeholders, including Department of Health
Bed Coordinator/Unit Manager - DMU/Pre Surg
Royal Children's Hospital
07.1999 - 04.2004
- Daily responsibility for coordinating patient access (elective and emergency) to inpatient beds across the organisation.
- Daily management and clinical direction in combined Day Medical Unit and Pre Surgical Centre
Registered Nurse/ANUM
Royal Children's Hospital
02.1990 - 07.1999
- Graduate Nurse Program/Registered nurse (Gen med)
- Associate Unit Manager – 5th Floor (Acute General Medicine)
- Clinical Associate/teacher (nursing undergraduates in the paediatric setting)
Education
Nurse Immuniser Program -
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC01-2006
Post Graduate Diploma - Nursing (Paediatrics) -
University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC01-1994
Bachelor of Nursing -
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC01-1993
Diploma of Applied Sciences - Nursing
Lincoln School of Health Sciences
Abbotsford, VIC01-1989
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Training and mentoring
- Clinical education
- Management skills
- Vaccine administration
- Management of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI)
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) - annual
- First aid HLTAID011
- Managing immunisation emergencies and CPR (HLTAID009)
- Accredited Nurse Immuniser
Presentations
2024 Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference - Brisbane
- Injection site reaction is no deterrent to completing the Shingrix 2-dose schedule
- You're not the only one: Bearing the bulk of vaccination error
2023 Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation Conference
- Reflective error: learning from large-scale vaccination error events, Victoria, Australia
2022 Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference - Sydney
- Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation: SAEFVIC service 2021 revolution and evolution (oral)
2021 Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference - Perth(hybrid)
- Re-vaccination protocol for Dravet syndrome: experience at Royal Children's Hospital 2016 – 2019 (recorded)
Interests
Affiliations
- Member - ANMF
- Adviser - Melbourne vaccine Education Centre
Professional Development
October 2024
Leading Self & Others to Success Program - MCRI
Publications
2022
Vaccine safety in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned on the frontline
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36408022/
2021
Recurrent lipoatrophy following multiple vaccinations: A case study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34602300/
Timeline
Clinical Manager/Research Nurse - SAEFVIC
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
05.2007 - Current
Nurse Immuniser - RCH Immunisation Service
Royal Children's Hospital
01.2007 - 08.2012
Casual Nurse Immuniser
City of Stonnington
10.2006 - Current
Bed Coordinator/Unit Manager - DMU/Pre Surg
Royal Children's Hospital
07.1999 - 04.2004
Registered Nurse/ANUM
Royal Children's Hospital
02.1990 - 07.1999
Nurse Immuniser Program -
La Trobe University
Post Graduate Diploma - Nursing (Paediatrics) -
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Nursing -
La Trobe University
Diploma of Applied Sciences - Nursing
Lincoln School of Health Sciences
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