VaxiMums project: Linking maternal vaccination data to pregnancy outcomes to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
Brisbane South PHN are supporting the University of Queensland (UQ) with their VaxiMums research project. The VaxiMums project will link the Queensland Perinatal data collection with the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to identify the vaccinations administered during pregnancy, analyse any gaps in the knowledge of maternal vaccines and evaluate the effectiveness of the maternal vaccination program.
The analysis of this data will help researchers understand the number of maternal vaccines administered and evaluate the effectiveness of the maternal vaccination program in Queensland. It's hoped that results from the research can then be used to further improve maternal and infant health outcomes through evidenced-based vaccination information.
Primary Sense general practice data to assist with the research
This study will use Primary Sense (PS) data collected from participating general practices in the Brisbane South PHN region. Data shared with UQ will be completely de-identified and will not allow for re-identification of patients or GPs and general practices. (All analyses will be made at the regional level, and not at the level of individual general practices.)
The sharing of de-identified Primary Sense practice data is approved for the VaxiMums Project in accordance with Schedule 1, Item 6 of the Data Sharing and Software License Agreement for Primary Sense.
General practices can choose to opt-out of sharing their data with researchers
General practices that use the Primary Sense platform have the option to opt out of sharing Primary Sense data for this project before Friday 30 August 2024. To opt out of sharing Primary Sense Data shared with Brisbane South PHN please visit: https://surveyresearch.com.au/n/WY1SK0Y
More about our support for the project
Learn more about the project, its ethics approval and expected timeframe on our website: www.bsphn.org.au/practice-support/digital-health/primary-sense#projects-using-shared-primary-sense-data
General practice support for Primary Sense is available
For further support, contact Brisbane South PHN's Primary Health team at support@bsphn.org.au or phone 07 3864 7555.