People at highest risk of being hospitalised with flu are:
- babies
- people more than 65 years old
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- pregnant women
- people with long-term medical conditions
- people who have weakened immune systems
- people who are obese
- people who smoke
- people who haven’t been vaccinated against the flu.
Long-term medical conditions that can lead to an individual having a serious case of the flu include:
- heart disease
- lung disease
- nervous system conditions like multiple sclerosis
- liver and kidney disease
- diabetes
- blood diseases.
Available influenza related PenCat recipes are available below:
- Identify patients at risk for Influenza based on age, ethnicity or pregnancy – CAT Recipes – PenCS Help
- Identify Patients at risk for influenza with predisposing conditions – CAT Recipes – PenCS Help
- QIM 4 – Influenza immunisation for patients aged 65 and over – CAT Recipes – PenCS Help
- QIM 5 – Influenza immunisation for patients with diabetes – CAT Recipes – PenCS Help
- QIM 6 – Influenza immunisation for patients with COPD – CAT Recipes – PenCS Help.