Infectious Disease Screening and Vaccinations Guidelines for Patients Initiating Immunosuppression for Dermatologic Conditions: A Multidisciplinary Design and Quality Improvement Initiative.

Authors

• Ruby S Gibson
• Diana S Kim
• Min Ji Her
• Monica V Mahoney
• Paula Stering
• Simi Padival
• Daniel Taupin
• Martina L Porter

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2026

Abstract

Through a multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative, the Pre-Immunosuppression (Pre-IS) Clinic was created at a tertiary referral institution to ensure appropriate vaccination and infectious disease screening for patients on immunosuppressive medications. Consensus guidelines on immunisation and infectious disease screening for immunosuppressed patients were created through a multidisciplinary committee. The guidelines included three sections: (1) screening recommendations for chronic/latent infections prior to immunosuppression, (2) immunisation recommendations for immunosuppressed patients and (3) recommendations for household contacts of immunosuppressed patients. The workflow to the Pre-IS Clinic was optimised. We present the vaccination guidelines and workflow as an effective example of a multidisciplinary qualitive improvement initiative.

Volume

67

Issue

4

First Page

228

Last Page

236

ISSN

1440-0960

Published In/Presented At

Gibson, R. S., Kim, D. S., Her, M. J., Mahoney, M. V., Stering, P., Padival, S., Taupin, D., & Porter, M. L. (2026). Infectious Disease Screening and Vaccinations Guidelines for Patients Initiating Immunosuppression for Dermatologic Conditions: A Multidisciplinary Design and Quality Improvement Initiative. The Australasian journal of dermatology, 67(4), 228–236. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.70046

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

41603075

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article