<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Immunization on phiz</title><link>https://phiz.ca/tags/immunization/</link><description>Recent content in Immunization on phiz</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><copyright>Powered by [Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health](https://wdgpublichealth.ca/)</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://phiz.ca/tags/immunization/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Custom Vaccine Record Submission Portal: Enhancing Client Experience and Data Processes</title><link>https://phiz.ca/posts/2026-09-vaccine-submission-portal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://phiz.ca/posts/2026-09-vaccine-submission-portal/</guid><description/></item><item><title>VaxLink: streamlining vaccine workflows with barcodes</title><link>https://phiz.ca/posts/2026-03-vaxlink-innovation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://phiz.ca/posts/2026-03-vaxlink-innovation/</guid><description>&lt;p>Delivering quality, attentive service in an immunization clinic requires seamless workflows, but documentation remains a persistent bottleneck. While every vaccine vial features a standardized barcode rich with product and expiry data, clinical systems often lack complete integration. Even with partial support like selecting a lot number from a predefined list, immunizers must still visually decode labels, manually transcribe complex alphanumeric strings, and verify expiration dates by hand, shifting their focus away from the client.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Manual transcription inevitably degrades data quality. A single transposed digit in a lot number necessitates downstream reconciliation, while an inaccurately recorded expiry date introduces genuine clinical risk. Across the thousands of weekly vaccination encounters happening Canada-wide, these small transcription tasks add up to lost time and more opportunities for error.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>To mitigate these challenges, we built &lt;strong>VaxLink&lt;/strong>, an lightweight browser extension that automates vaccine barcode capture directly into existing clinical workflows. VaxLink leverages the Public Health Agency of Canada&amp;rsquo;s &lt;a href="https://nvc-cnv.canada.ca/en/vaccine-catalogue" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">National Vaccine Catalogue&lt;/a>, for its comprehensive registry of vaccines and lot numbers, enabling VaxLink to verify and enrich scanned vaccine information with an authoritative open data source.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>VaxLink: Vaccine Barcode Automation</title><link>https://phiz.ca/pilots/vaxlink-vaccine-barcode-automation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://phiz.ca/pilots/vaxlink-vaccine-barcode-automation/</guid><description/></item><item><title>SMS Alerts for Vaccine Clinics</title><link>https://phiz.ca/pilots/twilio-sms-vaccine-clinics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://phiz.ca/pilots/twilio-sms-vaccine-clinics/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Custom Immunization Notices</title><link>https://phiz.ca/pilots/custom-immunization-notices-typst/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://phiz.ca/pilots/custom-immunization-notices-typst/</guid><description/></item></channel></rss>