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Foundation Immunisation (Incl Childhood Imms) for GPNs & NAs

Duration:
2 days (virtual on MS Teams) - You must attend both days to complete the course

Staff group:
GPNs & NAs 

Course Outline: Immunisation Foundation Course in line with the Public Health England National Minimum Training Standards. This document sets out a recommended minimum framework for training to meet the needs of all registered healthcare practitioners with a role in immunisation.

In order to ensure the ongoing delivery of a high quality, safe and effective immunisation programme that achieves high uptake, it is important that all practitioners involved in the delivery of immunisation programmes have a high level of knowledge and are confident in immunisation policy and procedures. This course aims to deliver a comprehensive foundation training package for those registered clinicians new to immunisations.

Course Aim: To equip registered practitioners with the latest guidance on our national immunisation programmes, and raise awareness to available resources to respond to the challenges encountered whilst delivering adult and childhood immunisations – includes both routine and selective vaccination programmes part of the UK vaccination schedule.

For more information please view our Immunisations guidance page.

Course Summary:

  • Aims of Immunisation
  • National policy
  • Recent epidemiology of vaccine preventable diseases
  • Immunology
  • Recent changes to the routine childhood and adult vaccination schedule
  • Algorithm for incomplete/uncertain immunisations
  • Revised recommendations for live vaccines
  • Vaccine Administration
  • Types of vaccines
  • Legal Frameworks for delivering vaccinations by other healthcare professionals
  • Any changes to legislation relevant to vaccination
  • Current issues or controversies about vaccination programmes
  • Cold Chain Management/Vaccine Storage
  • Managing vaccine incidents
  • Anaphylaxis recognition and management (an overview but not replacing the annual BLS mandatory training)
  • Frequently asked questions and learning from common vaccine related incidents
  • Scenarios
  • Immunisation Quiz


B
ook now: 19 and 20 June 2024. Training will be held on Microsoft Teams.

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