Annual Immunisation Update – Registered HCP (via Zoom)

This is a half day Annual Immunisation Update 2022 training course delivered on Zoom which has been developed in line with the ‘National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners‘ – PHE. 

So who is it suitable for?

All clinicians administering vaccines should undertake annual immunisation training to ensure they stay up to date in their practice. This course is therefore suitable for Occupational Health Clinicians, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, and other Registered Healthcare Professionals administering vaccines.

So what’s included in this half day Annual Immunisation Update  virtual course?

Firstly, this is an interactive, engaging, and comprehensive virtual course. We have therefore included all of the annual update modules recommended in the National Minimum Standards for Immunisation Training (PHE) document.

Annual Immunisation Update – Core Modules 

• Current issues in immunisation
• Recent epidemiology of vaccine preventable disease
• Any changes to vaccine recommendations or national policy
• Update on vaccine ordering, storage and administration
• Any changes to legislation relevant to vaccination
• Review of current practice, recent vaccine incidents and
  identification of areas for improvement
• Q&A session for problems encountered in practice

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

We have also include any update information on the the full set of vaccine products available for the National Childhood and Adult Schedule in the UK.

• Diphtheria
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
• Hepatitis B
• Human papillomavirus – HPV (certain serotypes)
• Measles
• Meningococcal disease (certain serogroups)
• Mumps
• Pertussis (whooping cough)
• Pneumococcal disease (certain serotypes)
• Polio
• Rotavirus
• Rubella
• Shingles
• Tetanus
• COVID-19
• Seasonal Influenza

So what’s NOT included in this Annual Immunisation Update virtual training course?

Adult and paediatric Basic Life support and Anaphylaxis Management are available in separate courses.

Are there any other considerations with immunisation training?

Please also note that Public Health England recommend a period of supervised practice in addition to comprehensive foundations of immunisation training for new immunisers (PHE).