Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
This training is aimed at Practice Nurses & Pharmacists whose role involves administering immunisations or advising on vaccinations as part of their clinical practice and have undertaken no previous training.
Course Aim
To provide the required knowledge and skills to enable Practice Nurses and Pharmacists to administer and advise on immunisations and vaccinations following a practical programme undertaken with an experienced practitioner in the general practice setting. In addition it will strengthen competencies around managing adverse events including anaphylaxis.
Course Content
Course content will include:
| ·Vaccine Immology | ·Vaccination and the Law |
| ·Vaccine Preventable Diseases | ·Active and Passive Immunity |
| ·What’s in a Vaccine and Why? | ·Killed/Inactivated live Attenuated Subunit |
| ·Toxoid Vaccines | ·Travel Vaccination |
| ·Infection Barriers | ·What is a Vaccine? |
| ·Why Immunise? | ·Vaccine Storage |
| ·Managing Pain | ·Vaccine Efficacy |
| ·Vaccine History | ·Delivering Safe Immunisation Sessions |
| ·Developing, Testing and Licensing Vaccines | ·Occupational Health Aspects of Immunisation |
| ·Individuals with Special Vaccination Requirements | ·Managing Adverse Vaccine Events Post Immunisation |
Course Duration –
This course runs for 3 full days. Please note all 3 days must be attended.
Trainer/Facilitator – The main lecturer for the Workshop will be Dr D Baxter, Director of Infection Control and Prevention
Date/Time/Venue
- Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st June 2024, Pinewood House, G24, Stepping Hill Hospital
- Monday 9th – Wednesday 11th September 2024, Pinewood House, G24, Stepping Hill Hospital
- Wednesday 23rd – Friday 25th October 2024, Pinewood House, G24, Stepping Hill Hospital
Cost
This course is free of charge for all those who work in Stockport General Practices.
Booking Process/Additional Information
- Please complete the Application Form and send to stella.matley@stockport.nhs.uk (no payment details required for Stockport General Practice)
- Any enquiries please email Stella Matley stella.matley@stockport.nhs.uk or call 0161 419 4685.
- Annual Immunology Study Days are available for delegates who have attended Dr Baxter’s three day workshop within the last five years. Please contact the Medical Education Centre for details.