{"id":12588,"date":"2020-07-06T12:33:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T11:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stockportccg.nhs.uk\/practicehub\/?page_id=12588"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:05:49","slug":"immunisation-vaccination-initial-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stockportpracticehub.co.uk\/practicehub\/learning-and-development-portfolio\/immunisation-vaccination-initial-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunisation & Vaccination \u2013 Initial Training for Registered HCPs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Target Audience\/Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n

This training is aimed at Practice Nurses, Nurse Associates & Pharmacists whose role involves administering immunisations or advising on vaccinations as part of their clinical practice and have undertaken no previous training.<\/p>\n

Course Aim<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

To provide the required knowledge and skills to enable delegates 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.<\/p>\n

Course Content<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course content will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00b7Vaccine Immunology<\/td>\n\u00b7Vaccination and the Law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Vaccine Preventable Diseases<\/td>\n\u00b7Active and Passive Immunity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7What\u2019s in a Vaccine and Why?<\/td>\n\u00b7Killed\/Inactivated\u00a0 live Attenuated Subunit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Toxoid Vaccines<\/td>\n\u00b7Travel Vaccination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Infection Barriers<\/td>\n\u00b7What is a Vaccine?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Why Immunise?<\/td>\n\u00b7Vaccine Storage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Managing Pain<\/td>\n\u00b7Vaccine Efficacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Vaccine History<\/td>\n\u00b7Delivering Safe Immunisation Sessions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Developing, Testing and Licensing Vaccines<\/td>\n\u00b7Occupational Health Aspects of Immunisation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Individuals with Special Vaccination Requirements<\/td>\n\u00b7Managing Adverse Vaccine Events Post Immunisation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7Childhood Immunisations<\/p>\n
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  1. The Childhood Immunisation Schedule<\/li>\n
  2. Unscheduled Childhood Immunisations<\/li>\n
  3. Consent for Children’s Vaccinations<\/li>\n
  4. PSDs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
\u00b7Adult Immunisation Schedule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7PDG’s – Adult and Children<\/td>\n\u00b7Injection Technique (including size of needles)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Pre-requisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All delegates need to be up to date with their annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training.<\/p>\n

Course Duration<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n

This course runs for 3 full days.\u00a0 Please note all 3 days must be attended.<\/p>\n

Trainer\/Facilitator<\/strong> \u2013 The main lecturer for the Workshop will be Dr D Baxter, Consultant in Public Health<\/p>\n

Date\/Time\/Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n