Introduction to Immunisation
Course Content
Venue
Online via Microsoft Teams
Available dates
- May 23rd & 24th, 2024
- July 30th & 31st, 2024
- Sept 30th & Oct 01st, 2024
- Nov 28th & 29th, 2024
- January 30th & 31st, 2025
Please note this is a 2-day course and delegates will be required to attend both days.
Aimed at:
This course is open to all healthcare support workers providing an immunisation service to the general public. It is in line with the requirements set down by the National minimum standards and core curriculum for Immunisation training for registered healthcare providers (Feb. 2018)
Our Trainers
Katy Peters
Katy is a travel and immunisation specialist nurse and the Founder and CEO of London vaccination clinic, overseeing 7 private nurse-led travel clinics in central London, she is a member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and from where she was awarded the Cameron Lockie prize for excellence.
Katy is a leader in the field of immunisations, vaccine hesitancy, and travel health, a practice nurse and a previous aid worker for Medicines Sans Frontiers. Katy is a popular, engaging and motivational trainer.
Laura Kennedy
Laura is an experienced travel health nurse and has worked in private travel clinics over the last 10 years and assisted in setting up new clinics too.
Laura has also spent 7 years working in the NHS as a school immunisation nurse vaccinating school-aged children.
More recently she has created and delivered various training courses including vaccination training, travel health training, basic life support and anaphylaxis training to a variety of healthcare practitioners both face-to-face and online.
Objectives:
Our trainers will provide you with a grounded and comprehensive understanding of immunity and how vaccines work. It equips you with the confidence and knowledge to fully support individuals in their uptake of shingles, pneumonia and influenza vaccination whilst practicing confidently and safely within your role.
The learning areas include:
(related to shingles, pneumonia and influenza vaccines)
- The role as an immuniser
- The aims of immunisation, national vaccine policy and schedules
- The immune response to vaccines and how vaccines work
- The different types of vaccines, their composition and the indications and contraindications
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Current issues in immunisation
- Communicating with patients, parents and carers about vaccines
- Legal issues in immunisation
- Storage and handling of vaccines
- Correct administration of vaccines and injection technique
- Anaphylaxis and adverse reactions (basic review)**
- Documentation, record keeping and reporting
- Strategies for optimising immunisation uptake
- B12
- Mentorship, support and further learning
**Full training is required at your surgery.
Training includes:
- Certification
- Resources
- Access to Facebook group for support
On completion of immunisation training, the HCSW should only undertake immunisation if they feel competent to do so. This competence should be assessed and recorded, and each HCSW must be supported and supervised by a registered and experienced healthcare professional. Competency assessment, ongoing supervision, support and mentorship are seen as crucial in achieving clinical governance standards. In line with the national minimum standards and core curriculum for immunisation training of HCA’s.
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Related Courses
Consultancy
RIVA is led by Katy Peters, a world-class consultant on immunisation, travel health and health business issues. She has been teaching travel health and immunisation theory and practice for over 10 years.
Although Katy is an expert in her field, what makes her so effective and inspirational is her flair for public speaking and teaching. Her unique delivery, passion and willingness to share brings the subjects to life in a way that leaves a lasting impression and a solid foundation of knowledge.
Katy is massively interested in vaccination hesitancy and is available to support parents and individuals in making vaccination decisions, and help health care professionals steer people through their vaccine hesitancy.
Whether you need expert guidance for your health care business or you’re a concerned parent or professional looking for immunisation and vaccination advice, Katy is available as a consultant world-wide either to teach in person, or consult via teleconference. You can read more about Katy’s expertise here.
