COURSE DESCRIPTION

This  course is in accordance with the National Minimum Standards  for flu vaccination/immunisation training. An intensive one day refresher workshop combining both theory and practicals.

NB: you can only enrol if you have attended the 2or 3 days vaccination programme in the past and you are due for an update. Evidence will be required before you can sign up on this refresher course.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Current issues and controversies regarding immunisation
• Communication with patients and parents
• Medicines management – Storage and handling of vaccines
• Documentation, record keeping and reporting
• Strategies for improving immunisation rates

• The professional and legal issues relating to vaccination programmes.
• Issues surrounding consent and restraint when vaccinating children.
• The importance of proper vaccine storage and handling.
• The immune system and how vaccines work
• Identify vaccine-preventable diseases.
• The different types of vaccines used and their composition
• How to prepare for immunisation and support patients.
• Identify an appropriate anatomical site for vaccination in adults and children.
• Safely perform a vaccination following a period of supervised practice and assessment of competency.
• Identify complications associated with vaccination.
• The pathophysiology and triggers of anaphylaxis, and management.
• Identify the early signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to manage this emergency condition.

CERTIFICATION

Upon completion delegates will receive certificate of attendance.NB: Competency must be achieved within the workplace within 6 months of attending the course.We are unable to organise any voluntary work in hospitals for you to gain further experience. You will have to arrange this yourself.