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Immunisation Update
A review and update to meet practice nurse CPD
Includes the latest information regarding the current Swine Flu outbreak.
This an opportunity to review and update the ‘who’ ‘how’ and ‘what’ of policy development in immunisation and vaccination and the national minimum standards for immunisation and the HPA core curriculum; the new Green Book – DH 2006
Includes childhood and travel immunisation update
Course Content
Current issues in vaccination
Recent epidemiology of vaccine preventable diseases
Any changes to the National Immunisation Schedule
Any changes to legislation relevant to vaccination
Anaphylaxis recognition and management
Review of current practice and identifi cation of areas for improvement
Q&A session for commonly encountered problems in practice
Ref: National Minimum Standards for Immunisation Training, Health Protection Agency, June 2005
Aims/Outcomes
- Be able to provide accurate and up to date information about diseases and vaccines
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Provide a safe, effective and high standard of care
This course will be attended by
- Nurses
- Healthcare Support Workers
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