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Introduction to Immunisation Training
A 2-day training course aimed at healthcare professionals and healthcare support workers new to the role of administering, promoting, and advising on vaccination.
Content
1. The aims of vaccination, national vaccine policy and schedules
2. The immune response to vaccines and how vaccines work
3. Vaccine-preventable diseases
4. The different types of vaccines, their composition and their indications and contraindications
5. Current issues in vaccination
6. Communicating with patients, parents and carers about vaccines
7. Legal issues as applied to vaccination: consent and legal mechanisms to supply and administer vaccines
8. Storage and handling of vaccines
9. Correct administration of vaccines
10. Adverse reactions
11. Documentation
12. Strategies for optimising vaccination uptake
Date:
16 June 2026, 9:00
Venue:
Venue to be announced
Speaker:
Karen Ford (Oxford Vaccine Group)
Organising department:
Oxford Vaccine Group
Organiser contact email address:
immunisation@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Karen Ford (Oxford Vaccine Group)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/events/Intro_to_Imms_June_2026
Booking email:
immunisation@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk
Cost:
£390
Audience:
Healthcare Professionals
Editor:
Clara Lloyd
