Update on Adult and Child Immunisations

Course Objectives

• Understand how vaccines prevent disease, protect communities through herd immunity, and impact global health.
• Review childhood and adult immunisation schedules, key vaccines, and the differences between live and inactivated vaccines.
• Learn how vaccines work, their safety monitoring, and common side effects.
• Identify causes of vaccine hesitancy and develop effective communication strategies to build patient confidence.
• Master correct vaccine administration, recognise contraindications, and manage adverse reactions.
• Understand consent, legal policies, and ethical issues in vaccination.

Learning Outcomes

• You will be able to describe the role of vaccines, herd immunity and their impact on health
• Outline the childhood and adult immunisation schedules
• Explain how vaccines work and the safety monitoring processes in place.
• Identify causes of vaccine hesitancy and develop effective communication strategies.
• Demonstrate correct vaccine administration and manage adverse reactions.
• Understand the legal, ethical, and consent requirements related to vaccination.

Attendee Feedback

“A very clear, concise and relevant training session. I will definitely be recommending this course to colleagues.”
GPN/Practice Nurse

“The information given during this update was very informative and useful. This course is great for anyone who wants clear instructions to enable good practice.
HCA

“I would recommend this course because I now understand why and how to administer certain vaccines. I feel more confident if a patient asks for further information.”
GPN/Practice Nurse