Introduction to Immunisations Training – face-to-face event in Oxford

A two-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

Full Programme: https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/files/draft_intro_to_immunisation_programme_feb_2026.pdf/view