The ESPID Wiser Immuniser Course is an online training programme designed to strengthen healthcare professionals’ knowledge of vaccine-preventable diseases, immunization practices, and vaccine communication. The course aims to build confidence in providing accurate, evidence-based vaccine information to patients, parents, and caregivers.
Key topics include:
measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, pneumococcal and meningococcal disease, Hib, influenza, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, rotavirus, hepatitis, HPV, antenatal immunization, and effective communication about vaccines.
The competencies for the modules incorporate some of the guidance from Public Health England’s National Minimum Standards for Immunisation Training (Public Health England, 2005) and include:
- clinical presentation, diagnosis and prognosis of some diseases for which the vaccines are recommended
- the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases
- true contraindications, specific considerations and possible side effects of vaccines
- advising parents (or people with parental responsibility) about immunisation for children.
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