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General Practice Nursing Foundations course
Immunisation: Pre-module information
Thankyou for enrolling. Can't wait to meet you!
Hi! I'm Alys and you can read all about me HERE if you want to know some of my background. I am looking forward to delivering your upcoming foundation immunisation training.
What to expect: Please have a read of the relevant information on Brightspace, plus all my personal tips below so you can feel nice and prepared for the training.
Please note below (in blue) there are some recommendations for printing (or bookmarking if you would rather not print) in advance as this might help you to have some things to hand during the course.
The module will run over two days. 0915-1630 each day. Both days will include a short registration and informal Q&A period at the start, and 3 breaks throughout the day (to ensure you keep the coffee flowing!).
Morning break will be 15 minutes at around 1100.
Lunch will be around 1300 for half an hour.
Afternoon break will be around 1500 for a further 15 minutes.
Refer to Brightspace for any important information or changes along the way, and to get your joining link.
The platform we will be using is Zoom. It will help if you can download the programme in advance if you haven't already done so. There is more functionality if you have the programme rather than join online. Please ensure you have a working webcam and mic to make the most of our time together, and ensure you are all comfortably set up so you don't get stiff! (It's a long time to be on Zoom afterall).
You will have access to the full course presentation during the course. The password is 'Learning'
Course Outline
DAY TWO:
Consolidation of injection technique and practice: how NOT to do it.
The vaccine programmes: A deep dive into some fabulous life-saving vaccines. This will be tailored to your role and the vaccines given in general practice.
We will be getting started on the workbooks on this day. You do not have to complete them in advance of the course. It might help to check out the format of it in advance though so you are familiar with the layout.
For day 2 please have the course workbook printed and at the ready (the workbook contains 5 'disease pages' - please find and print this extra insert document too to cover the full immunisation programme and any others that might come later).
Other documents you may find useful to print as 'cheat sheets' for your portfolio and use on day two of the course are:
DAY ONE – MORNING
The aims of immunisation
How vaccines work
Current hot topics
Legal issues
Communication about vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.
DAY ONE – AFTERNOON
Vaccine management, storage and handling of vaccines, documentation and record keeping.
Adverse reactions and anaphylaxis.
How to give an injection – correct techniques for the vaccines you will be administering.
These are the key documents that you will benefit from having printed in advance for day one:
Anaphylaxis algorithm poster for use in vaccination settings
FURTHER PREPARATION
Take a look at the following pages of this website just so you are familiar with where all the guidance is that we will be referring to during the course:. You don't have to read every word of everything, it's just so you are familiar with where to continue the learning after the course. These pages form a 'reference list' for everything (and more) that I tend to bring up on immunisation courses.
Immunisation key documents and guidance Here you will find all the competency and guidance documents surrounding immunisation and useful information about legal mechanisms for administering vaccines.
Hesitancy and uptake Here you will find helpful articles and suggestions for increasing your uptake and reassuring the concerned public when it comes to misinformation.
The vaccine portals Here you will find a page for every vaccine in the UK with specific guidance and infomration around each one. PGD's, Green Book links, posters, cheat sheets, extra reading, and so on.
Consultation tools Here you will find lots of resources for helping your appointments run well, things like working out vaccine histories from abroad, useful leaflets for patients and revision aids.
Techniques Here you will find the practical tips around administration and some really picky things about medication administration.
