The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health are running a Fundamentals of Immunisation course. This 2-day intense theoretical course is designed for those new to a role in immunisation and is most suited to those who give or advise on a range of different vaccines.

The course comprises of a series of lectures from national immunisation experts and will provide delegates with the latest information on the range of topics included in the ‘Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training’ . A basic level of prior immunisation knowledge and familiarity with the Green Book (Immunisation against infectious disease) will be assumed.

The programme includes the following topics:

• why immunisation matters
• the scientific basis of national vaccine policy: designing, informing and monitoring immunisation programmes
• immunology of immunisation
• vaccine manufacture and vaccine trials
• monitoring vaccine safety
• current issues in vaccine preventable diseases
• vaccine coverage data collections
• legal issues including consent
• practical issues: storage and administration
• maximising immunisation uptake
• talking with parents about immunisation

Date of event: 12^th and 13^th June 2024

Venue: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH

Course fee: £200 for 2 days (£100 for one day)

Book a place: https://onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-population-health-sciences-c09/institute-of-child-health-events-g32/g32-fundamentals-of-immunisation-12th-to-13th-of-june-2024