Immunisation Conference (with Update for Registered Practitioners) – 20th May 2025
09:00 to 16:15
Exeter Racecourse

Suitable for:

Healthcare professionals that give vaccinations.  Content will be most relevant to Registered Healthcare Practitioners for whom this event also constitutes the annual immunisations update.

PROPOSED AGENDA (Timings may be subject to change): 

09.00 – 09:30 

Registration and refreshments

09:30 – 09:35  

Welcome and Introductions, Aims and Objectives

Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards – Co-Chairs

09:35 – 10:20 

Changes to the immunisation Programmes for 2025

Dr Julie Yates – EPI Programme and Head of Planning and Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Disease Division UKHSA

10:20 – 11:00 

The challenges of the polio programme

David Green – Nurse Consultant for overseas children slotting into the Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable UK schedule Diseases Division UKHSA

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee

11:30 – 12:10 

Pre and post exposure rabies management

Speaker TBC

12:10 – 12:50 

The School Aged Immunisation Pathway

Beccy Lyons Team Leader Cornwall and Devon School Age Immunisation Service Kernow Health

Victoria Boardman Devon School Immunisations Team Leader

12:50 – 13:50 

Lunch

13:50 – 14:20 

Question and Answer session with a panel of experts

Dr Julie Yates

David Green

14:20 – 15:00    

The Vaccine Strategy

Speakers to be confirmed

15:00 – 15:15   

Coffee Break

 15:15 – 16:00 

The flu programme for 2025/2026

Tricia Smith

16:00 – 16:15 

Summary and close

Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards co-chairs

Amenities and Access:

There is plenty of free parking available at the venue. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided during the day.  If you have access or dietary needs please ensure that these are included on your booking so that the organisers and venue are aware ahead of the event.  All personal details provided will remain strictly private and confidential.

Bookings:

Please ensure that all bookings for this event are made in the name of the person that will be attending and that the name is written as you would like it to appear on your conference badge and on your certificate of attendance.  If there are any queries about how to create a booking, or about the event itself, please contact the Learning and Development Centre in the first instance: ldc.sentinel@nhs.net.