Jr Specialist Half-day Face-to-Face (F-2-F) Influenza & COVID-19 & Travel Vaccinations  
PGD Accredited Training

Summary

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• The Face-to-Face vaccination training will focus on the reconstitution and injection techniques for providing COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech / Comirnaty, Moderna and AstraZeneca /Vaxzevria vaccines).

 

• The Full Immunisations Training for pharmacists by Expert Clinic and Voyager Medical) is the only specialist vaccination course in the UK specifically designed for experienced and highly qualified pharmacist vaccinators. 

 

• We are the only specialist training provider to offer advanced level immunisations (including NHS Childhood Immunisations Training, Intradermal technique for TB, Mantoux & BCG immunisations) tailored for pharmacists and specific to pharmacy settings. 

 

• Our training is provided by the UK’s most popular and highly experienced Pharmacist Immunisation Instructor, and our Clinical Director Alex Leung (Travel Medic), who has already taught his face-to face vaccination training classes to 1,800+ pharmacists in the UK and to more than 300 pharmacists and healthcare professions around the globe. [Academic role: https://rcpsg.ac.uk/people/advisors/138-ka-wai-alex-leung ]

 

• Alex Leung (Travel Medic), the Specialist Vaccinations Instructor for this course is the teaching and educational lead for COVID Vaccinations for PCN pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at North-West London Vaccine Hubs. 

 

• Alex is also the Clinical Lead in Childhood Immunisations at GP practices in London. He is the only pharmacist in the UK specialised in Childhood Immunisations in Primary Care and is highly experienced.

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Content

COVID Vaccinators (including Flu) Face-to-Face 

Training Course

 

 

Face-to-Face Vaccination Training involves:

 

• The face-to-face component of the course is a 4.5 -hour workshop run by an experienced specialist vaccinator who will cover the demonstration and practice on:

• Intramuscular (I.M.) Injection technique.

• Sub-cutaneous (S.C.) Injection technique.

• Intranasal (I.N.) immunisation technique.

• Reconstitution technique (General).

• Reconstitution technique (COVID vaccine specific).

• COVID vaccine specific injection techniques

• Full guidance and demonstration on Anaphylaxis/CPR and a competency test. Certificate of competence issued upon successfully completing the course.

• Additionally, pharmacists are required to complete the online training portion of the course, which will cover:

• Private PGDs including; Influenza, Hepatitis B, Meningitis ACWY, Pneumococcal PPV and Pneumococcal PCV.

• Full access to information on hubnet.io which covers guides for; Influenza, Hepatitis, Meningitis, SOPs, Customer Questionnaire, How to set up your Vaccination Clinic, Promoting your Service, FAQs and Needle Stick Injury.

• HD video clips on immunisation knowledge and revelant techniques

 

List of Modules under e-lfh to be completed for COVID Vaccinators:

 

Core Knowledge for COVID-19 Vaccinators

 

Core Knowledge for COVID-19 Vaccinators - Assessment

 

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2

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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 - Assessment

 

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca

 

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca - Assessment

 

A full list of further mandatory trainings and documentations will be covered in the Face-to-Face training course. 

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Training Accreditation and Support

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After the completion of the face-to-face training, healthcare professionals will be able to access the clinical and technical support teams for COVID or Flu Vaccination Service.