Immunisation Skills Workshop – Early 2024
Stay tuned for details on an Immunisation Skills Workshop to be held in early 2024.
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This full day interactive, face-to-face Immunisation Skills Workshop is our newest immunisation education opportunity designed to educate and upskill accredited immunisation providers on the principles and processes of managing:
- effective vaccine communication
- error prevention and management
- anaphylaxis and acute stress responses.
In this workshop attendees will hear from immunisation experts and be able to put their learnings into practice through participation in simulated scenarios.
Date: Monday, 20th March 2023
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm AEST
Venue: HELP Precinct Level 1, The Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville
Course fee: AUD $290.00 per person
Please note: This event will be fully catered. Attendees can claim up to 10 nursing CPD hours and up to 20 points of CPD for pharmacist immunisers (including preparation and reading time).
This workshop has now reached capacity. To join the waitlist should a place become available, please email [email protected].
| March 2023 - Program | |||
| Time (Melbourne local time, AEDT) | Session | ||
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Registration | ||
| 8:30am - 8:40am | Welcome to Country Workshop welcome | ||
| 8:40am - 9:15am | Presentation: Adverse events following immunisation and how to manage them | ||
| 9:15am - 10:00am | Presentation: Vaccine communication - Vaccine hesitant families/patients - Addressing misinformation - How to approach consent discussions with conflicting opinions among parents | ||
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning tea | ||
| 10:30am - 11:15am | Presentation: Common vaccine errors and how to manage them - What is an error - Common errors - How errors can be avoided, open disclosure discussions, reporting errors | ||
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | Presentation: Acute stress responses vs anaphylaxis - What is an acute stress response? - What are the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis? - How to differentiate between anaphylaxis and an acute stress response | ||
| 12:00pm - 12:45pm | Lunch | ||
| 12:45pm - 2:30pm | Putting learnings into practice - Vaccine errors simulation - Anaphylaxis vs acute stress response simulation - Vaccine communication simulation | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Afternoon tea | ||
| 3:00pm - 3:40pm | Putting learnings into practice - Vaccine errors simulation - Anaphylaxis vs acute stress response simulation - Vaccine communication simulation | ||
| 3:40pm - 4:00pm | Evaluation survey and close |
FAQs
How is the Skills Workshop different from CVU?
The Skills Workshop is run for a much smaller group than our Clinical Vaccinology Updates. It is less data heavy and involves small group activities and participation in simulated scenarios, enabling participants to engage in their learning in a different way to CVU.
Who is the Skills Workshop for?
The Skills Workshop is for any immunisation provider who is looking to improve their vaccine communication skills, ability to differentiate between acute stress responses and anaphylaxis and prevent and manage vaccine errors. The workshop is particularly beneficial to those new to immunising or who have not immunised in sometime, however, immunisers with all levels of experience are welcome.
Do I have to take part in the simulated scenarios?
Yes! In the morning you will be able to hear from immunisation experts on adverse events following immunisation, management and prevention of vaccine errors, differentiating between an acute stress response and anaphylaxis and communicating with a vaccine hesitant individual. The afternoon is spent in a small group engaging in simulated scenarios enabling you to put the skills you have built knowledge on in the morning into practice. The simulations are conducted in a confidential and supportive environment, there is no pass or fail, only opportunities to learn and refine your practice!
How much pre-reading is required?
There is approximately 2 hours of recommended pre-reading prior to the workshop.
What about parking?
Parking is available onsite at RCH at a cost of $34 for the full day.
Alternatively, time-limited on-street parking is available in the surrounding streets.
The Royal Children’s Hospital is also accessible via tram routes 57, 58 and 59.
Is lunch provided?
Yes! This event is a fully catered event, with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.
Any dietary requirements can be noted when registering for the event.
MVEC is proud to be affiliated with the following partners as part of the Immunisation Skills Workshop
