Managing Immunisation Emergencies (Yearly Update)

This yearly update course is advisable for best practice for immunisers and provides skills and knowledge for the immuniser to respond to an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI).
The course also delivers essential knowledge and skills from the national training unit in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and frames the resuscitation within the context of an AEFI. The intent is to develop students' capacities for making sound clinical judgements within critical timeframes, and working dynamically and collaboratively with the trainer and colleagues to achieve competency and build confidence.
During the workshop, relevant changes are highlighted, clinical practice issues are examined, skills demonstrated, practiced and assessed.

3 hours and 30 minutes : Face-to-face training and assessment

1 year

Approaches for the course include discussion, questioning and critical enquiry activities using immunisation emergency scenarios. Premium Health's nurse immuniser programs are only ever conducted by a nurse.
Some of the topics include:

• Responsibilities of the immuniser


• Critical incident management


• Infection control


• Resuscitation


• Recognition and management of anaphylaxis following immunisation