Immunology, Vaccines and Immunisation Strategies Course

Develop practical immunology and vaccine knowledge to design equitable immunisation programmes, assess performance and build confidence. Enrol with EPW today.

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Immunology, Vaccines and Immunisation Strategies Course

Training Outlines

Course Introduction

Immunisation programmes succeed when scientific evidence, reliable delivery and community trust work together. This course develops a practical understanding of immune responses and vaccines, then applies that knowledge to programme planning and improvement. Participants evaluate evidence, diagnose coverage gaps and design equitable strategies that reflect local policy, service constraints and population needs.

Course Objectives

Explain innate and adaptive immunity, immune memory and active versus passive protection
Compare major vaccine platforms and their programme implications
Distinguish vaccine efficacy, effectiveness, immunogenicity and population impact
Analyse coverage, dropout and equity indicators to identify programme weaknesses
Assess vaccine-safety reports without confusing temporal association with causation
Develop an evidence-informed immunisation improvement strategy with measurable outcomes

Who Should Attend

Immunisation programme managers, public health professionals, healthcare leaders, health policy officers, quality and patient-safety specialists, community health coordinators and clinicians with programme responsibilities.

Course Methodology

Scientific briefings, evidence-appraisal workshops, coverage-data analysis, service-planning exercises, simulated stakeholder conversations and a final programme-design presentation. All exercises are classroom-based. The course does not include vaccine administration, patient assessment or laboratory training.

Day One: Immunology Behind Vaccination

Innate and adaptive immunity and their complementary functions
Antibodies, cellular responses, immune memory and protective responses
Active and passive immunity and their public health roles
Age, immune status and factors affecting vaccine responses
Practical exercise: explain immune protection through public health cases

Day Two: Vaccines and Evidence-Informed Decisions

Major vaccine platforms and programme-level characteristics
Immunogenicity, efficacy, effectiveness and duration of protection
Absolute and relative effects, uncertainty and study limitations
Using national recommendations and evidence reviews
Practical exercise: appraise vaccine evidence and prepare a decision brief

Day Three: Designing Equitable Immunisation Services

Life-course immunisation, routine services and catch-up principles
Zero-dose and under-immunised populations and access barriers
Service microplanning, outreach priorities and workforce capacity
Vaccine supply, cold-chain governance and continuity planning
Practical exercise: develop an equitable service-delivery improvement plan

Day Four: Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence

Adverse events following immunisation versus proven causation
Safety reporting, escalation and surveillance responsibilities
Recognising service-quality problems and appropriate responses
Listening to concerns and communicating benefits, risks and uncertainty
Practical exercise: manage a simulated safety concern and stakeholder briefing

Day Five: Performance, Strategy and Sustainable Improvement

Coverage, dropout, timeliness and equity measures
Data quality, denominator problems and triangulation
Priorities, responsibilities, resources and improvement milestones
Evaluating outcomes and sustaining community partnerships
Capstone exercise: present an immunisation strategy and monitoring dashboard

Training Locations

This Immunology, Vaccines and Immunisation Strategies Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Jakarta

Indonesia

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Osaka

Japan

Tokyo

Japan

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Malé

Maldives

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Abuja

Nigeria

Lagos

Nigeria

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Incheon

South Korea

Seoul

South Korea

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

Taipei

Taiwan

Ankara

Turkey

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Schedule

Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Immunology, Vaccines and Immunisation Strategies Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.