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Education & Training
How to become a phlebotomist: A Quick Guide – an essential skill for your clinical practice
Phlebotomy is a skill that you are likely to find useful throughout your clinical career, it may even be the main focus of your role. We often hear the terms ‘venepuncture’ and ‘phlebotomy’ used interchangeably. There are subtle differences:...
Don’t ask me what travel vaccines you need!
Those of you who have done a Travel Health course delivered by me will probably have heard me recount the story about my 2006 South Africa trip when I’m discussing how to approach the question of ‘what vaccines do I need?’. I tell the story because...
24th April – 30th April 2022 – World Immunisation Week
World Immunisation Week aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. One of the major challenges faced by healthcare professionals when discussing immunisations with their patients is...
Strengthen your healthcare workforce through lifelong learning
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have consistently emphasised the need to strengthen the healthcare workforce globally through lifelong learning opportunities. Today I want to explain what that means, why it’s important, and what you can do about it for your...