Pneumococcal disease short course – Elearning

Our Pneumococcal Short Course is part of the Health Academy Short Course series and gives clinicians the essential immunisation knowledge needed to safely and confidently deliver pneumococcal vaccines in the UK. This focused e-learning programme covers pneumococcal disease, risk groups, vaccine indications, administration considerations, and current UK guidance, making it ideal for anyone involved in pneumococcal vaccination.

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What You'll Learn

  • Understand how pneumococcal disease develops, its epidemiology, and which groups are most at risk.
  • Recognise the clinical features of pneumococcal infection and its potential complications.
  • Apply UKHSA-aligned immunisation guidance, including eligibility, vaccine schedules, administration, and patient counselling.

This course includes

Videos

Case Studies

Quizzes & Assessments

Course Content

  • Overview of course structure and learning objectives
  • Organism and pathophysiology
  • How pneumococcal infection spreads
  • Epidemiology, serotypes, and high-risk groups
  • Clinical presentations
  • Complications and burden of disease
  • Prevention strategies and public health impact
  • Overview of vaccines used in the UK
  • Current recommendations for use
  • Eligibility groups: childhood schedule, older adults, and clinical risk groups
  • Dosing schedules and catch-up guidance
  • Contraindications and precautions
  • Administration, storage, and vaccine interchangeability
  • Expected adverse reactions and how to support patients
  • Links to UKHSA guidance, the Green Book, and national immunisation resources
  • Multiple-choice assessment to consolidate learning and confirm competence

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Very interesting a lot to learn but very well presented.
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Very informative.
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FAQs

Yes, you will receive a certificate on successful completion of the course.

Assessment is completed through integrated quizzes and a final online assessment.

This course follows UKHSA and national immunisation guidance. To deliver Pneumococcal vaccinations, clinicians must have completed a foundation immunisation training course, undertake supervised practice in their workplace, and should only administer vaccines independently when both they and their employer are confident in their competence.

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Description

This is part of the ‘Health Academy Short Course’ series and provides clinicians with specific information related to the Pneumococcal disease and the Prevenar 13® (PCV13) and Pneumovax 23®  (PPV23) vaccines.

This course is suitable for all healthcare workers, including Nurses, Pharmacists, HCSWs that administer these vaccine in practice.

This ‘Short Course’ will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Course Content:

Pneumococcal Disease including the organism, symptoms, epidemiology, transmission route, treatment and prevention.

  • Prevenar 13® (PCV13) vaccine
  • Pneumovax 23®  (PPV23) vaccine

4 reviews for Pneumococcal disease short course – Elearning

  1. Sophia Gardner (verified owner)

    I loved this ! I don’t have any thing to say just I like doing this

  2. Sherri Hardy (verified owner)

    fully of good knowledge and put in a way to understand

  3. Sharon Kennedy

    Very interesting a lot to learn but very well presented.

  4. viktoriaengland67

    Very informative.

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Build confident, up-to-date knowledge of pneumococcal disease and vaccination in line with current UK immunisation recommendations.

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