Our Tick-Borne Encephalitis Short Course provides clinicians with essential travel health and immunisation knowledge to safely and confidently deliver TBE vaccines and advise travellers visiting endemic areas. This programme covers TBE disease, regional risk, prevention strategies, vaccine recommendations, administration, and current UK guidance.
Overview of course structure and learning objectives
Causative virus and transmission via Ixodes ticks
High-risk countries (Central/Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, East Asia)
Symptoms, severity, complications
Outdoor exposure risks (hiking, camping, forestry work)
Seasonal and environmental factors
Traveller-specific considerations
Current UK recommendations
Eligibility criteria and target groups
Dosing schedules, accelerated schedules
Contraindications and precautions
Administration guidance, storage, and handling
Expected adverse reactions
Tick avoidance strategies
Tick removal advice
Protective clothing and repellents
NaTHNaC, UKHSA, Green Book TBE section
Multiple-choice assessment
Yes, you will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.
Assessment is completed through integrated quizzes and a final online assessment.
This course aligns with UK travel health and immunisation guidance. However, clinicians must complete supervised practice in their workplace and should only deliver Tick-Borne Encephalitis vaccinations independently when both they and their employer are confident in their competence.
Welcome to this Tick-borne Encephalitis vaccine training course which is part of the ‘Health Academy Short Course’ series that provides clinicians with specific information relating to the Tick-Borne Encephalitis vaccine available in the UK.
This course is suitable for any experienced vaccinators who’s role will involve administering Tick-borne Encephalitis containing vaccines. Therefore this could include immunisation nurses, practice nurses, travel health nurses, pharmacists or any healthcare professional administering vaccines.
We have designed the vaccine short courses to cover all the key information for understanding the fundamentals of the disease, and the available vaccines. Therefore this course includes information on the vaccine and it’s risks. You should complete the course in approximately 60 minutes.
Course content:
Please note: This is a stand alone Tick-borne Encephalitis vaccine training course. Therefore this is not a Foundations of Immunisation Course for those new to immunising or an Annual Immunisation Update Course.
We also recommend completing a comprehensive Fundamentals of Travel Health course if you are going to be delivering a travel health service. This is in line with Good Practice Guidance for Providing a Travel Health Service (RGPSG, 2020).
Further travel health related short courses are also available here.
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cheryl.mcallister –
Good easy read update or review of Tick-borne Encephalitis
mariongladman –
Very clear and concise
Sarah Strange (verified owner) –
very informative