Vaccines today: Challenges in vaccination delivery and evidence for practice

The Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Immunisation, in collaboration with Kings’ College London, is hosting a one-day conference for all practitioners involved in supporting immunisation uptake entitled: ‘Vaccines Today: Challenges in Vaccination Delivery and Evidence for Practice’.

This event will showcase some of the work of the HPRU, which is a collaboration between Public Health England (PHE) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The overarching topics for the day are vaccine communication, addressing inequalities in programme delivery, school based immunisation and adolescent consent and the value of vaccines in society.

The sessions will feature contributions from research and practice leads in the field including Prof Helen Bedford (Professor of Children’s Health at UCL), Helen Donovan (RCN Professional Lead for Public Health), Dr James Wilson (Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, UCL) Dr Mary Ramsay and Jo Yarwood from PHE, and Prof Anthony Scott from LSHTM. There will be ample opportunity for questions, interactive workshops in the afternoons and a panel question and answer session to conclude the day.

Speakers, Chairs and hosts include:

• Professor Helen Bedford, Professor of Children’s Health at University College London
• Helen Donovan, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Professional Lead for Public Health
• Dr James Wilson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at University College London
• Jo Yarwood, Immunisation Programme Manager at Public Health England
• Dr Mary Ramsey, Consultant Epidemiologist and Head of the Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety department at Public Health England
• Professor Anthony Scott, Professor of Vaccine Epidemiology and Director of the Vaccine Centre at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Director of the HPRU in Immunisation

Attendance can be booked for a full (09.30-16.00) or half day (09.30-12.30). For full day bookings, please select one afternoon workshop session to attend. Registration will open at 9am.

Morning sessions will take place in the Nevin Lecture Theatre, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH. The location of the afternoon sessions will be highlighted in the event programme.

Lunch will be provided to all full day attendees, please inform us of any dietary requirements.

Contact: Dr Sadie Bell, Research Assistant in Public Health Evaluation