This update course is for NZ defence medics only. It is only available for purchase if you have NZ defence force authorisation to do so.

This 4-hour update course is for NZ defence medics only. It is only available for purchase if you have NZ defence force authorisation to do so.

This course is an online update for New Zealand defence medic vaccinators to update immunisation knowledge, and review processes which underpin vaccinator best practice as outlined in the Immunisation Handbook and the NZDF resource: ‘Defence Health Policy Handbook: Vaccination.’

Registration requirements

You must:

• be a New Zealand Defence Force medic wishing to update your vaccinator status.
• Completed the NZ defence medic vaccinator foundation course

It is only available for purchase if you have NZ defence force authorisation to do so.

Course modules

• Vaccine safety

• Current issues and developments in vaccination theory and practice

• Strategies for improving immunisation coverage

Assessment

The assessment is a set of 20 multiple choice questions with 40 minutes to complete.

On completion, you can print out a certificate as evidence of learning.