This online HPV Vaccinations training course includes the following:

• Unit 1 – Introduction to HPV Vaccinations
• Unit 2 - What is HPV?
• Unit 3 – Types of HPV vaccinations
• Unit 4 – Who can have the HPV vaccine?
• Unit 5 – Tests and treatment of HPV
• Unit 6 – Evidence of HPV vaccine efficacy

This online HPV Vaccinations training course should be completed by those who work in health and social care services, including:

• NHS medical, nursing, AHP and care staff,
• Locum doctors and nurses,
• Practice nurses.

This online HPV Vaccinations training course aims to increase awareness of HPV and to understand the significant impact of HPV vaccinations to help reduce the risks of infections and improve the quality of life.

On completion of this online HPV Vaccinations training course, the learner will know more about the following:

• Introduction to HPV vaccinations:
• The importance of understanding HPV infections,
• Key facts and statistics, and
• Key definitions and abbreviations that are used in this course.
• Defining HPV:
• Key disease facts,
• HPV transmission,
• Conditions linked to human papillomavirus, and
• Ways to protect yourself against HPV.
• The different types of HPV vaccinations:
• Ingredients of Gardasil,
• The several side effects post-vaccination, and
• The proper way to report side effects and allergic reactions.
• Knowing who can have the vaccine:
• Changes to the HPV vaccine,
• Giving the vaccine at an early age,
• HPV vaccination for men who have sex with men, and
• HPV vaccination for transgender people.
• Tests and treatment of HPV:
• Testing human papillomavirus,
• Treating HPV infections,
• Understanding how the vaccine is given,
• Giving consent, and
• Knowing the length of protection.
• Evidence of HPV vaccine efficacy:
• Evidence of drop in infection rates,
• The impact of the HPV programme,
• The safety record of the HPV vaccine, and
• The difference the HPV vaccine has made.