Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings
Since 2017, Italy has expanded the compulsory vaccination from 4 to 10 for those aged 0 to 16 years. Because of the great organizational effort required for the immunization services, minor attention was given to the vaccinations not included among the mandatory ones. This situation led to a real di...
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| author | Laura Serino Massimo Maurici Gian Loreto D’Alò Fabiana Amadori Elisa Terracciano Laura Zaratti Elisabetta Franco Local Health Units Vaccination Group |
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| description | Since 2017, Italy has expanded the compulsory vaccination from 4 to 10 for those aged 0 to 16 years. Because of the great organizational effort required for the immunization services, minor attention was given to the vaccinations not included among the mandatory ones. This situation led to a real difficulty in harmonizing the vaccination procedures even inside a single region. In the Lazio region, the Laboratory of Vaccinology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata established a working group to create a new training model for healthcare professionals. The course program proposed an update of three vaccinations which are not mandatory but actively offered. It included the same part of scientific updating and a variable part based on local experiences. A specific anonymous questionnaire on knowledge and attitude was administered. The study aimed to propose a general format of training courses for vaccination centers adaptable to the individual local health units (ASLs) and to evaluate through questionnaires. The results show differences in knowledge and attitudes toward non-mandatory vaccinations among the ASLs of Lazio, confirming the usefulness of a support to make knowledge and procedures homogeneous. This model could be adapted to any healthcare setting and exported to other services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b99c9f0ec79b403bb37fa1de5c4bbb132023-11-20T12:59:10ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2020-09-018351410.3390/vaccines8030514Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare SettingsLaura Serino0Massimo Maurici1Gian Loreto D’Alò2Fabiana Amadori3Elisa Terracciano4Laura Zaratti5Elisabetta Franco6Local Health Units Vaccination GroupDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalySpecialization School for Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalySpecialization School for Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalySince 2017, Italy has expanded the compulsory vaccination from 4 to 10 for those aged 0 to 16 years. Because of the great organizational effort required for the immunization services, minor attention was given to the vaccinations not included among the mandatory ones. This situation led to a real difficulty in harmonizing the vaccination procedures even inside a single region. In the Lazio region, the Laboratory of Vaccinology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata established a working group to create a new training model for healthcare professionals. The course program proposed an update of three vaccinations which are not mandatory but actively offered. It included the same part of scientific updating and a variable part based on local experiences. A specific anonymous questionnaire on knowledge and attitude was administered. The study aimed to propose a general format of training courses for vaccination centers adaptable to the individual local health units (ASLs) and to evaluate through questionnaires. The results show differences in knowledge and attitudes toward non-mandatory vaccinations among the ASLs of Lazio, confirming the usefulness of a support to make knowledge and procedures homogeneous. This model could be adapted to any healthcare setting and exported to other services.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/514immunizationeducationpreventive health services |
| spellingShingle | Laura Serino Massimo Maurici Gian Loreto D’Alò Fabiana Amadori Elisa Terracciano Laura Zaratti Elisabetta Franco Local Health Units Vaccination Group Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings Vaccines immunization education preventive health services |
| title | Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings |
| title_full | Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings |
| title_short | Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings |
| title_sort | healthcare workers training courses on vaccinations a flexible format easily adaptable to different healthcare settings |
| topic | immunization education preventive health services |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/514 |
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