The Administration of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Training Programme enables pharmacists to competently and safely administer the Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine.
The certificate for the Administration of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Training Programme is valid for two years.
The programme is a self-directed fully online training programme which may take approximately two hours to complete.
You must be logged in to book a place on this course.
In advance of administering the Herpes Zoster Vaccine pharmacists should review the PSI training requirements to ensure they have completed all the required training programmes to administer this vaccine. The PSI training requirements can be viewed here: PSI website
On successful completion of this programme participants should be able to competently and safely:
- Respond to, and prepare for, a request for Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccination in the pharmacy setting
- Perform relevant assessment of patients in order to administer the correct medicine
- Administer Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine in adults