NIO Webinar Series: Lunch & Learn

In this episode of the HSE National Immunisation Office (NIO) Lunch & Learn webinar series we cover vaccine hesitancy and communicating about vaccines. As part of European Immunisation Week we discuss how health and care workers are so important in helping people make informed decisions about vaccination. Learn how and why it is important to have a #VaccinationConversation with your patients about the vaccines for them and their family.

Listen to the experts Dr Ruth Ceannt, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine at the NIO, discuss vaccine hesitancy and her research exploring COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and Cría Dowling, Communications Officer at the NIO, on communications tools and resources available for health and care professionals.

In this episode of the HSE National Immunisation Office (NIO) Lunch & Learn webinar series we cover catch-up vaccination guidance to support migrant populations – beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) and International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in Ireland. We are joined by Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of the NIO and Consultant in Public Health Medicine – National Immunisations Lead; Dr Treasa Kelleher, Specialist in Public Health Medicine at NIO, Ms Cliona Kiersey, Chief Pharmacist at NIO and Ms Cría Dowling, Communications Officer at NIO.

Listen to the experts as they discuss approaches to vaccinating people coming to Ireland from other countries attending healthcare and the information and resources available to support this work.

In this episode of the HSE National Immunisation Office (NIO) Lunch & Learn webinar series we cover the HPV vaccine and the Laura Brennan HPV vaccination catch-up programme. We are joined by Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of the NIO and Consultant in Public Health Medicine – National Immunisations Lead; Dr Margaret Brennan, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine; and Yvonne Morrissey, Business Project Manager at the NIO.

Listen to the experts on the importance of the HPV vaccine and effectiveness of a single HPV vaccine dose, commonly asked questions about the HPV vaccine, resources for healthcare professionals, and communications tips and tools.

Dr Margaret Brennan, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine, speaks to Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of the NIO and Consultant in Public Health Medicine – National Immunisations Lead, on moving towards a single dose of the HPV vaccine, the key considerations and potential impact.

This interview was recorded during the Lunch & Learn webinar: HPV Vaccination Programme which took place 24th January 2023.

Welcome to the second episode in the HSE National Immunisation Office (NIO) Lunch & Learn webinar series. In this webinar we cover increasing seasonal influenza vaccination uptake in health and care workers in long-term care facilities.  We are joined by Dr Aparna Keegan, Specialist in Public Health Medicine and Clinical Lead for Influenza at the NIO; Dr Eimear Hayes, Senior Medical Officer at the NIO; and Cría Dowling, Communications Officer at the NIO.

Listen to the NIO team discuss the importance of flu vaccination for health and care workers, commonly asked questions about the flu vaccine, resources for healthcare professionals, and communications tips and tools. 

Dr John Foster, GP at Rush GP, speaks to Dr Aparna Keegan, Specialist in Public Health Medicine and Clinical Lead for Influenza at HSE National Immunisation Office. Dr Foster discusses how Rush GP practice in Dublin partnered with local schools to deliver the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) or children's nasal spray flu vaccine, to children aged 2 to 17 years, to increase uptake for the vaccine. Dr Fosters discusses the key considerations and potential impact of the partnership for other GPs and Pharmacists in Ireland. 

This interview was recorded during the Lunch & Learn webinar: Increasing Uptake for Children's Nasal Flu Vaccine which took place 30th November 2022.

The HSE National Immunisation Office (NIO) launches its Lunch & Learn webinar series with its first webinar on increasing uptake for the children's nasal flu vaccine for the 2022/2023 flu season. We are joined by Dr Aparna Keegan, Specialist in Public Health Medicine and Clinical Lead for Influenza at the NIO; Dr Patrick Kelly from Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGPs); Dr John Foster from Rush GP practice; Dr Eimear Hayes,  Senior Medical Officer at the NIO; and Cría Dowling, Communications Officer at the NIO.

Listen to the experts as they discuss the importance of the children's nasal flu vaccine this flu season, commonly asked questions about the vaccine, resources for healthcare professionals, and their experiences delivering the children's nasal flu vaccine.