General Practitioners
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General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in preventative healthcare, often serving as the primary point of trusted, longitudinal care for older and at-risk patients. In the context of shingles, this role is critical, as many eligible patients remain unaware of their risk or uncertain about the benefits of vaccination.
This vodcast series has been developed to support GPs in delivering confident, consistent, and evidence-based shingles vaccination recommendations within general practice. Through expert-led discussion, the series explores the GP’s role in shingles prevention, with an emphasis on patient communication, shared decision-making, and effective use of the practice team.
Learning outcomes
After completing this education module, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical importance of shingles prevention and effectively communicate the benefits of vaccination to eligible patients.
- Apply collaborative strategies between GPs and nurses to identify at-risk patients, initiate vaccination conversations, and overcome common barriers such as cost, time constraints, and patient hesitancy.
- Address different forms of patient vaccine hesitancy using tailored communication techniques and integrate opportunistic vaccination approaches into routine consultations
Other healthcare professionals can still enrol and complete this course.
You will receive a certificate upon completion.
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