Abstract
The Vaccine safety: attitudes, training and communication (VACSATC) project was established in 2006 to study perceptions of immunisation and vaccine safety, to improve training of healthcare professionals on vaccine safety and to improve the availability of information on vaccine safety on the internet that adheres to good information practices. The three year project is funded by the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumers and by the partners. The project complements the activities of the Vaccine Safety Net project and the Vaccine European New Integrated Collaboration Effort (VENICE) project.
Highlights
Vaccinations against life-threatening diseases are one of the greatest public health achievements in history
The Vaccine safety: attitudes, training and communication (VACSATC) project The Vaccine safety, attitudes, training and communication (VACSATC) project was established in 2006 to study perceptions of immunisation and vaccine safety, to improve training of healthcare professionals regarding vaccine safety and to improve the availability of information on vaccine safety on the internet which adheres to good information practices
One conclusion of the ’Setting the scene’ phase was the necessity to improve the training on immunisation, and a strategy and tool were developed to evaluate the current training in immunisation and vaccine safety, addressed to curriculum managers and students at medical universities and nursing schools
Summary
Vaccinations against life-threatening diseases are one of the greatest public health achievements in history. O rg nurses, midwifes and other healthcare professionals should increase their efforts to build honest and respectful relationships with patients, especially when parents express concerns about vaccine safety or have misconceptions about the benefits and risks of vaccination [17,18].
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