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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago
Collaborating Centre for Vaccine Safety
The Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, part of the Galician Healthcare System (SERGAS), was designated by the World Health Organization as a Collaborating Centre for Vaccine Safety in 2018.
This is a great responsibility and a challenge, but one we can take on thanks to the excellence of the multidisciplinary clinical team at the Pediatrics Service of the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago. Details of the team involved and the terms of this collaboration are detailed below.
Name of the University, Hospital, Research Institute,Academy or Ministry
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
Name of the Division, Department, Unit,Section or Area
PediatricsDepartment
City
Santiago de Compostela
Title
WHO Collaborating Center for vaccine safety
Duration:
4 years - March 2018 to March 2022
Coordinator
Federico Martinón Torres, MD, PhD, Prof
Deputy coordinator
Irene Rivero Calle, MD, PhD
WHO CC Team
María Fernández Prada, MD, PhD
José Gómez Rial, MD, PhD
Ana Isabel Dacosta Urbieta, MD
Fernando Caamaño Viñas, MD
Montserrat López Franco, MD
Alberto Gómez Carballa, PhD
Jacobo Pardo Seco, PhD
Collaborators
Antonio Rodríguez Núñez, MD, PhD, Prof
Jesús Eiris Puñal, MD, PhD
José Domingo Moure González, MD, PhD
Research Managers and support staff
Belén Mosquera Pérez
Carmen Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez, PhD
Cristina Serén Trasorras
Main objectives
- To assist WHO in developing / updating training materials for health workers on vaccine safety, contraindications, and clinical management of adverse events following immunization.
- On request of WHO to provide support in conducting clinical AEFI investigations and AEFI crisis response.
- To contribute to WHO work in training of health workers on vaccine safety, contraindications, and introduction of new vaccines.
Workplan
- Regular revision and update of the package of WHO training materials on vaccine safety and contraindications.
By WHO Regional Office for Europe request, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela developed a package of training materials on vaccine safety and contraindications for health workers. The training materials are aimed to improve health workers’ knowledge and increase their confidence in vaccines in order to reduce missed opportunities to vaccinate infants due to not justified contraindications. The training materials have been used to conduct regional trainings of trainers and trainings of front-line health workers at country level.
The WHO Collaborating Center will conduct regular revision and update of the training materials. The updated package of training materials will be published at WHO web site and will be used to conduct trainings of health workers at regional and country levels. - Development of guidelines and training materials for health workers on clinical management of adverse events following immunization.
WHO Regional Office for Europe provides support to countries in investigation and response to adverse events following immunization. Countries experience in responding to clusters of adverse events following immunization revealed that additional resources and tools should be developed to support health workers in clinical management of clusters of anxiety-related AEFIs.
WHO Collaborating Center will develop guidelines and training materials on clinical management of AEFIs. The training materials will be used to conduct trainings of health workers at regional and national levels and will be published at WHO website. - Clinical support to WHO to investigate serious cases and clusters of adverse events following immunization.
WHO provides support to countries in investigation and response to severe cases and clusters of adverse events following immunization, including expert advice on clinical diagnostics and clinical management of AEFI cases.
WHO Collaborating Center will establish a multidisciplinary team of clinical experts from the Public Health Services Provider in Galicia (SERGAS) who will provide support to countries in clinical investigation of severe cases and clusters of AEFIs. The support will be provided immediately in real time using emedia (teleconferences, email, etc) and / or in the field. - Conduct training of trainers on vaccine safety, contraindications, and clinical managements of AEFIs.
- WHO Collaborating Center will provide qualified and experienced experts to lead WHO trainings for health workers to prepare key confident trainers in the area of vaccine safety and contraindications.
Who materials
Guideline on “Vaccine safety and false contraindications to vaccination”
Guideline on “Vaccine safety and false contraindications to vaccination” (Russian version)
Vaccine information sheets
Other WHO Material
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