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COVID-19 Vaccination webinar hosted by BME Strategic Advisory Group

December 17, 2021

The Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Midwifery Officer heading the BME Strategic Advisory Group are holding an urgent webinar for NHS staff to hear from experts working directly on the front line to answer questions they may have.

The webinar will be taking place on Microsoft Teams on Monday 20 December from 5pm through to 7pm.

Click here to join the meeting

Agenda

  • Vaccination as a condition of deployment for healthcare workers VCOD regulation planning and preparation. – Felicia Kwaku OBE Chair CNO CMidO BME SAG
  • Pregnancy – birth & experience on the front line of unvaccinated EM mothers – Natasha Stringer, Deputy Head of Midwifery for Quality and Governance Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)
  • How the immune system works, how the body protects itself from infections – Dr  Donald Palmer Associate Professor  of immunology Royal Veterinary College London
  • Update of Covid and variants of concern – Dr Malur  Sudhanva Consultant. Virologist Kings College National Lead
  • What to expect in vaccination centres pop ups.  Initiatives to increase uptake in ethnic minority communities. – Jennifer Pearson, Midlands Regional Lead
  • Trusted messenger model; Engaging Afro-Caribbean communities – Rudi Page Chief Executive  Making Connections Work
  • Keeping Well – Byron Batten Head of Equality Diversity and Inclusion University Hospitals Birmingham
  • Q & A – Miriam Coffie  Associate Director of  Nursing  & Quality Standards NHSEI Midlands