Lunch and Learn Series

The lunch and learn Pneumococcal PPV23 vaccine session takes place on 29th February 2024 at 12:30 to 13:30hrs
Dr Alice Quinn will discuss the vaccination programme and Anita Ghafoor-Butt will share the PPV23 communications update for this programme.

Dr Andrew Coady will share his top tips to achieve high uptake of the PPV23 vaccine in general practice

You can register here (you will be directed to the Webex website)

On 24th January 2023, the NIO held a Lunch & Learn webinar for health and care professionals on the HPV vaccine - the HPV vaccination programme and the Laura Brennan HPV vaccination catch-up programme. Download the slides on

• HPV vaccine (2.7mb) - from Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of the NIO and Consultant in Public Health Medicine – National Immunisations Lead
• Efficacy, effectiveness & immunogenicity of a single dose of HPV vaccine in 9-14 year olds (2.5mb) - from Dr Margaret Brennan, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine
• Share key messages and become a HPV vaccine champion (3.9mb) - from Ms Yvonne Morrissey, Business Project Manager at NIO

You can also watch a video of the webinar below.

Listen back to the webinar on Spotify here. (you will be directed to the Spotify website)

On 21st February 2023, the NIO held a Lunch & Learn webinar for health and care professionals on catch-up vaccination guidance to support migrant populations - beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) and International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in Ireland.  Download the presentation slides on

• Catch-Up Vaccinations (1.125kb) - Dr Treasa Kelleher, Specialist in Public Health Medicine at NIO
•  Vaccine Management (677kb) - Ms Cliona Kiersey, Chief Pharmacist at NIO
•  Supporting information materials and resources (325kb) - Ms Cría Dowling, Communications Officer at NIO

You can also watch a video of the webinar below.

Listen back to the webinar on Spotify here. (you will be directed to the Spotify website)

On 16 November 2023, the NIO held a Lunch & Learn for health and care professionals on the vaccines recommended in pregnancy.

• Vaccines preventable diseases in pregnancy - Dr Geraldine Casey, Specialist in Public Health Medicine, Health Protection Surveillance Centre
• Vaccination in Pregnancy 'this choice does not just affect me' - Prof Maeve Eogan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Rotunda Hospital Dublin.
• Vaccines in pregnancy communications campaign and resources - Cría Dowling, Communications Officer, National Immunisation Office
• Vaccination programme for pregnant women and people - Dr Eimear Hayes, Senior Medical Officer, National Immunisation Office

Download the Presentation slides. (1.394kb)

Download Campaign Partner Pack. (826kb)

You can also watch a video of the webinar below.