A recording of the 12th April CVU mini is now available
Thank you to all who attended our recent CVU miniseries event Hot topics in vaccine science on 12th April 2021.
Presentation topics included Influenza vaccines for 2021, COVID-19 vaccine: vaccine allergy and rollout, as well as an update of the Novavax NVX-CoV2373. In addition to these topics, there was also an update on vaccine safety concerns around clotting syndromes associated with the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine.
A recording of this event is now available via our education portal.
To access this recording please follow the link below:
A recording of the March CVU mini is now available
Thank you to all who attended our recent CVU miniseries event COVID-19 vaccines: Engagement, Communication and Safety on 9th March 2021.
Presentation topics included COVID-19 vaccine stakeholder engagement and participation, vaccine communication and hesitancy, and an update on the Victorian Specialist Immunisation Service (VicSIS) and international vaccine safety.
A free recording of this event is now available via our education portal.
To access this recording please follow the link below:
Save the date for our April CVU mini event: Monday 12 April 2021
MVEC invites you to Save the Date for our next CVU mini!
Date: Monday 12 April, 2021
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm AEST
Further details and registration information will be available soon on our Events page and Education Portal.
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Additional module added to Victorian COVID-19 eLearning Competency
An additional module titled Preparing Comirnaty™ (Pfizer BNT162b2) COVID-19 Vaccine has been added to the Victorian COVID-19 eLearning Competency.
Please note the advice contained in this module is specific to the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 (Comirnaty™).
If you have already completed the Victorian COVID-19 eLearning Competency you can login and access this additional module via your profile in the MVEC Education Portal.
A recording of the February CVU mini is now available
Thank you to all who attended our recent CVU miniseries event COVID-19 Vaccines: A Victorian Landscape on February 8th 2021.
Presentation topics included COVID-19 vaccine platforms, COVID-19 vaccine safety, COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Victoria, as well as stakeholder engagement and participation.
A free recording of this event is now available via our education portal.
To access this recording please follow the link below:
Victorian COVID-19 e-Learning Competency
Developed in partnership with the Victorian Government Department of Health, The Victorian COVID-19 e-Learning Competency is the latest course available on the MVEC education portal. This competency forms part of the pre-requisite training requirements for Victorian emergency authorised registered health professionals to administer COVID -19 vaccines.
The aim of completing this competency is to assist health professionals to be appropriately trained and competent to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.
To access this competency please follow the link below:
MVEC Education Portal: Victorian COVID-19 eLearning Competency
December 2020 CVU recording is now available via our Education Portal
Our December CVU covered topics such as COVID-19 vaccines, influenza, vaccine safety and vaccine communication. A recording of this event is now available for viewing.
To access this recording please sign in to our Education Portal and follow the prompts.
Please note that if you have not visited our new Education Portal, you will need to sign up to access content.
MVEC eLearning: Use of Multi-Dose Vials
MVEC are excited to launch the next of our eLearning packages. Our eLearning packages are designed to allow immunisation providers consolidate and evaluate their technical skills. Targeted resources are available to assist with our eLearning and a certificate of completion will be made available upon completion of the corresponding eLearning quiz.
Use of Multi-Dose Vials has been designed to demonstrate the safe preparation and storage of vaccines from multi-dose vials that require reconstitution and from those that do not.
You can access Use of Multi-Dose Vials via our Education Portal.
MVEC eLearning: Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
MVEC are excited to launch the next of our eLearning packages. Our eLearning packages are designed to allow immunisation providers consolidate and evaluate their technical skills. Targeted resources are available to assist with our eLearning and a certificate of completion will be made available upon completion of the corresponding eLearning quiz.
Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) demonstrates what SIRVA is, how it can be prevented, how SIRVA can be diagnosed and treated, as well as how to report SIRVA.
You can access Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) via our MVEC Education Portal or via the following link:
MVEC eLearning: Vaccination Procedures
MVEC are excited to launch our first eLearning package. Our eLearning packages are designed to allow immunisation providers consolidate and evaluate their technical skills. Targeted resources are available to assist with our eLearning and a certificate of completion will be made available upon completion of the corresponding eLearning quiz.
Vaccination Procedures provides an overview into the vaccination process including pre-immunisation assessment, the cold chain, vaccine administration technique and post vaccination procedures.
You can access Vaccination Procedures via the MVEC Education Portal or via the following link: