Annual Clinical Vaccinology Update (CVU) – Monday 30 October 2023 - The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC)

This year’s Clinical Vaccinology Update (CVU) will be held at the University of Melbourne on Monday 30 October 2023.

MVEC’s annual CVU offers healthcare professionals the opportunity to hear from leading experts on the latest developments and trends in immunisation. The CVU is a face-to-face, full-day event including keynote sessions, interactive breakout sessions, and the opportunity to connect and network with peers.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

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Ticket information

Registration fee: from $150 per person
Dietary requirements: Please advise of any dietary requirements when registering.

Following the event, we will email you a link to complete a short evaluation survey and an attendance certificate for professional development requirements.

If you cannot attend the CVU, you will be able to register after the event to view presentation recordings on our Education Portal. (Recordings will be free to all event attendees and can be purchased by anyone who did not attend the event.)

Event details

Date: Monday 30 October 2023
Time: 9:00 am–3:15 pm AEDT (registration will open from 8:15 am)
Venue: B1 level, Glyn Davis Building (Melbourne School of Design) – find directions below

Please note, we will be updating the event program with more details as we get closer to the CVU.

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8:15 am–8:55 am	Registration
8:55 am–9:00 am	Welcome to Country Prof Nigel Crawford Director, Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre
9:00 am–10:40 am	Opening plenary: Shingrix Chair: Prof Nigel Crawford Presenters: Prof Tony Cunningham Title: An update on immunisation for Shingles in immunocompetent and immunocompromised people A/Prof Benjamin Teh Title: to be confirmed A/Prof Hazel Clothier Title: Victoria's Vaccine Vigilance Vision Q&A panel joined by the Victorian Department of Health Immunisation Section
10:40 am–11:20 am	Morning tea
	Glyn Davis theatre	Singapore theatre	Malaysia theatre
11:20 am–11:50 am Administration	Title: Pre-vaccination screening - what to do if the answer is yes? Presenter: Ms Sarah Pitts	Title: Multiple vaccines - the what, where and how Presenter: Ms Georgina Lewis	Title: Ethical challenges in adolescent consent Presenters: Dr Jenny O'Neill and Dr Georgina Hall
11:55 am–12:25 pm Programming	Title: Supporting vaccination for adolescents with disability in special schools Presenter: Dr Jane Tuckerman	To be confirmed	Title: A thousand meaningful conversations – The Water Well Project, a case study of successful community engagement Presenter: Dr Linny Phuong
12:30 pm–1:00 pm Vaccine safety	Title: Vaccination recommendations for infants exposed to maternal immunosuppression Presenter: Dr Angela Berkhout	Title: Rashes post vaccines- cause, coincidence, contraindication Presenter: Ms Mel Addison	Title: Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) Presenters: Dr Ingrid Laemme-Ruff and Ms Adele Harris
1:00 pm–2:00 pm	Lunch
2:05 pm–2:35 pm	Afternoon plenary: Re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases in a post-pandemic world Chair: Ms Rachael McGuire Presenter: Dr Sarah McGuinness
2:35 pm–3:05 pm	Closing plenary: New vaccines - maternal Group B strep Chair: Ms Rachael McGuire Presenter: Prof Michelle Giles
3:05 pm–3: 15 pm	Closing and thank you Ms Rachael McGuire

How to get there:
The CVU will be held on the B1 (basement) level of the Glyn Davis Building (Melbourne School of Design) at the University of Melbourne in Parkville.

NB: Please allow plenty of time to travel in case of road closures around the university or building sites on campus. Access a map of the University of Melbourne here if you wish to familiarise yourself with the campus.

Driving: Public parking is available nearby at Greenco Parking, 215 Elgin Street, Carlton or on the Parkville campus (the Eastern Precinct Car Park is closest to the Glyn Davis Building).
Public transport: The nearest train station is Melbourne Central. From here you can catch a tram (15 mins) or walk (25 mins). Use trams 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 or 72 for stop #1 Melbourne University/Swanston St. Use tram 19 for stop #12 Morrah St/Royal Pde.
On foot: From Swanston St, enter the university at Masson Rd (Gate 3), just south of the Ian Potter Museum of Art. Walk approx. 100 m and you will see the Glyn Davis Building on your right.
From Royal Pde, enter the university at Tin Alley (gate 14). Walk approx. 400 m then take the pedestrian path on your right, between the Baldwin Spencer Building and the Redmond Barry Building. In approx. 75 m you will reach the Glyn Davis Building on your left.