This is a past event.
MVEC’s CVU mini was on the topic of RSV preventative therapies.
This webinar offers healthcare professionals the opportunity to hear from leading experts on the latest in RSV prevention.
Hear from Prof Nigel Crawford, Dr Ingrid Laemmle-Ruff and Ms Rachael McGuire, followed by a brief Q&A session.
Date: Wednesday 5 February 2025
Time: 6:00–7:00 pm AEDT
Location: online (zoom link will be provided)
Registration fee: free event
Following the webinar, we may ask you to complete a short evaluation survey to receive your attendance certificate for professional development records.
A recording of this webinar will be available temporarily, until COB 13 February 2025, to all Education Portal users. Then, it will be designated as a ‘past webinar recording’ available to Education Portal members only.
Please note: if you are having issues accessing the recording please wait 24 hours before trying again.
Presenters
Prof Nigel Crawford
Director, MVEC, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Nigel is a consultant general paediatrician and Head of the Immunisation service at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He completed a Masters of Public Health at Cardiff University (2006) and vaccinology PhD at the University of Melbourne (2011). He is also Director of SAEFVIC, the Victorian vaccine safety service, based at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and helped establish the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC). Nigel is a Professor at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne and his research interests include vaccine safety, immunisation of special risk groups and emerging infections, particularly those that may soon be vaccine preventable. He has been a member of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) since 2014 and became Chair in 2021.
Dr Ingrid Laemmle-Ruff
Immunisation Consultant, SAEFVIC, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Dr Ingrid Laemmle-Ruff is a general paediatrician and public health physician. She works in vaccine safety at SAEFVIC and in community paediatrics. She has interests in immunisation, immigrant health and child public health.
Ms Rachael McGuire
Education Nurse Coordinator, MVEC, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Rachael is an accredited Nurse Immuniser and experienced paediatric Registered Nurse. She has a strong interest in the immunisation of special risk groups, including those with immunosuppression, as well as vaccine safety. She is passionate about immunisation education and has recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education.
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