Register now: Immunisation Skills Workshop – Friday 28 March 2025

We are excited to announce that registrations are now open for our upcoming Immunisation Skills Workshop!

The March 2025 Immunisation Skills Workshop is a half-day, interactive event, designed to educate and upskill accredited immunisation providers. The workshop is focused in the areas of:

  • promoting vaccine confidence
  • how to have difficult conversations.

तारीख: Friday 28 March 2025
समय: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm AEDT
Location: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), 50 Flemington Road, Parkville
पंजीकरण शुल्क: From $105 ($125 for non-members)

Please note: registration numbers are limited for this event.

Learn more and register on our शिक्षा पोर्टल.

Please note: you will need an MVEC Education Portal profile to register for our upcoming Immunisation Skills Workshop, but you do not need to become a member in order to register for this event.

Being an Education Portal member is a new way to support MVEC. Members access special ticket prices for face-to-face events and more!


Victorian Department of Health: Increase in Q fever cases

On 5 February 2025, the Victorian Department of Health issued an alert regarding an increase in cases of Q fever. 

Q fever is caused by infection with a zoontoic bacteria transmitted from animals to humans, and can result in acute or chronic disease. People at the highest risk of exposure to Q fever are those in close contact with animals and animal products. 

The Health Department’s alert notes a significant increase of Q fever cases in 2024 compared to previous years. 

Read the health advisory in full at Victorian Department of Health: Increase in Q fever cases
Leanr more at MVEC: Q fever 


CVU mini webinar on RSV: Recording available for limited time!

To celebrate the launch of the शिक्षा पोर्टल, a recording of Wednesday’s CVU mini webinar on RSV preventative therapies is available to सभी Education Portal users until COB Thursday 13 February 2024. Simply log in or create a profile to start watching.

Following this, the recording will be designated as a ‘past event recording’ which is only accessible to Education Portal members.  

Becoming an Education Portal member is a new way to support MVEC. Log in or create a profile, then add a paid membership. 

Members get access to:  

  • past webinar recordings  
  • eLearnings  
  • special ticket prices for face-to-face MVEC events.   

Please note: if you are having issues accessing the recording please wait 24 hours before trying again.   


New-look Education Portal online now

We are excited to share that our new-look शिक्षा पोर्टल अब उपलब्ध है।

Going forward, you will be able to register for online and face-to-face events through the Education Portal.  

Becoming an Education Portal member is a new way to support MVEC. Log in or create a profile, then add a paid membership. 
Members get access to: 

  • past webinar recordings 
  • eLearnings 
  • special ticket prices for face-to-face MVEC events.  

 Please note: you will need an MVEC Education Portal free profile to register for our events, becoming a member is optional.   

Visit the शिक्षा पोर्टल now!


एमवीईसी के बारे में

मेलबोर्न वैक्सीन एजुकेशन सेंटर (एमवीईसी) एक शैक्षिक वेबसाइट है, जिसे स्वास्थ्य सेवा पेशेवरों और जनता के सदस्यों दोनों के लिए अद्यतित टीकाकरण जानकारी प्रदान करने के उद्देश्य से विकसित किया गया है। हम मर्डोक चिल्ड्रन्स रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट (MCRI), एक शोध संगठन पर आधारित हैं, और SAEFVIC (समुदाय में टीकाकरण के बाद प्रतिकूल घटनाओं की निगरानी), विक्टोरियन वैक्सीन सुरक्षा सेवा से संबद्ध हैं।