Immunisation Coalition: 2024 HPV webinar

Các Immunisation Coalition will hold its annual update on human papillomavirus (HPV) on Wednesday 13 March. 

The webinar will be held from 6:00 p.m.–7 p.m. (AEDT) and features Angela Newbound as presenter and Dr Andrew Minton as moderator. 

Find out more and register on the Immunisation Coalition’s event page.

MVEC: HPV


NCIRS: Upcoming webinars on respiratory disease

In March, the Trung tâm Nghiên cứu và Giám sát Tiêm chủng Quốc gia (NCIRS) will hold two webinars in their ‘Preventing respiratory disease in 2024’ series: on RSV on Thursday 7 March and on influenza on Wednesday 27 March.

Learn more and register for ‘RSV vaccines for the protection of older adults’
Thursday 7 March at 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Learn more and register for ‘Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination update’
Wednesday 27 March at 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Catch up on ‘New RSV vaccine and antibody to prevent disease in infants’
Held on Tuesday 27 February, recording now available


Immunisation Coalition: 2024 Meningococcal webinar

The Immunisation Coalition will host the 2024 Meningococcal webinar on Tuesday 20 February.

The webinar will provide an update on invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in the community, and features Prof Robert Booy with Dr Andrew Baird as moderator.

When: 6:00 pm EDT on 20 February 2024

Learn more about the webinar and register through the Immunisation Coalition.

MVEC: Viêm não mô cầu


OPTIONS XII for the Control of Influenza: Abstract submissions open

OPTIONS for the Control of Influenza is a global scientific meeting with a dedicated focus on influenza. OPTIONS XII will be held in Brisbane from Sunday 29 September to Wednesday 2 October 2024.

Highlights of this year’s conference include focuses on:

  • Pacific Island and First Nations health
  • Interdisciplinary science
  • Knowledge exchange and networking
  • Policy and advocacy.

Abstracts submission is now open. Abstracts must be submitted by Friday 5 April 2024.

Learn more about OPTIONS XII and abstract submission on the OPTIONS XII website.


Save the date for MVEC's Immunisation Skills Workshop

Save the date – MVEC will be holding an Immunisation Skills Workshop in Melbourne on Friday 15 March 2024.

More details about the workshop, including information about the program and tickets, will be made available closer to the event. Registration will open in early February.

Read more at Immunisation Skills Workshop – Friday 15 March 2024

 


The MVEC newsletter returns in 2024

MVEC’s fortnightly newsletter will return from the beginning of February 2024.

Stay tuned in case of any updates regarding our next Hội thảo kỹ năng tiêm chủng. The workshop will be held early next year. If there are any updates between now and February, subscribers will receive an update via email.

You can also stay tuned via our Instagram trang.


Immunisation Coalition: 25th Annual Scientific Meeting

Các Immunisation Coalition will hold its 25quần què Annual Scientific Meeting from 4 to 5 February 2024.

The meeting will be held in Melbourne and online, and will be chaired by A/Prof Lou Irving from the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Find out more and register on the Immunisation Coalition's Annual Scientific Meeting event page.


CDIC 2024: Call for abstracts

Các Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference (CDIC) 2024 will be held from 11 to 13 June 2024 in Brisbane. The CDIC is now accepting abstract submissions for presentations, until Friday 23 February 2024. 

Head to the Call for abstracts page on the CDIC website for more information about the conference topics and abstract requirements. 

The theme of the conference is “Protecting communities: Empowering health through disease control and immunisation”.


NCIRS: Recording of Shingrix webinar now available

Các Trung tâm Nghiên cứu và Giám sát Tiêm chủng Quốc gia (NCIRS) has recently uploaded recordings of presentations from its recent Shingrix webinar, held on 7 November 2023. 

Leading experts presented on: 

  • the disease burden of shingles in Australia  
  • details about Shingrix  
  • the new Australian Shingrix vaccination program  
  • the US experience of implementing a national Shingrix program. 

NCIRS Shingrix webinar recordings

Read more about Shingrix on the MVEC: Zoster trang.


RCH Symposium: Holding children for procedures

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (RCH) is holding a symposium ‘Holding children for procedures: Reflections on healthcare practice’ on Wednesday 29 November 2023.

The symposium features Prof Lucy Bray.

Learn more and register on the event page.