Talks on Tuesdays: How things work – Understanding vaccines
Paul Gill will be presenting on how vaccines work and why vaccination rates are dropping at an upcoming Talks on Tuesdays lecture. Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues.
日期： 9 June 2026
时间： 6:30–8:30 pm
地点： Golden Gate Hotel, South Melbourne
Learn more and register at the Talks on Tuesdays event page.
RSV Awareness Week: 7–13 June 2026
Save the date: 7–13 June is RSV Awareness Week! This year’s theme will be “Don’t Let Them Go Unprotected” – a call to protect Australia’s most vulnerable from severe RSV.
Learn more about RSV Awareness Week on the Immunisation Foundation of Australia’s (IFA) campaign website.
Learn more about RSV disease transmission, epidemiology and prevention at MVEC: RSV.
Benchmarque Group: 2026 Immunisation Professional Development Conferences
Benchmarque Group's in-person, one-day Immunisation Professional Development Conferences will be held in April and May 2026. Registrations are now open. Learn more and register on Benchmarque Group’s event page.
- Sydney, 30 April 2026
- Melbourne, 14 May 2026
- Brisbane, 21 May 2026
NCIRS: Australian Vaccinology Course 2026
这 National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) will hold it's 3-day Vaccinology Course in October this year. Applications close on 10 May 2026.
日期： 19–21 October 2026
地点： Sydney
Learn more and apply on the NCIRS course page.
Spleen Australia: Living Without a Functioning Spleen: Translating Guidelines into Everyday Care (webinar recording)
澳大利亚脾脏’s first webinar is now available to watch. While this webinar was designed with a GP audience in mind, anyone involved in the care of patients without a functioning spleen will find the information valuable.
Watch now at Living Without a Functioning Spleen: Translating Guidelines into Everyday Care (webinar recording).
To learn more about immunisation and asplenia or hyposplenia, visit MVEC: Asplenia and hyposplenia.
Immunisation Coalition: 10th Annual Immunisation Forum 2026
这 免疫接种 Coalition will hold its 10th Annual 免疫接种 Forum (AIF) hybrid event in Melbourne this June. Registrations are now open for onsite or online attendance.
日期： 18 June 2026
时间： 8:30 am–4:20 pm AEST
地点： Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Learn more and register via the Immunisation Coalition’s event page.
Immunisation Coalition: RSV Expert Meeting 2026
这 Immunisation Coalition will hold its RSV Expert Meeting 2026 in Melbourne this June. Registrations are now open for onsite or online attendance.
日期： 15 June 2026
时间： 7:00–9:00 pm AEST
地点： Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Learn more and register via the Immunisation Coalition’s event page.
Learn more about RSV at MVEC: RSV.
ASID Annual Scientific Meeting 2026: Register now
这 澳大利亚传染病协会 (ASID) will hold its 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania. This year’s conference theme is: Exploring the Terrain: Humans, Vectors & Pathogens. Find out more and register via the event website.
日期： 27–30 May 2026
地点： Hobart, Tasmania
Save the date: CVU Thursday 29 October 2026
MVEC’s Clinical Vaccinology Update (CVU) returns in 2026! The CVU offers healthcare professionals the opportunity to hear from leading experts on the latest developments and trends in immunisation.
日期： Thursday 29 October 2026
地点： The University of Melbourne
Stay tuned for more details.
In the meantime, we would like to gauge interest in an accredited, bespoke, immunisation-centred CPR refresher (HLTAID009) and anaphylaxis training session as an optional add-on to the CVU, delivered in collaboration with PAEDS Education.
MVEC has previously offered this training as part of an Immunisation Skills Workshop. Participants have described the training as:
- "Relevant and supportive"
- "Great education and hands on experience"
- "Very informative and friendly staff"
Please submit your expression of interest via this form.
NCIRS: RSV vaccines and prevention programs: evidence, safety and impact (webinar)
这 国家免疫研究和监测中心 (NCIRS) will host a webinar providing an overview of the evolving RSV immunisation landscape.
日期： 23 April 2026
时间： 12:00–1:30 pm (AEST)
Learn more and register now on the NCIRS event page.
To learn more about RSV disease and prevention, visit MVEC: RSV.