ACIPC 2026 International Conference: 8–11 November

The 2026 澳大利亚感染预防与控制学院 (ACIPC) International Conference will be held this November, both in person and online. Registrations are open now. 

日期: 8–11 November 2026
地点: Gold Coast, Queensland and online 

Learn more and register on the conference website. 


Benchmarque Group: RSV webinar in July

Next month, Benchmarque Group will host 2 sessions of a webinar focusing on the topic of RSV vaccination in older adults. Registrations are open now. 

When: 1:00–2:00 pm AEST on 22 July 2026 OR 6:00–7:00 pm AEST on 23 July 2026 

Learn more and register on the event page. 

MVEC:呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)


Immunisation Coalition: Vale: Prof Allan Cripps memorial tribute webinar on pneumococcal disease

Next month, the Immunisation Coalition will host a webinar highlighting the new NIP schedule on pneumococcal disease. 

日期: 2 July 2026
时间: 6:30–7:45 pm (AEST)   

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

MVEC: Pneumococcal 


NCIRS: Pneumococcal vaccination for adults: expanding disease protection (webinar)

This month the 国家免疫研究和监测中心 (NCIRS) will hold a webinar addressing the 1 July changes to the adult pneumococcal vaccination program. 

日期: 24 June 2026
时间: 12:00–1:30 pm AEST 

Learn more and register on the webinar event page. 

MVEC:肺炎球菌


APACI Respiratory Diseases Conference 2026: Register now

The Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI) Respiratory Diseases Conference 2026 will be held later this month. Registrations are open now to attend in person or online. 

日期: 25 June 2026
地点: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong Hotel 

Learn more on the conference event page. 


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

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 aLiving 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. 


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