About
The 4th Adult Immunisation Forum was be held in Melbourne on Friday, 1st November 2019 at the Pullman, 65 Queens Road, Albert Park.
The objectives for the forum:
- To better understand the burden of vaccine preventable diseases in adults
- To build an awareness of the challenges and strategies for improved vaccination in adults
- To hear the latest developments in vaccine programs for adults
- To consider ways of improving knowledge about immunisation best practice
View the program here.
Session 1: The adult immune system
The immune system:
- Presented by Robert Clancy
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Meningococcal disease:
- Presented by Robert Booy
- View a PDF of the presentation here
An update on influenza and influenza vaccines:
- Presented by Kanta Subbarao
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Effective influenza vaccination strategies in older people:
- Presented by Rod Pearce, AM
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Pertussis vaccination in pregnant women and other adults:
- Presented by Elizabeth McCarthy
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Session 2: Pneumococcal disease
PBAC decision and other updates:
- Presented by Tony Korman
- The PDF of the presentation is unavailable
Pneumococcal disease – GP survey review:
- Presented by John Litt, AM
- The PDF of the presentation is unavailable
Session 3: Other viruses
RSV:
- Presented by Terry Nolan, AO
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Vaccines for herpes zoster
- Presented by Tony Cunningham
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Session 4: Travel vaccination
Overview and key issues:
- Presented by Simon Thatcher
- View a PDF of the presentation here