About
Webinar objective:
This multi-disciplinary panel of experts will discuss RSV immunisation in newborns and eligible infants in their 2nd RSV season, and clarify use of nirsevimab under different seasonal and patient situations.
Learning outcomes:
- Burden of disease – review of epidemiology, infection and immunisation rates of RSV in babies and young children
- NIP and State funded programs – recap on eligibility of maternal RSV and immunisation programs in babies and infants <2 yrs old
- Patient scenario’s – immunisation for newborn babies (not received maternal vaccination or post 36 weeks), post 6 months maternal vaccination, 2nd year RSV season and eligibility. Focus will be on clarity of immunisation using nirsevimab
- RSV seasonality Australia-wide – discuss timing and sense-making immunisation in general practice and hospitals
- Catch up programs – opportunistic strategies in line with the NIP Childhood Immunisation Program, scheduled visits, recall options
Prof Peter Richmond (Chair)
Professor Peter Richmond is a Consultant Paediatric Immunologist and Paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital, and is Head of the Immunology Department at the Child and Adolescent Health Service in WA. He also heads the Vaccine Trials Group within the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at the Telethon Kids Institute, and is Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at the UWA Medical School. His major research interests are in the prevention of meningitis, pneumonia, respiratory infections and otitis media. He has authored over 300 scientific publications in these areas and has worked in vaccine research for over 25 years.
Dr Sarah Chu
Dr Sarah Chu graduated from the University of Queensland in 2004 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. She is a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine and has a Certificate in Travel Health; she enjoyed providing travel medicine services at The Travel Doctor TMVC Brisbane before COVID-19 and is an accredited Yellow Fever doctor. In addition to being awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, she is a Fellow of The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, Fellow of The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (Faculty of Travel Medicine), Associate Member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; Dr Chu also holds a Diploma in Dermatology from the Australian Institute of Dermatology, and a Diploma in Child Health from Westmead Children’s Hospital and the University of Sydney. She enjoys practising yoga and is a registered level 1 yoga teacher with Yoga Australia. Dr Chu recently completed Physician Board Certification in Lifestyle Medicine with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a Senior Lecturer for the University of Queensland and enjoys teaching the next generation of doctors-in-training.
Dr Leon Levitt
Dr Leon Levitt is a caring, experienced General Practitioner and Obstetrician, as well as the director and founder of the Baby Steps Health Centre.
Dr Levitt has consulted in family medicine in Wembley for over 30 years and during this time has delivered babies for thousands of mothers, and cared for them through early childhood. He has strong expertise in the care of infants and mothers, children, parenting and general practice procedures.
He founded Baby Steps Health Centre to enhance the delivery of health services to the young mothers of Western Australia and help them make the best start that they can to parenting.
Outside of medicine, Dr Levitt has contributed to the community through leadership of numerous charities including those dealing with parent mental health, refugees, social change and education.
Priscilla Singh
Priscilla Singh is a Registered Midwife and Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention and Control. She holds a Master of Infection Prevention and Control from Griffith University (completed in March 2024), alongside postgraduate qualifications in immunisation and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Priscilla is an Executive Committee Member of the Immunisation Nurse Special Interest Group (INSIG) Inc. and actively immunises for her local council. She contributes to research governance through her service on several research ethics committees, including those at Monash University and St John of God Healthcare.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Priscilla played a pivotal role in the South East Public Health Vaccination Program (2021–2022) and was deployed to Fiji as the Infection Prevention and Control lead during the outbreak.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to public health, Priscilla was awarded the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) 2024 Impact of the Year Award for her work in the community. In June 2025, she was also awarded the prestigious ACIPC Certified Infection Control Professional – Expert (CICP-E)certification.
Priscilla is currently undertaking a PhD, further advancing her expertise and commitment to evidence-based infection prevention and control.
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