Webinar series

NCIRS webinars are held approximately every six weeks and feature Australian and international expert speakers covering a range of topics relating to immunisation and vaccine-preventable diseases. These events are publicised via the NCIRS newsletter The Weekly Jab. Sign up for The Weekly Jab here. 

Details of upcoming webinars and videos from past seminars can be accessed on the pages below. 

10/10/2024 – Falling childhood vaccination rates: current context and future strategies

Watch our webinar where we explored decreases in childhood vaccination rates in Australia – and what can be done to reverse them. 

08/08/2024 – Rabies, travel vaccines and global trends in vaccine-preventable diseases

Watch our webinar on rabies and vaccines to have before travelling.

27/03/2024 – Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination update

Watch our webinar on the latest updates relating to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination, including 2024 Australian Government program recommendations and available vaccines.

07/03/2024 – RSV vaccines for the protection of older adults

Watch our webinar on new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for older adults that are either already available or will become available in Australia in the coming years. 

27/02/2024 – New RSV vaccine and antibody to prevent disease in infants

Watch our webinar on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), exploring new vaccines and treatments to reduce the incidence and impact of RSV in infants.

07/11/2023 – New shingles vaccine on Australia's NIP

Watch our webinar to learn about the new National Immunisation Program (NIP) shingles vaccine Shingrix®, which from 1 November 2023 replaced Zostavax® for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles (herpes zoster).  

22/09/23 – Vaccination for people with disability

This webinar explored gaps, opportunities and advice relating to vaccinating people with disability.

05/05/23 HPV in 2023 – latest vaccine recommendations and research

Watch our webinar recording for the latest updates on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, including an in-depth look at the use, effectiveness and safety of the vaccine.

16/03/2023: COVID-19 and influenza vaccination update 2023

Watch the recording of our annual influenza webinar to learn more about the updated recommendations for COVID-19 and influenza vaccination in 2023.

8/11/2022: Mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccines

This webinar explored the Australian experience of introducing a new mpox vaccine within a global landscape of rapidly emerging evidence and vaccine supply constraints.

01/09/2022: Emerging vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination for travel

In this NCIRS webinar, we discussed and provided updates on the prevention and control of vaccine preventable diseases in the context of this increase in international travel.

12/05/2022: Preventing shingles (herpes zoster) and its complications using zoster vaccines - and a quick update on COVID-19 vaccines

This webinar provides an update on herpes zoster, its disease burden and vaccine recommendations.

05/04/2022: Managing seasonal respiratory viruses: Flu and SARS-CoV-2 Winter 2022

Watch the recording of our webinar to find out what you need to know to be prepared for influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in 2022.

03/03/2022: Living with COVID-19: Getting back to immunisation business as usual

How do we get to immunisation business as usual while living with SARS-CoV-2?

8/12/2021: COVID-19 in children and adolescents: vaccines, transmission at school and disease outcomes

The final NCIRS webinar for 2021 will focus on COVID-19 in children and adolescents.

13/10/2021: Weighing up the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination: a focus on safety

This webinar focused on the safety of COVID-19 vaccination.

26/08/21 - What’s next for Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program?

This webinar focused on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and model predictions.

24/06/2021 - Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the Indo-Pacific

This webinar focusses on Australia's response in the Indo-Pacific to support the safe and effective roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in the region.

30/04/2021: Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program reset: navigating safety, acceptance and uptake

This webinar focussed on evidence-based strategies for increasing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among patients, colleagues, family and friends.

31/03/2021: COVID-19 and 2021 influenza vaccines – the how, what, why and when

This webinar focuses on COVID-19 and 2021 influenza vaccines.

17/3/2021: COVID-19 vaccine safety in focus

This webinar focuses on COVID-19 vaccine safety, as safety data from Australia and around the world has started to become available.

19/2/2021: Out of the starting blocks: COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia - Part 2

Part 2 of the two-part webinar series in preparation for the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in Australia, focussing on the Oxford Vaccine Group-Astra Zeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine

12/02/2021 - Out of the starting blocks: COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia - Part 1

Part 1 of the two-part webinar series in preparation for the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in Australia, focussing on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

23/11/2020 - SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development: is a finish line in sight?

This exclusive, extended webinar covers the latest developments in the journey towards COVID-19 vaccines.

22/09/2020: Learning together – Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in NSW educational settings

In this webinar speakers discuss the NCIRS investigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in educational settings.

16/6/2020 - National Immunisation Program changes: what you need to know

This NCIRS webinar provides information about the important changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) that took effect from 1 July 2020.

17/03/2020 - 2020 influenza program update

This webinar provides information about influenza vaccination in 2020.

18/2/2020 - Measles a local, regional and global perspective

This webinar explored the public health implications of measles, how to protect our community and what we can learn from regional and global experiences. 

10/12/19 - Working together to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation

This webinar focused on how we can all work together to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation.

22/10/19 - Addressing parents’ immunisation communication and information needs and SKAI eLearning module launch

This webinar discussed the most common concerns Australian parents have about immunisation and provided practical advice to address these concerns.

23/7/19 - HPV vaccination impact: successes and opportunities

This NCIRS webinar discussed the success of the HPV vaccination program in Australia and explored opportunities for the future with insight from some of Australia’s internationally recognised experts in the field.

4/6/19 - Deadly diseases: a history and the current battle against measles

This seminar/webinar covered the history of the human battle against deadly diseases and the current measles threat. 

1/5/19 - Protecting our most vulnerable children from influenza: we can do better

This seminar provided insight on the 2019 flu vaccine, safety and effectiveness data, especially in children with chronic lung diseases and new strategies to increase flu vaccine coverage in our most vulnerable children.

20/3/19 - All you need to know about Flu in 2019 plus great new tool to support vaccination in pregnancy

This webinar provided an overview of the 2019 Influenza program and MumBubVax.

18/2/19 - Conversations with vaccine-hesitant parents: how the new SKAI website can help

The SKAI website for parents answers the questions parents ask, in an easily interpreted and accessible format.

21/11/18 - Australian Immunisation Register & Handbook Update

This webinar provides an update on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) and The Australian Immunisation Handbook.

3/10/18 - Immunisation through an equity lens: New Zealand and global

International guest speaker Associate Professor Nikki Turner discusses equity in immunisation during this NCIRS seminar/webinar.

19/09/18 - Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation

This webinar gives an overview of common expected and rarer serious adverse reactions following immunisation, the management and reporting of these adverse events.

11/07/18 - National Immunisation Program schedule changes - Your questions answered

This webinar provides an outline of the 1 July 2018 NIP changes, the rationale behind the changes and answers to common questions.

31/05/18 - Maternal vaccination: The knowns and unknowns

This webinar reviews the rationale and evidence for existing vaccines currently recommended for pregnant women.

23/4/18 - Active surveillance for immunisation programs

This seminar focuses on the world-leading active surveillance systems in place in Canada and Australia.

12/03/18 - Influenza prevention and control: We can do better

In this seminar Professor Arnold Monto discusses how current, more sober, observations of vaccine effectiveness have helped us in understanding the ways our current vaccines might be improved.

22/11/17 - Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP)

Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP) uses behavioural insights to improve vaccination rates in communities where existing efforts have not been effective.

27/09/17 - Addressing vaccine hesitancy and refusal

This seminar focused on work to support conversations between parents and health professionals called SKAI (Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation).

23/08/17 Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccines

This seminar features two Varicella Zoster Virus international experts discussing the past, present and future of varicella vaccination.

26/07/17 - Tuberculosis & the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine

This seminar focuses on global TB disease burden issues and the BCG vaccine and evaluation of Australian immunisation programs.

24/05/17 Maternal Immunisation against Pertussis

This seminar gives an overview of maternal immunisation against pertussis.

22/03/17 - A One Health Approach to the Problem of Q Fever

This presentation provided an overview of he sources of Q fever in our animal populations and Q fever vaccination.

22/2/17 - Pneumococcal vaccines for elderly adults

The first NCIRS seminar covers the internationally controversial area of pneumococcal vaccines for elderly adults.