Register for CESPHN’s upcoming education opportunities on the Events webpage.
With rising measles cases locally and abroad, it’s vital to stay informed and ready. CESPHN recently hosted a webinar covering measles epidemiology, cohorts who may be under-vaccinated (especially those born 1966-1994), free MMR vaccine access in NSW, travel-related recommendations, and how to navigate immunisation history records.
Presented by: Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Director SESLHD Public Health Unit
Refresh your measles knowledge and help protect our community by accessing the recording and resource sheet.
2025 Immunisation Webinar Recordings
| November 2025 | Protecting adolescents through immunisation: insights, drivers and opportunities for action
Adolescent vaccination coverage in Australia has been declining since the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar explored the latest evidence and practical strategies to help reverse the trend and strengthen community confidence in immunisation. |
| September 2025 | What’s new in pneumococcal vaccination for infants, children and adolescents
This webinar equipped healthcare providers with the knowledge and tools to confidently navigate the transition to 20vPCV, support families and ensure high-quality immunisation delivery under the updated schedule. |
| June 2025 | Navigating vaccination for immunocompromised patients
Vaccination in people with immunocompromise presents unique challenges for clinical decision-making, particularly as immune-suppressing therapies become more widely used and new vaccines continue to emerge. This webinar provides an overview of major updates to the Australian Immunisation Handbook chapter on vaccination for people who are immunocompromised. |
| March 2025 | Triple protection: Vaccines for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV in 2025
This webinar provides essential information to support the delivery of Australian Government-funded vaccines protecting against influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, as well as privately funded RSV vaccines for older adults, in 2025. |
| March 2025 | CESPHN Annual Immunisation update 2025
CESPHN’s annual immunisation update covering the latest clinical information on vaccine preventable diseases including RSV, influenza and COVID-19. We will also cover some important resources to assist in vaccine delivery of special groups, and the increasing role vaccination providers have with adolescent groups. |
| March 2025 | Mastering Cold Chain Management: Strive for 5 and NIP Vaccinations for Pharmacists
This webinar covers the importance of cold chain management, ensuring your pharmacy is meeting “Strive for 5” guidelines, and best practices for storing and handling NIP vaccines. Learn about current tools and technologies for monitoring cold chain, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining compliance with regulations. Enhance your skills to improve vaccine storage practices in your pharmacy. |
| February 2025 | NSW Health webinar – NSW influenza vaccination program 2025
This webinar will inform immunisation providers about details of the influenza vaccination program for 2025, including recommendations and clinical advice. |
| February 2025 | Australian RSV immunisation update – new funded programs for infant protection
This webinar explores RSV disease and prevention and expand on the new funded RSV programs for 2025. The expert panel will present on the new NIP-funded RSV vaccination program for pregnant women to protect infants and state funded RSV monoclonal antibody programs for infants. |
2024 Immunisation Webinar Recordings
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December 2024
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Lunch and Learn: Mpox management and prevention in CESPHN region
This webinar covers key aspects of mpox management and prevention, including an overview of the virus, clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies. It will also highlight the role of vaccination and how we can all support uptake of vaccination for eligible populations. |
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November 2024 |
NSW RSV Prevention Program 2025
This webinar outlines the NSW RSV Prevention program for 2025. |
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October 2024 |
Falling childhood vaccination rates: current context and future strategies
This webinar explores the recent decreases in childhood vaccination rates in Australia – and what can be done to reverse them. |
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October 2024 |
Pre-travel health consultation & current travel vaccination recommendations
Explore what is required for a pre-travel health consultation, including current recommendations for travel vaccines, and understand current data and caseload. |
| August 2024 | NCIRS: Rabies, travel vaccines and global trends in vaccine-preventable diseases
Watch our webinar on rabies, travel vaccination, which vaccine-preventable diseases are emerging globally – and how – and the implications for travellers. |
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June 2024
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Immunisation Coalition: 2024 RSV webinar
Overview of RSV epidemiology, disease burden and an update to new RSV vaccines and monoclonal antibody TGA Registrations and their availability. |
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June 2024
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CESPHN: QIA – using clinical audit tools to increase influenza vaccination uptake
How to use clinical audit tools CAT4/POLAR to identify patients eligible for a free flu vaccine under the NIP. |
| May 2024 | 2024 flu season and respiratory illnesses
Information about the upcoming 2024 flu season and respiratory illnesses. |
| April 2024 | Introduction to the National Immunisation Program (NIP)
Learn about the vaccines available under the Government funded NI, as well as basic cold chain requirements. |
| March 2024 | NCIRS Webinar: Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination update
NCIRS latest updates relating to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination, including 2024 Australian Government program recommendations and available vaccines. |
| March 2024 | CESPHN 2024 Immunisation
CESPHN’s annual immunisation update. An interactive webinar on the latest clinical information on RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccines. |
| March 2024 | RSV vaccines for older adults
NCIRS update on new RSV vaccines for older adults currently available or will become available in Australia in the coming years. |
| February 2024 | New RSV vaccine and antibody for infants
NCIRS update on RSV disease burden in infants and new RSV vaccines and treatments, including monoclonal antibodies for infants. |
Other upcoming education events will be on the CESPHN Events webpage.
See all recorded CESPHN webinars on our CESPHN Video Library webpage.
See all recorded RACGP immunisation webinars.
| November 2023 | Overseas Encounters and Catch Ups
About: This webinar will workshop two scenarios of translating overseas vaccination records and developing catch-up schedules. Catch up planning will include both paper-based method and online calculator method. |
| November 2023 | New shingles vaccine on Australia’s NIP
About: disease burden of shingles in Australia, Shingrix® clinical trial results and mechanism of protection, and information and eligibility for NIP-funded shingles vaccination. |
| September 2023 | Vaccination for people with disability
About: exploring gaps, opportunities and advice relating to vaccinating people with disability. Discuss tips and strategies to support vaccination of patients with complex needs. |
| August 2023 | How to action Overdue Reports
About: strategies to reduce the number of patients on the AIR Childhood Immunisation Overdue Reports. |
| August 2023 | NIP update: Vaxelis
About: recent updates to the NIP schedule, specifically regarding the addition of Vaxelis, and key differences between the hexavalent vaccines available on the NIP. |
| July 2023 | Maternal influenza vaccination
About: recommendations for influenza vaccination during pregnancy and the important role that health professional play in supporting flu vaccine uptake. |
| June 2023 | Addressing vaccine hesitancy
About: an interactive workshop taking a scenario-based approach to address low vaccine confidence and provide strategies to identify and engage patients who are hesitant to vaccination. |
| April 2023 | CESPHN 2023 Annual Immunisation Update
About: CESPHN’s annual immunisation update covering the latest clinical information on influenza, COVID-19, emerging diseases and more. |
| March 2023 | Milestone checks at vaccination appointments
About: learn how to appropriately provide a milestone check for children attending a scheduled immunisation appointment. |
| February 2023 | Immunisation Catch-ups
About: an interactive workshop on immunisation catch ups, building skills and knowledge to prepare a catch up schedules for patients. |
Vaccine Storage and Cold Chain Management online module
The NSW Health online training module is mandatory for practices to access NIP funded vaccines.
Education resources to help HPCs understand Services Australia health programs and services, including AIR, HPOS, PRODA.
AIR042A COVID-19 vaccination report
Full course: ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-training for health professionals 2024
Refresher course: ASCIA Anaphylaxis refresher e-training for health professionals 2024
Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) eLearning module
Addressing vaccine hesitancy – 29 June 2023
The RSV Protection for Infants modules developed by Benchmarque Group provide participants with the skills and knowledge to work directly with families, parents and patients to increase understanding of RSV and the NIP. The modules are free to complete. These modules aim to give participants a baseline understanding of RSV information and an understanding of safe storage, preparation, and administration of Beyfortus® (nirsevimab), ensuring adherence to best practice
Using scenarios and communication frameworks, participants will learn how to engage with parents and caregivers, and use evidence-based insights to deliver proactive, informed care that minimises the impact of RSV and supports families in making informed immunisation decisions.
The Well Child online learning program has been developed to support primary healthcare professionals caring for families with children aged between 0-5 years.
Monitoring of health, growth and development in early childhood is considered important to ensuring health and wellbeing throughout life.
QLD Health online courses for immunisation providers
| Accreditation: RACGP, ACRRM
Credits: 5 CPD credits Duration: 5 Hours |
Addressing adult pertussis vaccination: Clinical Audit
Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis epidemics usually occur every 3-4 years in Australia |
| Accreditation: RACGP, ACRRM
Credits: 5 CPD credits Duration: 5 Hours |
Getting ahead of influenza immunisation: clinical audit
This activity is a planned medical education/clinical audit that systematically reviews aspects of a GPs clinical performance against defined best-practice guidelines. It can be undertaken by an individual GP or a small group. |
| Accreditation: RACGP, ACRRM
Credits: 1 CPD credits Duration: 1 Hour |
A targeted approach to increasing vaccine confidence among GPs
An interactive online activity designed to empower general practitioners (GPs) with communication skills that increase the effectiveness and level of confidence of their conversations with patients regarding vaccination. |
| Accreditation: RACGP, ACRRM
Credits: 1 CPD credits Duration: 1 Hour |
Anaphylaxis guidelines and treatment options for GPs
This activity has been designed to increase your confidence in identifying and managing patients susceptible to experiencing emergency anaphylaxis reactions, including the prescribing of available adrenaline autoinjectors. It aims to highlight the differences between allergic and anaphylactic |
A list of accredited Authorised Nurse Immuniser courses can be found at HESA (Health Education Services Australia).
A practitioner seeking to prescribe the yellow fever vaccine is required to successfully complete the online Yellow Fever Vaccination course and obtain a completion certificate. A practitioner is considered to be accredited for three years from the date of completion of the course.
The course contains information on the history, epidemiology and clinical features of yellow fever, vaccine recommendations, and best practice and accreditation procedures for providers and approved practices.
See: National Guidelines for Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres and Providers
Non-clinical modules
GP weekly update
This Department of Health GP webinar series is to inform GPs on the COVID-19 response and the vaccine rollout.
Infection control