Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2026
'Public Health at Risk - Collective Solutions to New Challenges'
Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 June 2026 | Marvel Stadium Melbourne/Naarm, Wurundjeri Country, VIC
#CDIC2026
Satellite Events Programs
Protecting Beyond Influenza:
What the evidence on influenza vaccines demonstrate
Date: Sunday 14 June 2026
Start time: 6:30pm
End time: 8:45pm
Venue & location: Pan Pacific Melbourne Hotel
Flyer Link: TBA
Event blurb: The programme will feature nationally recognised experts whose combined expertise spans influenza-associated cardiovascular disease burden and immunisation epidemiology, offering attendees both clinical and real-world perspectives on the evolving landscape of influenza prevention and its cardioprotective potential.
Topics will cover the link between influenza and cardio, protection beyond influenza, what the data shows regarding influenza vaccination, and Influenza vaccine: CVD guideline updates and what does that mean for HCPs.
This will be a hybrid dinner event taking place on Sunday, 14 June, the night prior to the start of CDIC. It will be held at the Pan Pacific Melbourne Hotel and attendees can register for face to face or virtual attendance
Target audience: Health care professionals (GPs, nurses, paediatricians) & researchers and clinicians
Registration cost: TBA
Registration link: TBA
Host/Facilitating Organisation: Sanofi
Contact name: Dr Najwa Ejje or Deb Kerr
Contact email address: Najwa.Ejje@sanofi.com and deb.kerr@sanofi.com
RSV Dinner Meeting
Date: Monday 15 June 2026
Start time: 7:00pm
End time: 9:30pm
Venue & location: Marvel stadium, Victory Room F, Level 1
Access directions: Gate 9 at Marvel Stadium is located on the Bourke Street side (Harbour side) of the stadium, best accessed via the Bourke Street pedestrian footbridge from Southern Cross Station.
For parking, use Car Park A or B on Bourke Street and follow signs to Gate 9
Flyer Link:
Event blurb: This meeting brings together healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers to strengthen RSV vaccination efforts. Insights and recommendations from the discussion will be documented and presented to the new or current Government to help shape future immunisation policies.
Program highlights: TBA
Target audience: Academic, Educator, General Practitioner, Nurse, Optometrist, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Practice Manager, Registrar, Specialist
Registration cost:
Registration link: https://immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/rsv-expert-meeting/
Host/Facilitating Organisation: Immunisation Coalition
Contact name: Feyona Gebreselassie
Contact email: events@imco.org.au
GSK Breakfast Symposium
Adult Vaccination Across the Lifespan
Why Earlier Prevention Matters
Date: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Start time: Register and breakfast provided from 7.15am. Symposium begins at 7.30am
End time: 8:45am
Venue & location: Marvel stadium, Victory room F, Level 1
Access directions: Gate 9 at Marvel Stadium is located on the Bourke Street side (Harbour side) of the stadium, best accessed via the Bourke Street pedestrian footbridge from Southern Cross Station.
For parking, use Car Park A or B on Bourke Street and follow signs to Gate 9.
Flyer Link: TBA
Event blurb: While adult vaccination discussions often focus on the elderly, emerging evidence suggests that preventable infectious diseases in younger older adults (50–64 years) may result in substantial clinical, economic, and system level impacts that are under recognised in current policy settings. Select real-world examples (including respiratory syncytial virus [RSV] and herpes zoster [HZ]) will be used to illustrate broader and persistent gaps in adult vaccination policy, coverage, and prioritisation.
This session aims to reframe adult vaccination as a strategy to preserve health, independence and system sustainability, by shifting thinking away from reactive, age-based thresholds toward risk-based prevention across the lifespan.
Program Highlights:
The session will reinforce that prioritising prevention earlier in adulthood delivers broader value:
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Reduces the likelihood of severe disease burden that accelerates decline in people with underlying conditions
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Mitigates downstream complications that contribute to cardiovascular, neurological, and functional impairment
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Protects health system capacity by avoiding high-cost hospitalisations in working age and younger older adults
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Delivers broader societal and economic benefits beyond immediate disease prevention
Target audience: Infectious disease and public health physicians, General practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, Immunisation providers, Government representatives/Department of Health, Primary Health Care Networks
Registration cost: TBA
Registration link: TBA
Host/Facilitating Organisation: GSK
Contact name: Alysia Thrasis
Contact email address: alysia.p.thrasis@gsk.com
CSL Seqirus Breakfast Symposium
Sustaining Success: How Australia’s 65+
Influenza Program Delivers Value, Trust and Resilience
Date: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Start time: 7:15am (7:30am registration/ breakfast available)
End time: 8:45am
Venue & location: Marvel Stadium, Sports Bar, Level 2
Access directions: Gate 9 at Marvel Stadium is located on the Bourke Street side (Harbour side) of the stadium, best accessed via the Bourke Street pedestrian footbridge from Southern Cross Station.
For parking, use Car Park A or B on Bourke Street and follow signs to Gate 9
Flyer Link: TBA
Event blurb: TBA
Program Highlights: TBA
Target audience: Stakeholders involved in influenza prevention and vaccination in Australia (e.g. Healthcare Professionals, Government and Public Health Officials, and Researchers).
Registration cost: TBA
Registration link: TBA
Host/Facilitating Organisation: CSL Seqirus
Contact name: Leanne Whitlock
Contact email: leanne.Whitlock@seqirus.com
AFPHM Gerry Murphy 2026 final
Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026
Start time: 3:00pm
End time: 4:30pm
Venue & location: Marvel Stadium, Victory room G, Level 1
Access directions: Gate 9 at Marvel Stadium is located on the Bourke Street side (Harbour side) of the stadium, best accessed via the Bourke Street pedestrian footbridge from Southern Cross Station.
For parking, use Car Park A or B on Bourke Street and follow signs to Gate 9
Flyer Link: TBA
Event blurb: The Gerry Murphy Prize is awarded annually to the best oral presentation by an Advanced Trainee of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)
Program Highlights: TBA
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Target audience: TBA
Registration cost: TBA
Registration link: TBA
Host/Facilitating Organisation: RACP
Contact name: Julie Adams
Contact email: afphm@racp.edu.au