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 Program
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: Sanofi Protecting Beyond Influenza
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, pediatricians) & researchers and clinicians
Registration link: Face to Face Event or Virtual attendance
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 Expert Meeting
Date: Monday 15 June 2026
Start time: 7:00pm
End time: 9:30pm
Venue & location: Marvel stadium, Victory Room (A), 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
Website link: immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/rsv-expert-meeting
Event blurb: This is a free event targeted at healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers. The meeting aims to bring these groups together to strengthen RSV vaccination efforts. Insights and recommendations from the discussion will be documented and presented to the current or incoming Government to help inform and shape future immunisation policies.
Target audience: Healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
Registration cost: Free
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 Infectious Diseases Across the Lifespan
– The Hidden Burden Beyond the Acute Episode
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 (A), 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: GSK Satellite symposium at CDIC
Event blurb:
When we talk about adult infectious disease, older adults dominate the conversation.
But are we recognising the full burden?
Emerging evidence suggests that infectious diseases in adults aged 50-64 have far-reaching clinical, economic and health-system level impacts that extend well beyond the acute episode, yet this age group remains under recognised in current policy settings.
Join the discussion as we challenge the assumption that adult infectious disease burden begins at older age. Register to hear insights from an esteemed expert panel and participate in the thought-provoking interactive discussion.
Program highlights:
The symposium will include three insightful presentations discussing the latest evidence on the following topics and will be followed by an engaging panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A:
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Infectious disease outcomes can extend well beyond the initial episode. Explore how infectious diseases can trigger inflammatory pathways with downstream, multi-system consequences, shifting the focus from short-term to longer-term outcomes that matter in everyday practice.
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Drawing on Australian real-world data, examine how infectious diseases in adults in their 50s, especially those with comorbidities, are associated with disproportionately high hospital costs and resource use, reframing where prevention and policy attention may have the greatest system impact.
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Discover how infectious disease epidemiology is changing, with growing data revealing increasing disease burden and unmet need in younger adult age groups, reshaping assumptions that infectious diseases is primarily and elderly issue and underscoring the importance of earlier, life-course based risk considerations.
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: Free with breakfast provided (registration required)
Registration link: SatelliteEvent-InfectiousDiseasesAcrosstheLifespan
Host/Facilitating Organisation: GSK
Contact name: Alysia Thrasis
Contact email address: alysia.p.thrasis@gsk.com
CSL Seqirus Breakfast Symposium
Vaccine Effectiveness or Vaccine Coverage:
What Matters Most for Influenza Outcomes in Australia
Date: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Start time: 7:15am (7:00am registration/ breakfast available)
End time: 8:45am
Venue & location: Marvel Stadium, Foundry room (previously named 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
Invitation link: Please follow link for more information.
Event blurb: Influenza continues to pose a substantial burden on Australia’s health system, particularly among older adults. While vaccination remains the cornerstone of prevention, enduring and timely questions remain: is it vaccine effectiveness or vaccine coverage that most strongly determines real‑world influenza outcomes? And is it possible to achieve both?
This interactive satellite breakfast symposium will bring together leading Australian experts to explore this question from varying perspectives. Through focused presentations, delegates will gain insights into the population‑level impact of vaccine effectiveness and the critical role of achieving and sustaining high vaccination coverage—especially in the context of an ageing population, post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy and broader systemic trust.
Designed to provoke reflection and discussion, delegates will be invited to share their own experiences and viewpoints enabling a rich exchange between policy makers, program managers, clinicians and researchers. In the context of the successful adult influenza vaccination program attendees will be invited to consider what defines “standard of care” in influenza prevention—and what expectations we should hold for future innovations.
Join us for a dynamic, thought‑provoking discussion on shaping the next chapter and advancing the standard of care for influenza prevention in Australia.
Target audience: Stakeholders involved in influenza prevention and vaccination in Australia (e.g. Healthcare Professionals, Government and Public Health Officials, and Researchers).
Registration link: https://cslseqirusconnectedcare.com.au/1d7dbc7b342f
Host/Facilitating Organisation: CSL Seqirus
Contact name: Erin Matthews
Contact email: Erin.Matthews@seqirus.com
AFPHM Gerry Murphy 2026 final
Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026
Start time: 4:00pm
End time: 5:30pm
Venue & location: RACP College’s office at 500 Bourke St Melbourne (Level 1)
Flyer link: https://event.racpevents.edu.au/gerry-murphy-prize-final-2026/gmpf26
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). This event is our final for 2026
Target audience: Target audience is AFPHM members both Trainees and Fellows
Registration cost: No cost to attend
Registration link: this is the registration link to attend in person or online: Gerry Murphy Event link
Host/Facilitating Organisation: RACP
Contact name: Julie Adams
Contact email: afphm@racp.edu.au
10th Annual Immunisation Forum
Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
Start time: 8:30am
End time: 4:30pm
Venue & location: Marvel stadium, Victory Room, 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: 10th annual Immunisation forum
Event blurb:
The 10th Annual Immunisation Forum (AIF) hybrid event will take a place at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on June 18, 2026, immediately following the PHAA’s Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference (CDIC).
The meeting is ideal for GPs, practice nurses, specialists, pharmacists, academics and other immunisation HCPs. The program covers the following areas:
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epidemiology of winter respiratory infections across the ages
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vaccination coverage rates
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an update on NIS 2025-30 activities
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childhood immunisation rates and plans for improving older adult immunisation rates
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pharmacy and GP Practice engagement
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four workshops on influenza, RSV, HPV and Japanese Encephalitis
Target audience: Healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
Registration cost: Free
Registration link: immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/10th-annual-immunisation-forum-2026
Host/Facilitating Organisation: Immunisation Coalition
Contact name: Feyona Gebreselassie
Contact email: events@imco.org.au