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SUMMARY:NCIRS webinar
DESCRIPTION:What’s new in pneumococcal vaccination for infants\, children and adolescents\n\n\n\n\n\nDate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganiser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn 1 September 2025\, changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for pneumococcal vaccination in infants\, children and adolescents came into effect. \n\n\n\nThis webinar – designed for immunisation providers\, public health professionals and clinical stakeholders – will explore the rationale behind the program review\, provide a detailed clinical update on the changes and offer practical guidance for implementing the new recommendations. \n\n\n\nParticipants will gain insights into: \n\n\n\n\nDisease epidemiology: A review of pneumococcal disease\, its burden and outcomes in children and impact from vaccination programs.\n\n\n\nNew vaccines: An overview of higher-valency pneumococcal conjugate vaccines\, including the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (20vPCV).\n\n\n\nProgram changes: An outline of key updates to vaccine schedules\, including:\n\nreplacement of 13vPCV with 20vPCV as the NIP-funded vaccine for children\n\n\n\nexpansion of the 4-dose PCV schedule to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children across all states and territories\n\n\n\nremoval of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23vPPV) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children and adolescents with specified medical risk conditions.\n\n\n\n\n\nClinical guidance: Practice points for assessing eligibility\, administering vaccines\, ensuring schedule completion and transitional arrangements.\n\n\n\nCase scenarios: Real-world examples to support clinical decision-making for at-risk children and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.\n\n\n\nAdult program review: An overview of current program status and anticipated directions for future updates.\n\n\n\n\nThis session will equip 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. \n\n\n\nAn interactive Q&A discussion will follow the presentations. Recordings of the webinar will be made available on the NCIRS website in the days following the session.
URL:https://emphn.org.au/event/ncirs-webinar-25-sept-25/
LOCATION:Online\, ZOOM
CATEGORIES:External event,General practice,Health care professional,Pharmacy
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