BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.9.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Podcasts – Influenza &\; Respiratory Travel Infection s X-WR-CALDESC:Immunisation Coalition X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 DTSTART:20250405T160000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 DTSTART:20250405T160000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Podcasts – Influenza &\; Respiratory Travel Infections DESCRIPTION:Earn CPD points! Two 15-minute podcasts covering influenza a nd travel respiratory infections. Quick evaluation\, instant accreditati on. Listen now!\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\nKeep Reading\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout\n\n\n\nWelcome to a podcast series on seasonal resp iratory infections. There are four 15 minutes CPD accredited podcasts wh ich include influenza\, travel respiratory infections\, respiratory sync ytial virus (RSV) and pertussis\n\n\n\nThese two podcasts are worth 0.5 CPD hours. Complete the lessons below by listening to both podcasts.\n\n \n\nOnce you have listened to both podcasts\, fill out our quick Evaluat ion Form to complete the course and receive your CPD points.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRACGP Activity ID: 1335849\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nOutli ne management options including recommendations for prevention and treat ment options once diagnosed\n\n\n\nReview the epidemiology and general s easonality of influenza and respiratory travel infections\n\n\n\nReview current vaccination rates\, risk factors\, cohorts at greatest risk of i nfection and optimal timing for vaccination\n\n\n\nIdentify common chara cteristics of these diseases\, symptoms and steps towards diagnosis  \;\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nYou can still sign up to our Education P ortal to do our other CPD accredited courses.\n\n\n\nSigning up is free and only takes a few minutes.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Mohamad Assoum - Podcast 1 &\; 2▼\n\n\nDr. Mohamad (Mo) Assoum is an infectious disease epidemiologist and global health st rategist with expertise in spatial epidemiology and determinants of infe ctious diseases.\n\n\n\nHe holds a PhD focused on the prediction of infe ctious disease using geographic and environmental data\, alongside a bac kground in public health program implementation and health systems stren gthening.\n\n\n\nMo has led large-scale funding portfolios tackling infe ctious diseases across Africa and Asia. His work bridges cutting-edge an alytics with real-world impact\, aiming to strengthen disease surveillan ce systems\, improve health equity\, and inform policy for better infect ious disease outcomes globally.\n\n\n\nHe is currently a research fellow working in clinical trials and innovative disease surveillance systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Deborah Mills - Podcast 2 – Respirato ry Travel Infections▼\n\n\nDr Deborah Mills is the Medical Director of a full time specialised Travel Medicine clinic in Brisbane\, Australia. She has worked in the area of travel medicine since 1988. She is the fo under of a network of travel medicine clinics across Australia: the  \;Travel Medicine Alliance.\n\n\n\nHer book ‘Travelling Well’ \; is now in its 21st edition with over 210\,000 copies in print.\n\n\n\nA s part of a research collaboration with academic groups from Australian Universities\, \;CRESTMA\, she has published 28 times\; largely clin ic based research that has influenced travel medicine guidelines in Aust ralia and internationally.\n\n\n\nHer current research interests are int radermal vaccines (especially Rabies and Japanese Encephalitis)\, sexual ly transmitted diseases\, TB\, vaccine side effects\, smartphone apps\, and presenting to varied audiences to encourage safer travel.\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Sarah Chu - Podcast 1 Influenza▼\n\n\nDr Sar ah Chu graduated from the University of Queensland in 2004 with a Bachel or of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.\n\n\n\nShe is a member of the In ternational Society of Travel Medicine and has a Certificate in Travel H ealth\; she enjoyed providing travel medicine services at The Travel Doc tor TMVC Brisbane before COVID-19 and is an accredited Yellow Fever doct or.\n\n\n\nIn addition to being awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Aust ralian College of General Practitioners\, she is a Fellow of The Austral asian College of Tropical Medicine\, Fellow of The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (Faculty of Travel Medicine)\, Associate Member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.\n\n\n\nDr Chu also holds a Diploma in Dermatology from the A ustralian Institute of Dermatology\, and a Diploma in Child Health from Westmead Children’s Hospital and the University of Sydney. She enjoys practising yoga and is a registered level 1 yoga teacher with Yoga Austr alia.\n\n\n\nDr Chu recently completed Physician Board Certification in Lifestyle Medicine with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. S he is a Senior Lecturer for the University of Queensland and enjoys teac hing the next generation of doctors-in-training.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPodcast 1: MAT-AU-2501761Podcast 2: MAT-A U-2501781 URL;VALUE=URI:https://immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/podcasts-influ enza-respiratory-travel-infections/ UID:urn:uuid:a8d1d987-9487-42f8-9a9b-da8ca745a199 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260609T121537Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250826 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR