BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.9.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Podcasts - RSV &\; Pertussis 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 - RSV &\; Pertussis 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\nCall to Action\n\n\n\nKeep Reading \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout\n\n\n\nWelcome to a podcast series on seasonal respi ratory infections. There are four 15 minutes CPD accredited podcasts whi ch include influenza\, travel respiratory infections\, respiratory syncy tial virus (RSV) and pertussis\n\n\n\nThese two podcasts are worth 0.5 C PD hours.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRACGP Activity ID: 1344939\n\n\n\nLearning Obje ctives\n\n\n\n\nReview the epidemiology and general seasonality of RSV a nd pertussis including multi-year cycles\n\n\n\nReview current vaccinati on rates\, risk factors\, cohorts at greatest risk of infection\, optima l timing for vaccination and potential causes of outbreaks\n\n\n\nIdenti fy common characteristics of these diseases\, symptoms and steps towards diagnosis \;\n\n\n\nOutline management options including recommenda tions for prevention\, funding options according to the NIP schedule and State-funding eligibility (i.e. RSV in older adults)\, and treatment op tions once diagnosed\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nYou can still sign up to our Education Portal to do our other CPD accredited courses.\n\n\n\nS igning 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 &\; 2â–¼ \n\n\nDr. Mohamad (Mo) Assoum is an infectious disease epidemiologist an d global health strategist with expertise in spatial epidemiology and de terminants of infectious diseases.\n\n\n\nHe holds a PhD focused on the prediction of infectious disease using geographic and environmental data \, alongside a background in public health program implementation and he alth systems strengthening.\n\n\n\nMo has led large-scale funding portfo lios tackling infectious diseases across Africa and Asia. His work bridg es cutting-edge analytics with real-world impact\, aiming to strengthen disease surveillance systems\, improve health equity\, and inform policy for better infectious disease outcomes globally.\n\n\n\nHe is currently a research fellow working in clinical trials and innovative disease sur veillance systems.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Sarah Chu - Podcast 2 Pertussisâ–¼\n\n\nDr Sarah Chu graduated from the University of Queensl and in 2004 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.\n\n\n\n She is a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine and has a Certificate in Travel Health\; she enjoyed providing travel medicine s ervices at The Travel Doctor TMVC Brisbane before COVID-19 and is an acc redited Yellow Fever doctor.\n\n\n\nIn addition to being awarded a Fello wship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners\, she i s a Fellow of The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine\, Fellow of The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (Faculty of Travel Medicin e)\, 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 Australian Institute of Dermatology\, and a Dipl oma in Child Health from Westmead Children’s Hospital and the Universi ty of Sydney. She enjoys practising yoga and is a registered level 1 yog a teacher with Yoga Australia.\n\n\n\nDr Chu recently completed Physicia n Board Certification in Lifestyle Medicine with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a Senior Lecturer for the University of Q ueensland and enjoys teaching the next generation of doctors-in-training .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Mohamad Assoum Podcast 1 &\; 2â –¼\n\n\nAssociate Professor Daryl Cheng \;is a consultant paediatric ian and clinical informatician at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Head of Paediatrics\, Cabrini Health – with additional clinical re search and educational posts as Honorary Clinical Research Fellow\, Murd och Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and Honorary Principal Fellow at the Department of Paediatrics\, University of Melbourne.\n\n\n\nHe h as specific interests in acute care / high dependency inpatient paediatr ics and travel &\; immunisation medicine. He is a co-founder of Famil y &\; Immunisation Travel Specialists (FITS).\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 – RSV: MAT-AU-2501815Podcast 2 – Pertussis: MAT-AU-2501813 URL;VALUE=URI:https://immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/rsv-pertussis- podcast-series/ UID:urn:uuid:36fac547-3f1b-4fb4-9460-755135876d3a STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260519T032604Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250908 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR