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Prof Peter Richmond

Consultant Paediatric Immunologist & Paediatrician, Perth Children’s Hospital. Head, Department of Immunology, Child & Adolescent Health Service WA. Director, Vaccine Trials Group, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases, The Kids Research Institute Australia.
Professor Peter Richmond is a Consultant Paediatric Immunologist and Paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital and is Head of the Immunology Department at the Child and Adolescent Health Service in WA. He also heads the Vaccine Trials Group within the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at The Kids Research Institute Australia, and is Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at the University of Western Australia Medical School. His major research interests are in the prevention of meningitis, pneumonia, respiratory infections and otitis media. He has authored over 300 scientific publications in these areas and has worked in vaccine research for over 25 years.

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Real-world evidence for meningococcal B vaccines and how to have MenB conversations in general practice

In this Product Explainer, Paediatrician and Paediatric Immunologist Prof Peter Richmond explains how Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease remains the most common cause of IMD in children, adolescents and young adults, and provides an overview of the real-world evidence for MenB vaccines, and conversation strategies for use with families in general practice (6 mins).

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Meningitis prevention – Conversation strategies

Conversation strategies to educate patients so that they can make a realistic assessment of the cost benefit equation.

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Conversations on meningococcal disease with parents

In this Product Explainer, Paediatrician and Paediatric Immunologist A/Prof Peter Richmond explains which patients are most at risk for meningococcal B, the risk reduction benefits of meningococcal B vaccination and why it is important to have conversations with parents in which the risk/benefits of vaccination are clearly explained (5 mins).

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Real-world evidence for meningococcal B vaccines and how to have MenB conversations in general practice

In this Product Explainer, Paediatrician and Paediatric Immunologist Prof Peter Richmond explains how Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease remains the most common cause of IMD in children, adolescents and young adults, and provides an overview of the real-world evidence for MenB vaccines, and conversation strategies for use with families in general practice (6 mins).

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Meningitis in adolescents: Health risks associated with social behaviours

The incidence of meningitis in adolescents and young people

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RSV – Past, present & future

RSV is a very important cause of disease for young children and older adults in winter season (May – September). Understand the natural course of the disease, and advice to give parents.

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Invasive pneumococcal disease – What GPs need to know

This lecture equips GPs with practical updates on IPD vaccination - who, when, which vaccine, funding, and high-risk patient groups.

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20vPnC pneumococcal conjugate vaccine update

In this Product Explainer, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist and Paediatrician Prof Peter Richmond provides an update on the 20vPnC pneumococcal conjugate vaccine including availability and eligibility (4 mins).

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