PROGRAM - DRAFT Subject to change
TUESDAY 11 JUNE
9:00am - 10:30am - Opening Plenary: Environment challenges to infectious disease control. Welcome to Country
Introduction - Prof. Helen Marshall AM, CDIC 2024 Conference Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Conference Welcome - Adj. Prof. Terry Slevin, CEO, PHAA
Minister's welcome - TBC
Opening Address - TBC
Keynote speakers:
Tiahni Adamson
TBC
10:30am - 11:00am - Morning Tea and Exhibition
11:00am - 12:30pm - Symposiums and Concurrent Session 1
Symposiums #1-4 - BOOK HERE
1. The Value of vaccines across the lifespan.
2. Transforming Pathogen Genomics into Public Health Action
3. First Nations excellence and innovation in infectious disease control in regional and remote communities in Australia using point of care testing (POCT)
4. Future-fit National Immunisation Programs – Are we ready?
Concurrent session 1
1E - Sexually transmitted infections
1F - Vaccination of priority groups
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch and Exhibition
1:30pm - 3:00pm - Concurrent Session 2
2A - Maternal health
2B - Outbreak investigations
2C - Vaccine safety | Zoster vaccines
2D - Respiratory illness in children
2E - Adult vaccination
2F - Cross-cultural and social determinants of health
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
3:30pm - 5:00pm - Concurrent Session 3
3A - Immunisation in our region
3B - Enteric diseases
3C - Public health in practice
3D - COVID-19
3E - Influenza vaccination uptake and impact
3F - Group A Streptococcus
5:00pm - 5:45pm - Feery Oration (Immunisation) Sponsored By:
Professor Peter McIntyre AO, University of Otago
5:45pm - 6:45pm - Welcome Reception
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
8:30am - 10:30am - Plenary 2 - Tracking Progress: Report Cards for Infectious Diseases
Professor Robert Read - Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Southampton
Professor Ian Barr - Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza & The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Dr Skye McGregor - Senior Reseach Fellow, University of New South Wales
10:30am - 11:00am - Morning Tea and Exhibition
11:00am - 12:30pm - Plenary 3 - Maternal Vaccinations
Professor Peter Richmond - Head, Vaccine Trials Group, Telethon Kids Institute
Professor Michelle Giles - Infectious Diseases Physician, Monash University
Associate Professor Flor M. Muñoz - Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch and Exhibition & F2F Poster Display
1:30pm - 3:00pm - Concurrent Session 4
4A - Public Health Genomics
4B - Global health
4C - RSV
4D - Vaccine-preventable diseases
4E - Immunisation programs and delivery
4F - COVID vaccination
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
3:30pm - 5:00pm - Concurrent Session 5
5A - Vaccination social and behavioural science
5B - Arboviruses
5C - Respiratory surveillance
5D - Digital health and innovation
5E - Diagnostics & antimicrobial resistance
5F - Influenza and COVID vaccines
5:00pm - 5:45pm - Aileen Joy Plant Oration (Communicable Diseases)
Orator: Professor Martyn Kirk, ANU
7:00pm - 10:00pm - Conference Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation Sponsored By:
THURSDAY 13 JUNE
8:30am - 10:30am - Plenary 4 - Partnering for Health: One Health and the Australian Centre for Disease Control
Dr Clare Death - Wildlife Health Australia
Professor Alex Brown - Aboriginal Health Equity Theme Leader SAHMRI & University of Adelaide.
Ms Helen Grinbergs - First Assistant Secretary, Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
10:30am - 10:00am - Morning Tea and Exhibition
11:00am - 12:30pm - Concurrent Session 6
6A - One Health
6B - Indigenous health
6C - Mpox, TB, vaccination, and more
6D - Blood-borne viruses
6E - Public health policy and decision making
6F - School programs & immunisation for adolescents
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch and Exhibition
1:30pm - 3:00pm - Debate
Decisions during public health emergencies should be evidence based and not influenced by politics.
Speaker Line up to be announced
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
3:30pm - 5:00pm - Closing Plenary - Infodemiology and vaccine misinformation
Mr Joe Smyser - CEO, The Public Good Projects
Dr Hazel Clothier - Epi-Informatics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Ms Jo Hickman - Vaccine Champion
Conference Close Remarks