PROGRAM OUTLINE
The draft program for the Special Edition - Australasian COVID-19 Virtual Conference is now available and will be updated as confirmed. Click on the button below to view the full draft program.
All plenary sessions will be recorded and made available on demand, therefore if you miss a live session you can catch up at a time that suits you.
The virtual conference portal will be open to registered delegates for an extended time following the conference dates, to catch up on anything you have missed.
Monday 7 December 2020
Access Opened – (Video) How the system and conference will work.
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Delegates will receive their virtual conference portal access details via email and be able to view the on demand video on how the system works. We encourage delegates to log in early in order to make sure everything works and to familarise yourselves with the system.
Tuesday 8 December 2020
ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT
Opening Plenary Session
Welcome to Country
Conference Welcome
Opening Address
LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT
Plenary Session 1 - International perspectives
Keynote Speakers:
1:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT
Virtual Networking & Exhibition
ON DEMAND from 2:00pm AEDT
Concurrent Session 1 – Long Oral Presentations
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1A – Aged Care
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1B – Attitudes, Behaviours and Community Engagement
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1C – Epidemiology
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1D – Priority Populations
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1E – Vaccines update
LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT
Plenary 2: Community action and engagement with key community groups
Keynote Speakers:
Wednesday 9 December 2020
ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT
Concurrent Session 2 – Long Oral Presentations
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2A – Diseases management
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2B – HCWs and COVID-19
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2C – Immunity and immunopathology
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2D – Impact on Health Systems
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2E – Infection prevention and control in Hospitals
ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT
Concurrent Session 3 – Rapid Fire Presentations
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3A – Preparedness and response
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3B – Impact on health systems
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3C – International epidemiology
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3D – Laboratory diagnostics
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3E – Attitudes, Behaviours and Community Engagement
LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT
Plenary Session 3 - Workforce
Keynote Speakers:
1:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT
Virtual Networking & Exhibition
ON DEMAND from 2:00pm AEDT
Concurrent Session 4 – Long Oral & Rapid-Fire Presentations
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4A – Lessons learnt
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4B – Mental Health
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4C – Viral Genomics
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4D – Rapid-Fire: Immunity and immunopathology
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4E –Rapid-Fire: Mental health
LIVE at 2:15pm – 2:45pm AEDT
Conversation Starter Presentations
Presenters will be available during this time to facilitate interactive video sessions to discuss their e-poster.
LIVE at 3:00pm – 3:30pm AEDT
Aileen Joy Plant Oration
Orator: Professor Ben Cowling
LIVE at 4:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT
Discussion Forum – Tests, treatments & vaccines
Panellists:
Thursday 10 December 2020
ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT
Concurrent Session 5 – Long Oral Presentations
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5A – HCWs and COVID-19 infections
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5B – Indigenous people's preparedness and responses
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5C – Infection prevention and control in other settings
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5D – Informatics and modelling
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5E – Jurisdictional Epidemiology
ON DEMAND FROM 10:00am AEDT
Concurrent Session 6 – Long Oral Presentations
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6A – Clinical epidemiology
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6B – Emerging challenges
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6C – Laboratory diagnostics
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6D – Pandemic management - schools
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6E – Seroepidemiology
LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT
Plenary 4: COVID-19 treatments and new diagnostics
Keynote Speakers:
1:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT
Virtual Networking & Exhibition
LIVE at 3:00pm – 3:30pm AEDT
Closing Plenary: COVID-19 and society
Keynote Speakers: