PROGRAM OUTLINE

The official program for the Special Edition - Australasian COVID-19 Virtual Conference is now available. Click on the button below to view the full program.

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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.

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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.

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Monday 7 December 2020

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Access Opened – (Video) How the system and conference will work.

• 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.

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LIVE at 12:00pm - 3:00pm AEDT

Understanding Infectious Disease Modelling - Pre-Conference Workshop

Hosted by: The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

Facilitated by: Prof. Jodie McVernon, Dr. Patricia Campbell, Associate Prof. Kathryn Glass

Tuesday 8 December 2020

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ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT

Opening Plenary Session

Welcome to Country

Conference Welcome

Opening Address

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LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT

Plenary Session 1 - International perspectives

Keynote Speakers:

• Associate Professor Vernon Lee

• Dr Babatunde Olowokure

• Dr Gina Samaan

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1:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT

Virtual Networking & Exhibition

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ON DEMAND from 2:00pm AEDT

Concurrent Session 1 – Long Oral Presentations

• 1A – Aged Care

• 1B – Attitudes, Behaviours and Community Engagement

• 1C – Epidemiology

• 1D – Priority Populations

• 1E – Vaccines update

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LIVE at 3:00pm – 4:30pm AEDT

Plenary 2: Community action and engagement with key community groups

Keynote Speakers:

• Ms Lorraine Anderson & Dr Lucas de Toca

• Mr Aaron Hoffman

• Mr Joe Buffone

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Wednesday 9 December 2020

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ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT

Concurrent Session 2 – Long Oral Presentations

• 2A – Diseases management

• 2B – HCWs and COVID-19

• 2C – Immunity and immunopathology

• 2D – Impact on Health Systems

• 2E – Infection prevention and control in Hospitals

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ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT

Concurrent Session 3 – Rapid Fire Presentations

• 3A – Preparedness and response

• 3B – Impact on health systems

• 3C – International epidemiology

• 3D – Laboratory diagnostics

• 3E – Attitudes, Behaviours and Community Engagement

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LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT

Plenary Session 3 - Workforce

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr Marion Kainer

• Adjunt Professor Alison McMillan

• Dr Jeremy McAnulty

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1:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT

Virtual Networking & Exhibition

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ON DEMAND from 2:00pm AEDT

Concurrent Session 4 – Long Oral & Rapid-Fire Presentations

• 4A – Lessons learnt

• 4B – Mental Health

• 4C – Viral Genomics

• 4D – Rapid-Fire: Immunity and immunopathology

• 4E –Rapid-Fire: Mental health

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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.

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LIVE at 3:00pm – 3:30pm AEDT

Aileen Joy Plant Oration

Orator:​ Professor Ben Cowling

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LIVE at 4:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT

Discussion Forum – Tests, treatments & vaccines

Panellists:

• Professor David Durrheim

• Professor Kristine Macartney

• Ms Lisa Schofield

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Thursday 10 December 2020

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ON DEMAND from 10:00am AEDT

Concurrent Session 5 – Long Oral Presentations

• 5A – HCWs and COVID-19 infections

• 5B – Indigenous people's preparedness and responses

• 5C – Infection prevention and control in other settings

• 5D – Informatics and modelling

• 5E – Jurisdictional Epidemiology

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ON DEMAND FROM 10:00am AEDT

Concurrent Session 6 – Long Oral Presentations

• 6A – Clinical epidemiology

• 6B – Emerging challenges

• 6C – Laboratory diagnostics

• 6D – Pandemic management - schools

• 6E – Seroepidemiology

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LIVE at 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT

Plenary 4: COVID-19 treatments and new diagnostics

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr Katherine Gibney

• Associate Professor Julian Elliott

• Professor Deborah Williamson 

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1:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT

Virtual Networking & Exhibition

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LIVE at 3:00pm – 3:30pm AEDT

Closing Plenary: COVID-19 and society

Keynote Speakers:

• Ms Kristy Crooks

• Ms Sonya Pemberton

• Associate Professor Jonathan Liberman

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Friday 11 December 2020

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LIVE at 1:00pm - 2:45pm AEDT

Tackling COVID-19 in Australia using genomics - Post-Conference Symposium​​​

Hosted by: Communicable Diseases Genomics Network