Key dates
Available On-Demand Until
31 March 2021
Enquiries
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Program
** This program is subject to change
All content including live sessions and webinars will be available on-demand until 31 March 2021
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Tuesday 24 November 2020 |
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Bringing biosafety to the community |
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11:00am - 11:20am |
Welcome to Country (not available on-demand) |
ABSANZ Welcome |
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11:20am - 12:50pm |
Community biosafety – challenges and triumphs |
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Plenary session with Q&A (live) |
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Dr Norman Swan, Health Journalist, Broadcaster and Commentator (Australia) Prof Ian Town , Chief Science Advisor, Ministry of Health (New Zealand) Prof Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University (Australia) Prof Vitali Sintchenko, Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology- Public Health, The University of Sydney and NSW Health Pathology (Australia) |
12:50pm - 1:00pm |
Break and Virtual Exhibition Viewing |
1:00pm - 1:50pm |
How ABSANZ can bring biosafety to the community |
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Interactive session with Q&A (live) |
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Dr Mahaletchumy Arujanan, Executive Director of Malaysian Biotechnology Information Center, ISAAA (Malaysia) Dr Heather Bray, Lecturer in Science Communication, University of Western Australia (Australia) |
1:50pm - 2:00pm |
Wrap Up |
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Break and Virtual Exhibition Viewing |
Available anytime |
Webinars |
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A day in the life of COVID-19 test swab |
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George Taiaroa, Research Fellow - Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne (Australia) |
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Behind the scenes: High containment facility tour |
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Andrew Hill, Team Leader Biorisk Management, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (Australia) |
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PC4 Behind the scenes: High containment facility tour |
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Shane Riddell, Biorisk Pathogen Specialist and PC4 Laboratory Manager, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (Australia) |
Wednesday 25 November 2020 |
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Protecting our health |
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11:00am - 11:10am |
ABSANZ Welcome |
11:10am - 12:40pm |
Regulating outbreaks – how can regulation hinder and help in a crisis? |
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Plenary session with Q&A (live) |
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Dr Heidi Mitchell, Director of the Contained Dealings Evaluation Section, Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (Australia) Derek Fitzgerald, Manager of Compliance, Medsafe (New Zealand) Luke Johnson, Response Manager in the Incident Management Team, Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand) Caroline Gibson, Director, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia) |
12:40pm - 1:00pm |
Break and Virtual Exhibition Viewing |
1:00pm - 1:50pm |
Crop and Animal Health: Biosecurity and challenges in developing countries |
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Interactive session with Q&A (live) |
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Dr Vasant L. Patil, Director – Science & Regulatory Affairs, CropLife Asia (Singapore) Dr Angel Manabat, Technical and Health Assurance Director, Pig Improvement Company (Philippines) Prof Subha Bhassu, Professor, University of Malaya (Malaysia) |
1:50pm - 2:00pm |
Wrap Up |
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Break and Virtual Exhibition Viewing |
Available anytime |
Webinars |
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Biosafety in the clinical setting |
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Dr Julie Wang, Practice Principal, Whitehorse Medical Clinic (Australia) Dr Rosie Gentle, Advanced GP Registrar, Whitehorse Medical Clinic (Australia) Dr Amy Wang, GP Registrar, Whitehorse Medical Clinic (Australia) |
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Biosafety in the workplace |
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June Freeland, Manager, Research Infrastructure and Biosafety, Victoria University (Australia) |
Thursday 26 November 2020 |
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Preparing for what’s next |
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11:00am - 11:10am |
ABSANZ Welcome |
11:10am - 12:40pm |
Hypothetical panel discussion 'What’s next?' |
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Plenary session (live) |
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(Facilitator) Dr Julian Druce, Head of Virus Identification, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (Australia) Dr Norman Swan, Health Journalist, Broadcaster and Commentator (Australia) Dr Robert Ellis, University Director Biosafety Emeritus, Colorado State University Department of Microbiology Emeritus (United States) Prof Trevor Drew, Director, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (Australia) |
12:40pm - 1:00pm |
Break and Virtual Exhibition Viewing |
1:00pm - 1:50pm |
Designing the future of containment |
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Interactive session with Q&A (live) |
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Stephen Coulter, Director, Coulter Advisory (Australia) Richard Sale, Senior Laboratory Architect, Conrad Gargett (Australia) |
1:50pm - 2:00pm |
Wrap Up and Close |
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Break and Virtual Exhibition Viewing |
Available anytime |
Webinars |
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What’s next in terms of changing people's behaviour |
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Sean Kaufman, CEO, Safer Behaviors (United States) |
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Measuring COVID-19 and antibiotic resistant bacteria in sewerage and the implications of finding them |
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Prof Erica Donner, Research Leader, University of South Australia (Australia) Dr Barbara Drigo, Research Fellow, University of South Australia (Australia) |
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Decontamination of workplaces. Services for biocleaning |
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Brett Cole, Managing Director, BioSafety (Australia) |