Symposium on 'Emerging Diseases: The Global Context'

The National Centre for Biosecurity, in collaboration with the John Curtin Medical School and the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health will hold a full day symposium addressing the theme ‘Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Global Perspective’.

Topics to be addressed include responses to the current H1N1 pandemic, the interface between HIV and tuberculosis, control of flaviviruses and other tropical diseases, the cost of biosecurity interventions and the role of uncertainty in disease control policy.

The symposium will be an excellent opportunity for researchers and policymakers to engage with a excellent range of invited speakers, including:

Prof. Martyn Jeggo, Director, Australian Animal Health Laboratories, CSIRO
Prof. Ian Barr, Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
Prof. Brian Kay, Australian Centre for International & Tropical Health, QIMR
A.Prof. Roy Hall, Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, UQ
A/Prof. Leslee Roberts, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Prof. Mike Smithson, Department of Psychology, ANU
Prof. Tom Kompas, Director, Australian Centre for Biosecurity and Environmental Economics, ANU

At the conclusion of the symposium a Public Lecture will be jointly delivered by Professor Tony McMichael and Professor John Mackenzie on the topic of ‘Climate Change and Global Health’.

Details
Date: 16 November 2009
Program: 8:30am to 5:00pm (Symposium – RSVP Required)
5:00pm to 6:00pm (Public Lecture – No RSVP Required)

If attending the symposium, RSVP to Jon Herington, Executive Officer at the National Centre for Biosecurity, Australian National University, by 6 November 2009: Jonathan.Herington@anu.edu.au

Posted 28 September 2009