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Forthcoming conferences and lectures

Welcome
Dr Gerry FitzGerald
Chief Health Officer for Queensland

Session 1: Setting the scene

Opening address
Professor Mark von Itzstein
Executive Director and Federation Fellow, Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Queensland

Emerging diseases: The human health perspective (Paper and Powerpoint presentation)
Professor Aileen Plant
Head, Centre for International Health, Curtin University; and Deputy CEO CRC for Biosecurity

Emerging diseases: The animal health perspective
Dr Martyn Jeggo
Director, CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria

Emerging diseases: Coordination and implications
Dr Graeme Garner
Manager, Epidemiology and Modelling Section, Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer, Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Emerging diseases: The plant health perspective
Dr John Manners
Program Leader, Crop Physiology and Genetic Improvement, CSIRO Plant Industry; Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CRC for Tropical Plant Protection

Emerging diseases: The aquatic health perspective
Dr Brian Jones
Principle Fish Pathologist, Department of Fisheries Government of Western Australia. Adjunct Professor, Muresk Institute, Curtin University, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Murdoch School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Session 2: Focus breakout groups

Session 3: Focus groups report back
Chair: Dr Jim Peacock

Group A: Human health
Rapporteur – Dr Mark Schembri
School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, University of Queensland

Group B: Animal health
Rapporteur – Dr Timothy Mahony
Biotechnology Centre, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland

Group C: Plant health
Rapporteur – Dr Andrew Geering
Indooroopilly Research Centre, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland

Group D: Aquatic health
Rapporteur – Dr Belinda Wright
Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra

Mixed breakout groups
Groups identify universalities in combating emerging diseases

Summing up
Dr Jim Peacock
President, Australian Academy of Science

Summary report and outcomes

Case studies
The SARS story and the threat of Asian bird 'flu
The eradication of bovine pleuropneumonia from Australia
The Australian Wildlife Health Network
Eucalyptus rust (Puccinia psidii) – a serious threat to a national icon
Karnal bunt – a timely reminder
Exercise Tethys – preparing for an emergency disease outbreak in the aquaculture industry

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