CDIC 2025 - Agenda

Draft Program Agenda

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All timings are in ACST (Australian Central Standard Time).

Draft program agenda is subject to change.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5	Track 6
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1A - COVID-19	1B - Vaccine practice	1C - Mpox response	1D - Preventing respiratory infections	Symposium A - Vaccination in Special Groups Organisation: Vaccine Special Interest Group (VACSIG) of Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)	Symposium B - What happens when government wipes its hands of vaccination? Organisation: University of Western Australia
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2A - Effectiveness of RSV prevention	2B - Foodborne diseases	2C - Mandates and messaging	2D - STIs and blood-borne viruses	2E - Public health in practice	2F - Improving vaccine safety surveillance
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3A - Vaccine preventable diseases	3B - Adult vaccination	3C - Outbreak response	3D - Vaccination for priority groups	3E - Communications & engagement	3F - Emerging public health challenges
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 1	Track 2
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1A - COVID-19	1B - Vaccine practice
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2A - Effectiveness of RSV prevention	2B - Foodborne diseases
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3A - Vaccine preventable diseases	3B - Adult vaccination
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 3	Track 4
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1C - Mpox response	1D - Preventing respiratory infections
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2C - Mandates and messaging	2D - STIs and blood-borne viruses
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3C - Outbreak response	3D - Vaccination for priority groups
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 5	Track 6
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Symposium A - Vaccination in Special Groups Organisation: Vaccine Special Interest Group (VACSIG) of Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)	Symposium B - What happens when government wipes its hands of vaccination? Organisation: University of Western Australia
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2E - Public health in practice	2F - Improving vaccine safety surveillance
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3E - Communications & engagement	3F - Emerging public health challenges
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 1
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1A - COVID-19
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2A - Effectiveness of RSV prevention
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3A - Vaccine preventable diseases
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 2
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1B - Vaccine practice
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2B - Foodborne diseases
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3B - Adult vaccination
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 3
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1C - Mpox response
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2C - Mandates and messaging
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3C - Outbreak response
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 4
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	1D - Preventing respiratory infections
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2D - STIs and blood-borne viruses
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3D - Vaccination for priority groups
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 5
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Symposium A - Vaccination in Special Groups Organisation: Vaccine Special Interest Group (VACSIG) of Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2E - Public health in practice
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3E - Communications & engagement
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

	Track 6
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - ‘Advances in science, threats from politics' Keynotes: Prof. Mark Jit \| Dr. Georges Benjamin
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Symposium B - What happens when government wipes its hands of vaccination? Organisation: University of Western Australia
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	2F - Improving vaccine safety surveillance
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 3 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	3F - Emerging public health challenges
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Feery Oration Orator: Prof. Helen Marshall AM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM	Welcome Conference Reception

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5	Track 6
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4A - RSV and pregnancy vaccine safety	4B - STI surveillance and prevention	4C - Zoonoses & arboviruses	4D - Vaccine programs for the region	4E - Novel tools for communicable disease control	Symposium C - Moving into the future: Pathogen discovery with metagenomics Organisation: Communicable Diseases Genomics Network (CDGN)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5A - Child & maternal vaccination	5B - Infectious diseases	5C - Immunisation programs	5D - Surveillance	5E - Public health in practice	Symposium D - Immunization Information Management and Innovation in the Digital Era: Insights and Prospects from China and Australia Organisation: Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4A - RSV and pregnancy vaccine safety	4B - STI surveillance and prevention
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5A - Child & maternal vaccination	5B - Infectious diseases
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 3	Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4C - Zoonoses & arboviruses	4D - Vaccine programs for the region
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5C - Immunisation programs	5D - Surveillance
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 5	Track 6
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4E - Novel tools for communicable disease control	Symposium C - Moving into the future: Pathogen discovery with metagenomics Organisation: Communicable Diseases Genomics Network (CDGN)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5E - Public health in practice	Symposium D - Immunization Information Management and Innovation in the Digital Era: Insights and Prospects from China and Australia Organisation: Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 1
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4A - RSV and pregnancy vaccine safety
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5A - Child & maternal vaccination
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4B - STI surveillance and prevention
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5B - Infectious diseases
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 3
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4C - Zoonoses & arboviruses
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5C - Immunisation programs
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4D - Vaccine programs for the region
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5D - Surveillance
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 5
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	4E - Novel tools for communicable disease control
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	5E - Public health in practice
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

	Track 6
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 2 - 'Approaching the Australian CDC: Local and global perspectives’ Keynotes: Dr Pasi Penttinen \| Ms Mary Wood \| Prof. Catherine Bennett \| Panellist: Dr Heidi Carroll
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Poster Displays - Morning Session First session to discuss posters with presenters.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary 3 - ‘Building trust and strengthening communication in the misinformation era’ Keynotes: Ms Tina Purnat \| Prof. Brett Sutton AO \| Mr. Liam Mannix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Australian CDC Lunch Session 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM	Australian CDC Consultation Session Briefing and Q & A on the future of the Australian CDC: Mary Wood \| Helen Grinbergs \| Jacob Madden
Concurrent Session 4 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Symposium C - Moving into the future: Pathogen discovery with metagenomics Organisation: Communicable Diseases Genomics Network (CDGN)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Poster Displays - Afternoon Session Second session to discuss posters with presenters.
Concurrent Session 5 3:30 PM - 4:55 PM	Symposium D - Immunization Information Management and Innovation in the Digital Era: Insights and Prospects from China and Australia Organisation: Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Aileen Joy Plant Oration Orator: Professor Andrew Steer
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conference Gala Dinner & GSK Awards Presentation

Thursday, June 12, 2025

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5	Track 6
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6A - RSV prevention	6B - Shingrix and COVID-19 vaccine safety	6C - Vaccine policy for the region	6D - Zoster and cocci	6E - One Health preparedness	6F - Pertussis
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6A - RSV prevention	6B - Shingrix and COVID-19 vaccine safety
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 3	Track 4
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6C - Vaccine policy for the region	6D - Zoster and cocci
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 5	Track 6
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6E - One Health preparedness	6F - Pertussis
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 1
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6A - RSV prevention
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 2
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6B - Shingrix and COVID-19 vaccine safety
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 3
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6C - Vaccine policy for the region
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 4
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6D - Zoster and cocci
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 5
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6E - One Health preparedness
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

	Track 6
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Open - Day 3
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibition Open - Day 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary 4 - ‘Equity and Beyond: Transforming global challenges through the power of storytelling’ Keynotes: Dr. Nadia Charania \| Dr Dawn Casey \| Prof. James Ward
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 3
Concurrent Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6F - Pertussis
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Prizes Announcement
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary - 'A Climate of Change: One Health Strategies for Disease Prevention and Control' Keynotes: Prof. Nicola Spurrier PSM \| Prof. Jakelin Troy \| Ms. Sarah Britton. Conference Close: UTAS Awards Presentation \| PHAA Closing Remarks

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