Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2026
'Public Health at Risk - Collective Solutions to New Challenges'
Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 June 2026 | Marvel Stadium Melbourne/Naarm, Wurundjeri Country, VIC
#CDIC2026
About Aileen Joy Plant
Professor Plant was a renowned and highly respected public health physician and epidemiologist. She was a consultant to the World Health Organization and to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing for the management and prevention of infectious disease outbreaks and a long standing and active member of the Communicable Disease Network of Australia. She was passionate about her work and travelled extensively, often at great risk to herself, to help people and countries in need of her expertise. ​
2026 Aileen Joy Plant Orator
Dr Jeremey McAnulty
Dr Jeremy McAnulty is a public health physician with extensive experience in communicable disease policy and practice. From 2010 to 2025 he was Executive Director of Health Protection NSW at NSW Health, overseeing the state wide policy and strategy for communicable disease control and environmental health.
Jeremy was the Director of NSW Heath’s Communicable Diseases Branch from 2000 to 2010 and from 2020 to 2022 he headed NSW Health’s COVID Public Health Response Branch. He has led and published on a range of public health investigations and responses, and helped develop a range of guidelines and policies.
Jeremy has been a member and chair of the Communicable Disease Network of Australia. He has a Master of Public Health, and trained with NSW Health’s Public Health training scheme, and the US CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.