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Conference Program

 

The draft conference program is outlined in various formats below - details will be updated as they are confirmed.

  • The Detailed Program contains details of concurrent session presenters and abstracts.

  • A downloadable PDF program will be made available a few days before the Conference.

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Please note all times are AEDT (Sydney time). 

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Day 1 - Monday 15 June 2026​

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​Opening Plenary - "Public Health five years post COVID"

9.00am to 10.30am (90min)

  • Welcome to Country - 

  • Introductory Remarks - 

  • Conference Welcome- PHAA President, Prof. Caroline Miller

  • ​Opening Address - 

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Session Chairs: To be announced 

Keynote Speakers:​​

  • To be announced â€‹

Q&R with keynotes

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10:30am - 11:00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition

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Concurrent Sessions  1A - 1E & Symposium #1

11.00am to 12.30pm (90min)​

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1A- Impact of RSV vaccines​​​

1B - Vaccine delivery & practice

1C - One health

1D - Outbreak preparedness & response

1E - Preventing respiratory transmission

Symposium  1. - Expanding protection: Improving vaccine Coverage in Australia and worldwide

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12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch 

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Concurrent Sessions  2A - 2E & Symposium #2

1.30pm to 3.00pm (90min)​​

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2A - Vaccine safety monitoring

2B - Increasing childhood immunisation coverage

2C - Trends in notifiable diseases

2D - Innovation

2E - Sexually transmitted infections

Symposium 2. - Increasing vaccination demand and uptake: The critical role for behavioural and social science

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3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon tea

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Concurrent Sessions  3A - 3F

3.30pm to 4.45pm (75min) 

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3A - Maternal vaccination 

3B - COVID and RSV in older adults

3C - Respiratory virus epidemiology & vaccination

3D - Equity and priority populations

3E - Vaccine efficacy & effectiveness

3F - Vaccination policy

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Ferry Oration (Immunisation)

5.00pm to 5.45pm​​

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Session Chair: Steven Lambert

Orator:​​ Prof. Kristine MaCartney, Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)

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Welcome Reception

5.45pm to 6.45pm

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Day 2 - Tuesday 16 June 2026​

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​Plenary 2 - "Respiratory Conditions Surveillance" 

9.00am to 10.30am (90min)

  • Session Coordinators: Prof. Nicholas Wood and Karen Bellamy

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Session Chair: To be announced 

Keynote Speakers:​​​

  • Dr Conall Watson, consultant epidemiologist in the UK Health Security Agency's immunisation and vaccine preventable disease division.

  • Dr Ushma Wadia, Doctor of Philosophy, UWA Medical School, Clinical Senior Lecturer, UWA Medical School, UWA Centre for Child Health Research.

Panel discussion: 

  • Speakers to be announced â€‹

Moderator: Nicholas Wood

Q&R with keynotes​

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10:30am - 11:00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition

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Symposium #3 Information to be announced 

10.45am to 12.45pm (120min)

Australian Centre for Disease Control; Communicable Disease Surveillance Strategy - Stakeholder Workshop​

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Concurrent Sessions  4A - 4E

11.00am to 12.30pm (90min)​

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4A - Influenza burden and vaccine effectiveness

4B - Enteric diseases

4C - TB & RHD​

4D - Respiratory vaccine immunogenicity studies 

4E - Enhancing Vaccine programs

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12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch & Exhibition

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Concurrent Sessions  5A - 5E & Symposium #4

1.30pm to 3.00pm (90min) 

 

5A - Disease trends and epidemiology 

5B - Vaccine mandates and community perspectices 

5C - Respiratory disease surveillance

5D - Public health practice and operations 

5E - Rural and remote public health​

Symposium 4 - Digital innovations in Public Health.

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3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon tea

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Plenary 3 - "Regional Outbreaks"

3.30pm to 4:45pm (90min)

  • Session Coordinators: Dr. Hazel Clothier and Dr. Christian McGrath 

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Session Chair: To be announced 

Keynote Speakers:​​​

  • Dr Gina Samaan, Regional Emergency Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme and Director, Division of Health Security and Emergencies​

  • Speakers to be announced 

  • Speakers to be announced â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

Q&R with keynotes​​​​

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Aileen Joy Plant Oration (Communicable diseases)

5.00pm to 5.45pm​

Session Chair: A/Prof. Bette Lui

Orator:​​ Dr Jeremy McAnulty, Executive Director of Health Protection NSW at the NSW Ministry of Health.

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Conference Dinner

7:00pm to 10:00pm

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Day 3 - Wednesday 17 June 2026​

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​Plenary 4 - "CDC"

11.00am to 12.30pm (90min)

  • Session Coordinators: A/Prof. Terry Slevin and Prof. Katie Flanagan

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Session Chair: To be announced

Keynote Speakers:​​​

  • Dr. Caroline McElnary, Chief Health Officer, Department of Health Victoria.

  • Speakers to be announced 

  • Speakers to be announced â€‹

Q&R with keynotes

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10:30am - 11:00am - Morning tea

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Concurrent Sessions  6A - 6F

3.30pm to 4.45pm 

 

6A - Surveillance and response

6B - Communicable disease control in our region 

6C - Respiratory vaccines in children 

6D - Measles & varicella 

6E - Implementing immunisation 

6F - Rapid outbreak reports​

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12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch & Exhibition

 

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Closing Plenary - Debate "Influencers are more impactful than experts in changing public health"

1.30pm to 3.00pm (90min)

  • Session Coordinators: Prof. Meru Sheel and Prof. Christopher Blyth

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Session Chairs: To be announced â€‹

Debaters:​​​

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  • Richard Brett, President of Ogilvy Public Relations Asia Pacific, CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations ANZ.

  • Sanjay Senanayake

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  • Prof. Paul Kelly 

  • Dr Monique Ryan, Independent Federal Member of Parliament for Kooyong, Australia​

Q&R with keynotes

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Conference close

Keynote Speaker:​​​​ A/Prof. Terry Slevin 

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