
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. The PDF program is downloadable and provides an overview of the 2 days.
Opening Plenary - Population screening principles – fit for purpose?
9.00am to 10.30am
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Welcome to Country - Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
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Conference Welcome - Terry Slevin, CEO, Public Health Association of Australia
Session Chairs: Professor Vivienne Milch & Professor Dorota Gertig
Keynote Speakers:
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Professor Harry de Koning, Deputy Head and Professor of Public Health & Screening Evaluation, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam
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Ms. Jessica Pratt, Assistant Secretary, Lung Cancer Screening and Cancer Infrastructure Branch, Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
10:30am - 11:00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition
Plenary 2 - New and evolving screening programs: maximising benefit, minimising harm
11.00am to 12.30pm
Session Chairs: Professor Jon Emery & Associate Professor Cleola Anderiesz
Keynote Speakers:
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Professor Karen Canfell, Director, Daffodil Centre a joint venture between the University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW
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Professor Katy Bell, NHMRC Leadership Fellow; Professor Of Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Sydney
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Professor Gary Jennings AO, Chief Medical Advisor, Heart Foundation
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch & Exhibition
Concurrent Session 1 - Abstract Presentations
1.30pm to 3.00pm
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1A - Lung Cancer Screening (Long Oral)
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1B - Cardiovascular & Chronic Disease Screening (Long Oral)
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1C - New Evidence to Inform Existing Programs 1 (Long Oral)
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition
Plenary 3 - Putting participants at the centre of screening
3.30pm to 5.00pm
Session Chairs: Associate Professor Lisa Whop & Associate Professor Megan Smith
Keynote Speakers:
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Dr Dawn Casey, Deputy CEO, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
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Dr Natalie Diepenhorst, Research Fellow, Neuromedicines Discovery Centre, Monash University
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Dr Rosemary Wyber, Research Fellow - Cardiovascular Disease, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
5:00pm - 6:00pm - Welcome Reception



Workshop: Elimination of cervical cancer
7.50am to 8.50am
Hosted by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. Facilitated by Dejan Krstik, Director of the Cervical Screening Section, Department of Health and Aged Care
Plenary 4 - New and emerging programs
9.00am to 10.30am
Session Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin
Panelists:
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Dr Dorota Pawlak, Chief Scientific Officer, T1DCRN, JDRF
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Dr Lisa Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Stroke Foundation
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Professor Louise Baur AM, Lead Investigator, CRE Director, Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
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Professor Tanya Buchanan, Chief Executive Officer, Dementia Australia
10:30am - 11:00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition
Concurrent Session 2 - Abstract Presentations
11.00am to 12.30pm
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2A - Genomics Data & Technology (Long Oral)
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2B - Indigenous & Priority Populations (Long Oral)
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2C - Psychosocial & ELSI (Long Oral)
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2D - Non-cancer and Emerging (Rapid Fire)
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch & Exhibition
Concurrent Session 3 - Abstract Presentations
1.30pm to 3.00pm
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3A - New Evidence to Inform Existing Programs 2 (Long Oral)
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3B - Cultural & Linguistic Diversity (Long Oral)
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3C - Novel & Emerging Types of Screening (Long Oral)
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3D - Cancer (Rapid Fire)
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition
Closing Plenary - Future directions of screening and new technologies
3.30pm to 5.00pm
Session Chairs: Professor Dorota Gertig & Professor Paul Lacaze
Keynote Speakers:
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Professor Ruth Etzioni, Professor, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Centre
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Professor Paul Lacaze, Head, Public Health Genomics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Associate Professor Zongyuan Ge, Department of Data Science & AI, Monash University
Conference Close - Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia