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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. The PDF program is downloadable and provides an overview of the 2 days.

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Day 1 - Tuesday 4 March 2025

​Opening Plenary - Population screening principles – fit for purpose?

9.00am to 10.30am
 

  • Welcome to Country - Uncle Allan Murray, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

  • Conference Welcome - Terry Slevin, CEO, Public Health Association of Australia

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Session Chairs: Professor Dorota Gertig

Keynote Speakers:​​

  • Professor Harry de Koning, Deputy Head and Professor of Public Health & Screening Evaluation, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam

  • Ms. Jessica Pratt, Assistant Secretary, Lung Cancer Screening and Cancer Infrastructure Branch, Australian Department of Health and Aged Care​​

  • Professor Ruth Etzioni, Professor, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre

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

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​Plenary 2 - New and evolving screening programs: maximising benefit, minimising harm

11.00am to 12.30pm

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Session Chairs: Professor Jon Emery & Associate Professor Cleola Anderiesz

Keynote Speakers:​​

  • Professor Karen Canfell, Professor of Public Health & NHMRC Leadership Fellow, University of Sydney

  • Professor Katy Bell, NHMRC Leadership Fellow; Professor Of Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Sydney​​

  • Professor Gary Jennings AO, Chief Medical Advisor, Heart Foundation

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

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Concurrent Session 1 - Abstract Presentations

1.30pm to 3.00pm​​

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  • 1A - Lung Cancer Screening (Long Oral)

  • 1B - Cardiovascular & Chronic Disease Screening (Long Oral)

  • 1C - New Evidence to Inform Existing Programs 1 (Long Oral)

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3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition

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Plenary 3 - Putting participants at the centre of screening

3.30pm to 5.00pm

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Session Chairs: Associate Professor Lisa Whop & Associate Professor Megan Smith

Keynote Speakers:​​

  • Dr Dawn Casey, Deputy CEO, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

  • Dr Natalie Diepenhorst, Research Fellow, Neuromedicines Discovery Centre, Monash University

  • Dr Rosemary Wyber, Research Fellow - Cardiovascular Disease, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University

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5:00pm - 6:00pm - Welcome Reception​​

Day 2 - Wednesday 5 March 2025

Morning Session: Elimination of Cervical Cancer: leaving no-one behind

7.50am to 8.50am
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Hosted by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care.

Session Chair: Prof Vivienne Milch, Medical Director, Cancer Australia

Presenters:​

  • Prof Marion Saville AM - Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy

  • Prof Deborah Bateson AM - AM Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy

  • Assoc Prof Lisa Whop - Cervical Cancer prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and people with a cervix

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Plenary 4 - New and emerging programs

9.00am to 10.30am

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Session Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin

Panelists:​​

  • Dr Dorota Pawlak, Chief Scientific Officer, T1DCRN, JDRF

  • Dr Lisa Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Stroke Foundation

  • Professor Louise Baur AM, Lead Investigator, CRE Director, Australian Prevention Partnership Centre​​

  • Professor Tanya Buchanan, Chief Executive Officer, Dementia Australia

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

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Concurrent Session 2 - Abstract Presentations

11.00am to 12.30pm​​

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  • 2A - Genomics Data & Technology (Long Oral)

  • 2B - Indigenous & Priority Populations (Long Oral)

  • 2C - Psychosocial & ELSI (Long Oral)

  • 2D - Non-cancer and Emerging (Rapid Fire)

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

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Concurrent Session 3 - Abstract Presentations

1.30pm to 3.00pm​​

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  • 3A - New Evidence to Inform Existing Programs 2 (Long Oral)

  • 3B - Cultural & Linguistic Diversity (Long Oral)

  • 3C - Novel & Emerging Types of Screening (Long Oral)

  • 3D - Cancer (Rapid Fire)

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3:00pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition

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Closing Plenary - Future directions of screening and new technologies

3.30pm to 5.00pm

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Session Chairs: Professor Dorota Gertig & Professor Paul Lacaze

Keynote Speakers:​​​

  • Professor Paul Lacaze, Head, Public Health Genomics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

  • Associate Professor Zongyuan Ge, Department of Data Science & AI, Monash University

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Conference Close - Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia

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