TAAHC Research Medical Symposium

8:30am

Arrival

Venue: The Science Place, Building 142 Level 2 Room 111 Lecture Theatre

Entrance is located on the ground floor of the building.

9:00am

Welcome and Introductions

Welcome and Introductions 

9:15am

Chronic Disease prevalent in the tropics

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Dr Edward Strivens – Clinical Director, Older Persons Health Services Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (VC).

Prof Jonathan Golledge – Head of the Queensland Centre for Peripheral Diseases, Distinguished Professor, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University.

Prof Usman Malabu - Head of Translational Research in Endocrinology and Diabetes (TREAD) at the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University.

Dr Lionel Hebbard – Associate Dean of Research, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University.

10:45am - Morning Tea

11:00am

Infectious Disease and Biosecurity

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Dr Robert Norton – Director of Townsville Hospital Pathology Laboratory.

A/Prof Jeffrey Warner – Head of the Public Health and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences.

Dr Janath de Silva – Mackay Hospital and Health Services (VC).

Mr Eike Steining – HDR Candidate, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine.

12:30pm - Lunch

1:00pm

Research Enablers

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Prof Alex Loukas - Head of Research and Co-founder, Paragen Bio, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University.

Prof Damon Eisen – Director of Clinical Research, Townsville Hospital and Health Services.

Ms Therese Cotter – Executive Director, Northern Queensland Primary Health Network.

Prof Emma McBryde – Professorial Research Fellow – Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine.

Mr Peter Westwood – Head of Operations, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University.

2:45pm – Afternoon Tea

3pm

JCU Programs

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JCU Programs available to support medical and health research:

Dr Joseph Moxon – Associate Dean of Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University.

Dr Rebecca Evans – Senior Lecturer in the Department of General Practice and Rural Medicine at the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University.

3:20pm

Next steps

Further development of the TAAHC Clinical Research Agenda

Group Discussion facilitated by Prof Damon Eisen

4:00pm - Networking