Join us for this outstanding – and always essential – 2-day workshop about foreign/transboundary animal diseases and guidance on how to prepare for outbreaks, with distinguished speakers who have extensive experience in the field. For each day, participants will be exposed to presentations from different professionals and will be able to ask questions and interact with other colleagues. The workshop will happen on May 19th (Thursday) and 20th (Friday), from 10am-2pm Sydney Time (7-11pm US Central Time). Registration is free but required.
REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/33Wg6Wp
SCHEDULE:
May 19th – Foreign/transboundary Animal Diseases
| 10am – 11am (AEST) | Dr Francisco Uzal (UC Davis) | Avian influenza and Newcastle disease |
| 11am – 12pm | Dr Rob Moeller (UC Davis) | African horse sickness, rift valley fever, peste des petits ruminants |
| 12pm – 1pm | Dr Jonathan Arzt (USDA) | FMD, ASF, CSF |
| 1pm – 2pm | Dr Karrie Rose (Australian Registry of Wildlife Health) | Wildlife disease discovery, outbreak response and interagency collaboration in Australia |
May 20th – Outbreak preparedness
| 10am – 10:20am | Dr Tristan Reid [Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP)] | ACDP’s role in an Australia’s EAD response framework |
| 10:20 -10:40 10:40 – 11:00 | Dr Ian Jerrett (Agriculture Victoria) Dr Sally Salmon (Epidemiology and Risk CVO Unit, Agriculture Victoria) | Avian Influenza in Victoria, 2020 AgVIC’s response: Pathology findings and initial investigation AgVIC’s response: Field Epidemiology and Operations |
| 11am – 11:40am | Dr. Mark Ford (Veterinary Investigations and Epidemiology, ACDP) Dr Jianning Wang (Molecular Diagnostics, ACDP) Dr Jeff Butler (Diagnostic Virology) Dr Tim Bowden (Serology & Innocuity, ACDP) Dr Willy Suen (Veterinary Pathologist, ACDP) Dr. Frank Wong (ACDP OIE Reference Laboratory Expert for Avian Influenza) | Avian Influenza in Victoria, 2020 ACDP’s response: Confirmatory Diagnostic testing/PCR Pathotyping/subtyping, NGS Isolation and HI, IVPI & IVPA Serology Pathology Consultation – Government and Industry |
| 11:40am – 12pm | Dr Willy Suen (Veterinary Pathologist, ACDP) | Veterinary Pathology at ACDP |
| 12pm – 12:30pm | Dr Deb Eagles (Deputy Director, ACDP) | An Outbreak of Equine Neurological Disease in the Philippines |
| 12:30-1:00 | Dr. Mark Ford (Veterinary Investigations and Epidemiology, ACDP) | Small animal exotic animal disease case scenario |
| 1pm – 1:30pm | Dr Nick Moody (ACDP Fish Diseases Laboratory) | Emergency Aquatic Animal Disease Outbreak response – WSSV |
| 1:30pm – 2pm | Dr Matt Neave (Sequencing and Agent Characterisation, ACDP) | Nextstrain – A Molecular Epidemiology Tool for Tracking Pathogens |
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