Please arrive by 1pm - please bring your lunch
Lightning talks (5 min talk, 2 min questions)
1:05 – 1:12: Dr Nedeljka Rosic (Southern Cross University) - Heat stress in microalgae - symbiotic dinoflagellates and resulting oxidative stress and cellular changes
1:13 – 1:20: Emma Mao (University of Adelaide) - Characterising the quick-killing mechanism of action of azithromycin analogues against malaria parasites
1:21 – 1:28: Dr Binod Rayamajhee (UNSW) - Zooming in on the intracellular microbiome composition of bacterivorous Acanthamoeba isolates
1:29 – 1:36: Jasmin Li (University of Sydney) - The beneficial relationship between fungi and Australian stingless bees
1:37 – 1:44: Jessica Scott (James Cook University) - The epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in rural Papua New Guinea and their potential impact on tuberculosis co-infections
1:45 – 1:50 – Closing remarks & prizes
Lunchtime Panel Discussion
Panel Members:
Rapid Syndromic Testing, the need for faster diagnosis and intervention.
Patients with infectious illnesses often have signs and symptoms that are indicative of a disease, but that isn't specific enough to clinically distinguish what makes them ill. These patients are frequently given broad treatment, heavy monitoring and possibly unnecessary interventions. This puts a burden on healthcare systems, clinical labs and clinicians, and means patients aren't receiving the best care possible.
In this workshop, speakers will discuss the clinical utility and value of rapid syndromic testing to help navigate the challenges of diagnosing infectious disease and delivering timely patient care.
Chair: Madeline O’Donoghue, Communications and Government Affairs Lead, Pathology Technology Australia
Presentation One: Professor Paul Griffin, Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Health
The clinical utility and value of rapid syndromic testing
Presentation Two: Dr Kwee Chin Liew, Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian Clinical Labs
Use of rapid syndromic testing in emergency department as point of care test (Virtual Presentation)
Presentation Three: Dr Justin Chai, APEC Director of Medical Affairs, QIAGEN
Rapid Syndromic Testing in Practice - Enhancing Diagnostic and Antimicrobial Stewardship
From microscopes to metagenomics: the evolution of microbes and methods in the Clinical Microbiology. Laboratory.