May 30, 2018
Image: Pandemic scenario – Discussing the potential impacts on pregnant women of a hypothetical influenza infectious emergency
The 2018 APPRISE Annual Meeting was held in Melbourne on 14 May 2018.
Many of our investigators and collaborators were present, along with the full secretariat and several collaborators, government representatives and early-career researchers. APPRISE was very pleased to welcome the members of our Expert Reference Group who held their first face-to-face meeting.
Introduction and welcome
- APPRISE overview – Sharon Lewin
Session 1: Collaborative projects
- Parechovirus – Kristine Macartney and Anthony Chamings
- Priority Vaccine Allocation in the initial phases of pandemic influenza response – Jodie McVernon
Session 2: Don’t panic! Identifying research opportunities in an infectious disease emergency
A workshop-style pandemic scenario. This session presented an infectious disease emergency scenario and seek to identify cross-disciplinary research opportunities and anticipate challenges. Groups of participants discussed the potential impact of a theoretical pandemic flu emergency in people at the animal–human interface, pregnant women, displaced people and 4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Session 3: Laboratory, clinical and infection prevention research
- Ross River Virus genotyping – Alice Michie
- Developing Australasia’s serological capability for Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers – Leon Caly
- Serology and/or nucleic acid testing for point of care – promises and limitations – David Anderson
- Evaluating video-reflexive methods to improve infection prevention and use of personal protective equipment in Australian hospitals – Mary Wyer
- Sentinel Travellers and Research Preparedness Platform for Emerging Infectious Disease SETREP-ID – Irani Thevarajan
- Short PeRiod IncideNce sTudy of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SPRINT-SARI): research preparedness for pandemics – Maya George
Session 4: Public health, key populations and ethics research
- First few hundred (FF100) studies – Adrian Marcato
- FF100 protocol: adaptation for infectious disease events among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations – Emma Field
- Sampling, shipping and serology: a proof of concept study of influenza immunity – Kylie Carville
- Mumps in Yarrabah: Lessons learned – Bobby Maher
- Privileging Aboriginal voices in planning and responding to infectious disease emergencies: design and evaluation – Peter Massey
- Ethical frameworks for allocating pandemic vaccine – Jane Williams