Conference Program
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Opening Plenary - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
9.00am to 10.30am
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Welcome to Country
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Opening Address: The Hon Ged Kearney MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
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Conference Address: The Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, Minister for Health and Mental Health
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Conference Welcome: Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri AM, President, Public Health Association of Australia
Session Chairs: Ms Saira Rind and Ms Khwanruethai Ngampromwongse
Keynote Speaker:
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Ms Kelli Owen, National Community Engagement Coordinator, National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce
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Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of New Zealand
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Mr Patrick Salmon, Council Member, Public Health Association of New Zealand
10.30am to 11.00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition
Plenary Session 2 - LGBTQA+ Health and Wellbeing in Australia: Current State and Future Directions
11.00am to 12.30pm
Session Chairs: Penelope Strauss and Dr Craig Cumming
Keynote Presenters:
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Professor Adam Bourne, Director, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor Ashleigh Lin, Senior Principal Research Fellow and NHMRC Investigator Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
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Shakara Liddelow-Hunt, Research Assistant, PhD Candidate, Telethon Kids Institute
12.30pm to 1.30pm - Lunch & Exhibition
Concurrent Session 1
1.30pm to 3.00pm
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1A - Focus on Indigenous self-determination and leadership
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1B - Health ramifications of climate change
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1C - Social Determinants of Health: the challenge
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1D - Communicate and Collaborate: Advancing health care outcomes
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1E - Workshop: Boosting skills in presenting policy arguments to political decision-makers
3.00pm to 3.30pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition
PHAA Annual General Meeting (PHAA Members)
3.30pm to 4.30pm
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PHAA Fellowship Award
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Public Health Mentor of the Year Award
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Emerging Leader Award
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Life Membership Award
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President's Awards
4.30pm to 6.00pm - Welcome Reception
Concurrent Session 2
9.00am to 10.30am
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2A - Conversation Starters
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2B - Innovations and Challenges in Health Communication and Policy
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2C - Cross-Sector Collaboration: Strengthening Partnerships
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2D - Healthcare Challenges and Outcomes Across Diverse Populations
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2E - Workshop: Mastering media interviews
10.30am to 11.00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition
Concurrent Session 3
11.00am to 12.30pm
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3A - Racism in Health and Decolonisation of the System
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3B - Public health systems and transitioning environments
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3C - Evidence, strategy, and creativity to promote behaviors, policies, and practices
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3D - Research insights: Indicating policy change
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3E - Workshop: Building bridges and collaborating in Public Health Planning
12.30am to 1.30pm - Lunch & Exhibition
12.45am to 1.25pm - Lunchtime Session: Centre for Disease Control: Updates on Progress, Helen Grinbergs, First Assistant Secretary, Australian CDC Establishment Taskforce
Plenary Session 3 - Junk food advertising and commercial determinants of health
1.30pm to 3.00pm
Session Chair: Ainslie Sartori
Keynote Presenters:
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Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Associate Professor, Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Professor Kathryn Backholer, Professor of Public Health Policy, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Fran Bernhardt, Commercial Determinants Coordinator, Sustain UK
3.00pm to 3.30pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition
Plenary Session 4 - International health and gender equity
3.30pm to 4.20pm
Session Chair: Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri AM
Keynote Presenters:
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Professor Jaya A R Dantas, Dean International And Professor Of International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Curtin School of Population Health
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Professor Vivian Lin, Executive Associate Dean (Strategy and Operations), Professor of Public Health Practice, The University of Hong Kong
Basil Hetzel Oration
4.20pm to 5.00pm
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Professor Gina Trapp, Professor of Food and Nutrition Environments, Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute, Edith Cowan University
6.30pm to 9.30pm - Conference Dinner
Plenary Session 5 - Regulation and health in the workplace
8.30am to 10.00am
Session Chair: Dr Matthew Govorko
Keynote Presenters:
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Tracey Bence, President, Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
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Dr Renee Carey, Senior Lecturer, School of Population Health, Curtin University
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Mr. Liam O'Brien, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Awards Presentation
10.00am to 10.30am
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Tony McMichael PHEE Award Presentation
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health Award
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Sidney Sax Public Health Award Presentation
10.30am to 11.00am - Morning Tea & Exhibition
Concurrent Session 4
11.00am to 12.30pm
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4A - Conversation Starters
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4B - Generating policy change through research: lessons learned
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4C - Innovative Strategies for Public Health
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4D - Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
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4E - Workshop: Game Changer! Protecting WA’s youngest from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
12.30am to 1.15pm - Lunch & Exhibition
12.40am to 1.10pm - Lunchtime Session: Film Screening of "The First Wave" documentary
Concurrent Session 5
1.15pm to 2.45pm
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5A - Cultural Competence in Healthcare and Public Health
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5B - Health promotion and sustainability
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5C - Population health and equity
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5D - Prioritising public health strategies in Australia
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5E - Workshop: Dementia: A Public Health Priority
2.45pm to 3.15pm - Afternoon Tea & Exhibition
Closing Plenary Session
3.15pm to 4.10pm
Session Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin
Keynote Presenters:
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Think Tank Winner, Claudia Rouse, Master of Public Health, James Cook University
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Incoming President, Public Health Association of Australia
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Ms Michelle Isles, Chief Executive Officer, Climate and Health Alliance
Conference Close