About
The 2018 ASM reflected on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic and current assessments of pandemic risk.
See the program here.
Day 1 presentations
The way we were
- Presented by Peter Doherty
- A PDF of the presentation is unavailable
Spanish flu in Australia
- Peter Curson
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Spanish flu in New Zealand and the Pacific
- Geoffrey Rice
- The PDF of the presentation is unavailable
Epidemiology of influenza pandemic of 1918-1929 from USA, UK and ANZAC military sources
Importance of 1918 virus reconstruction on current assessments of pandemic risk
- Presented by Jessica Belser
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Day 2-Session 1: Review of the 2017 season
Review of 2017 virology in Australia and what to expect in 2018
Update of paediatric influenza data
- Presented by Margie Danchin
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Review of influenza impact and low vaccine efficacy in older adults
- Presented by Robert Booy
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Update on prospective new seasonal vaccines for use in Australia
- Presented by Paul Van Buynder
- View a PDF of the presentation here
Prevention of severe respiratory disease – the future of pneumococcal vaccination
- Presented by James Paton
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Day 2-Session 2: Pandemic preparedness
A historical overview of pandemic influenza
Severe and pandemic influenza: who is most at risk and why?
- Presented by Raina MacIntyre
- The PDF of the presentation is unavailable
Impediments to vaccine production, improvements and supply
- Presented by Gary Grohmann
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Prospects for improved and more readily available vaccines
- Presented by Richard Webby
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Guidelines for clinical management of severe influenza infection
- Presented by Aeron Hurt
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Day 2-Session 3: Where will the next pandemic come from?
Influenza at the human-animal interface
- Presented by Richard Webby
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Determinants of human adaptation and gain of pandemic potential
- Presented by Kanta Subbarao
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Understanding the evolutionary biology of influenza
- Presented by Edward Holmes
- The PDF of the presentation is unavailable
Discussion Panel: How prepared ar we for the next pandemic?
Chaired by Raina MacIntyre, the panel included presentations from:
- John Mathews, Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne
- Andrea Ford, Formerly Government (Australia & New Zealand) and Industry: View here
- David Smith, PathWest, Perth: View here
- Allen Cheng, Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Monash University; Director, Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne: View here
- Kanta Subbarao, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne: View here
- Peter Eizenberg, GP and Director of “Doctors of Ivanhoe”, Melbourne: View here