2018 AAMRI Annual Convention Program
31 August 2018We have an exciting line up of speakers for the 2018 AAMRI Annual Convention in Canberra (26-27 November) including Glenys Beauchamp (Secretary of the Department of Health), Dr Charlie Day (CEO of Innovation and Science Australia), and Professor John Shine (President of the Australian Academy of Science).
The Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare, The Hon Catherine King MP will be the guest speaker at the AAMRI Dinner and will present the CSL Florey Next Generation Award.
The Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP will be the guest speaker at the AAMRI President’s Breakfast.
Visit the 2018 Annual Convention and Dinner event page for details and information about how to register. The Convention, President’s Breakfast and AGM will be held at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
| Monday 26 November | ||
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| 9.00am | Registration Opens | |
| 9.30am-12.30pm | MRI BUSINESS MANAGERS' MEETING | |
| 9.30am | Welcome Session Chair: Dr Cath Latham, AAMRI |
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| 9.35am | Understanding What Digital Transformation means for Not for Profits Meli Kaplan-Osborne, Digital Transformation Advisor - Not for Profits, Tech for Social Impact |
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| 10.05am | Protecting digital health research data and managing cyber risk Veronica Scott, Special Counsel, MinterEllison |
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| 10.35am | MORNING TEA | |
| 11.05am | Research Data Management – research data storage and compliance with legislation Professor Marie Dziadek, Chief Scientific Officer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research | Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and opportunities for hubs and university and hospital based MRIs Chair: Marcus Goddard, Business Manager, Robinson Research Institute |
| 11.30am | Designing and implementing risk registers Dorota Gancarz, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
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| 12.00pm | New funding models for MRIs Yvette Waddell, Chief Executive Officer, Brien Holden Vision Institute |
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| 12.30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1.30pm–5.00pm | AAMRI STRATEGY MEETING Session Chair: Professor Tony Cunningham AO, AAMRI President |
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| 1.30pm | What can medical research achieve over the next 25 years? Hosted by: Dr Norman Swan, ABC Radio National Health Report Panelists Professor John Shine AC, President, Australian Academy of Science Professor Kathryn North AM, Director, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Glenys Beauchamp PSM, Secretary, Department of Health Professor Ian Frazer AC FRS FAA, President, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Dr Charlie Day, CEO, Innovation and Science Australia |
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| 2.30pm | Changing health policy through medical research Glenys Beauchamp PSM, Secretary, Department of Health |
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| 2.55pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 3.30pm | A strategic overview of innovation, science and research in Australia’s health sector Dr Charlie Day, CEO, Innovation and Science Australia |
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| 3.55pm | Where next for the Medical Research Future Fund? Professor Ian Frazer AC FRS FAA, President, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences |
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| 4.20pm | Research integrity at MRIs: issues and responses Professor David Vaux AO, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
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| 4.40pm | From Fundamental Research to Clinical Care – The Peter Mac Cellular Immunotherapy Case Study Professor Ricky Johnstone & Siegi Schmidmaier, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
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| 5.00pm | Close | |
| 5.00pm–6.00pm | MRI BOARD MEMBERS' DRINKS | |
| 6.00pm–10.00pm | AAMRI 2018 ANNUAL DINNER - Supported by CSL | |
| 6.00pm | Transport by bus from rear of Hyatt Hotel Canberra to Parliament House | |
| 6.30pm | AAMRI 2018 Annual Dinner, Great Hall, Parliament House Guest speaker: The Hon Catherine King MP, Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Sponsored by CSL and including the presentation of the CSL Florey Next Generation Award |
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| 10.00pm | Close | |
| Tuesday 27 November | |
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| 7.20am | AAMRI PRESIDENT'S BREAKFAST Guest Speaker: The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health |
| 8.30am | AAMRI Annual General Meeting Registration |
| 9.00am | AAMRI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
| 11.00am | Close |