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Discussant: Dr GM Leung,
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, The University
of Hong Kong & Chairman of the Centre for Health Protection’s
Scientific Committee under the Department of Health of the HKSAR
government
Date: July 20, 2005
(Tuesday)
Time: 12:30 – 14:00 (sandwich lunch from 12:30 – 12:45; seminar begins at 12:45)
Venue: Seminar Room 6, LG/F, Laboratory Block, Faculty of Medicine
Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, HK
(*Note: Universitas 21 is an international network of leading
research-intensive universities.It currently has 17 member universities
in nine countries and its members enrol about 500,000 students,
employ around 40,000 academics and researchers.The major purpose
of U21 is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the
member universities and to create entrepreneurial opportunities
for them on a scale that none of them would be able to achieve
operating independently or through traditional bilateral alliances.)
Abstract:
Developments in epidemiologic approaches to mathematical modelling of infectious
diseases, particularly in vaccine-preventable disease have had major impacts
recently in identifying emerging public health problems and in defining solutions.Unintended
population impacts of vaccination against varicella reveal a valuable case study
of how modelling approaches can guide policy.Public health responses to influenza
outbreaks can also be modelled to assist planning of both vaccine and other population
level countermeasures.Australia has had to rapidly build capacity in mathematical
modelling expertise and a new national coordinated program will be described.Universitas
21 universities have recently nominated mathematical modelling and biopreparedness
as a research collaboration priority for the consortium.
Bio-sketch:
Speaker:
Professor Nolan is the
founding Chair of Australia's first School of Population
Health in the University of Melbourne.Under his guidance,
the School is devoted to discover critical knowledge to inform
and influence debate on key public health issues such as
the ethical challenges generated by modern genomics, health
system organisation and funding, service innovation in rural
communities and in indigenous populations, and evaluation
of new technologies in the community.Research and teaching in the
School is expected to underpin a strengthening of health care system
capacities and services, improve quality and equity of care generally
and help to enhance rural and indigenous health.His current research
interest lies in child and adolescent immunization and childhood
vaccine.He has over 200 publications since 1974.
Discussant: Dr GM Leung's research involves synthesising
best, current evidence for high-impact public health issues in
Hong Kong and other East Asian populations.An interdisciplinary
character underpins his research drawing on methods from clinical
medicine, epidemiology, decision science and health economics.He
is currently leading the University of Hong Kong's effort in developing
a focused research programme in infectious disease epidemiology
with particular reference to influenza and SARS. Bridging research
and public policy, he serves as Chairman of the Centre for Health
Protection's Scientific Committee on Advanced Data Analysis and
Disease Modelling and consults for the Department of Health on
promoting the use of modelling methodologies in health research
and practice.
Registration:
All
are welcome.To facilitate event organization, please contact
Ms Ivy Shiau at 2809 5100 or email ishiau@hkucc.hku.hk for
registration.
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