5th Annual Southern Cross Travel Medicine Conference and the Inaugural Southern Cross Tropical Medicine Conference

Theme: Back to the Future

Friday 16th – 18th September 2022

Hilton Hotel Brisbane, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City Qld Australia

Thank you

Thank you for attending our 5th Southern Cross Travel Medicine Conference (SCTMC 2022), held in association with the Inaugural Southern Cross Tropical Medicine Conference, from 16 – 18 September at the Hilton Brisbane, Australia.

It was a very successful event with over 160 people coming together for our first face-to-face meeting since 2019.

A big thank you to those who attended and also to the hard work of the Organising and Scientific Program Committees.

The theme for this year’s conference was “Back to the Future” and we are already planning tropical and travel medicine conferences for next year in Sydney.

Attendees may wish to view the conference recordings, please click here.

Please get in touch with conference secretariat if you have misplaced your password to access the recordings.

Prof Peter Leggat, AM, ADC
President 2020-22
Immediate Past President

Speakers

ABSTRACT WINNERS

Callum Shaw	First prize in Student category
Dr Victoria Cox	Second prize in Student category
Dr Clare Dyer	First prize in Early Career Researcher category
Dr Angela Cadavid Restrepo	Second prize in Early Career Researcher category

PROGRAM

Incorporating the

Travel Medicine Stream
Tropical Medicine Stream
The Practice of Travel Medicine Workshop
One Health Zoonoses Workshop
Spatial Epidemiology Workshop

Allocated 30 Category 2 points (Activity No. 362812) in the RACGP QI&CPD Program for the 2020 – 2022 triennium
Pending ACCRM accreditation

Ashdown Oration

Eliminating neglected tropical diseases – From science to policy
Dr Patrick Lammie, Task Force for Global Health

Keynote – Maternal and child health

Chair: Pro Marc Shaw, Worldwise
Stunting in young children in low and middle income countries: a complex interplay between infectious diseases, environmental and socio-economic factors
Prof Davidson Hamer, Boston University

The Robert Steffen Lecture

A changing world – rising temperatures and more mosquitoes
Prof Davidson Hamer, Boston University

DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE PROGRAM (PDF)

Sessions	Time	Meeting room
Main sessions	Friday, Saturday, Sunday	Queen’s Ballroom, Level 5, Hilton Hotel
One Health Workshop	Friday afternoon	Victoria Room, Level 6, Hilton Hotel
Spatial Epidemiology Workshop	Saturday morning	Lockyer Room, Level 5, Hilton Hotel
Practice of Travel Medicine Workshop	Saturday afternoon	Lockyer Room, Level 5, Hilton Hotel

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2022

08:00 – 08:30	REGISTRATION
08:30 – 08:45	OPENING SESSION TROPICAL MEDICINE ACTM President: Prof Peter Leggat, James Cook University Acknowledgement of Country Conference Chair: Prof Colleen Lau, University of Queensland
08:45 – 11.00	NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 1 Chairs: Prof Colleen Lau, University of Queensland & Prof John Kaldor, University of New South Wales
08:45 – 09:30	OPENING PLENARY SESSION: Eliminating neglected tropical diseases – From science to policy Ashdown Oration Dr Patrick Lammie, Task Force for Global Health
09:30 – 10:30	FREE COMMUNICATIONS The impact of single vs. double-dose ivermectin mass drug administration on the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Solomon Islands (8 mins) Mr Brandon Le, University of New South Wales Impact of a school-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Angola (8 mins) Dr Adam Bartlett, University of New South Wales Modelling lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa: GEOFIL demonstrates need to adjust elimination targets (8 mins) Dr Angus McLure, Australian National University Lymphatic filariasis endgame strategies: Using GEOFIL to model mass drug administration and targeted surveillance and treatment strategies in American Samoa (8 mins) Mr Callum Shaw, Australian National University Community-wide deworming leads to a lower burden of STH infection in school-aged children compared with school-based deworming alone: Results from the Community Deworming against Soil-transmitted Helminths (CoDe-STH) trial in Vietnam (8 mins) Dr Clare Dyer, University of New South Wales Mass drug administration is cost-effective compared to school-based preventive chemotherapy for hookworm control in Dak Lak province, Vietnam (8 mins) Mr John Paul Caesar Delos Trinos, University of New South Wales
10:30 – 11:00	MORNING TEA
11:00 – 12:30	NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 2 Chairs: Prof Andrew Steer, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & A/Prof Susana Vaz Nery, University of New South Wales
11:00 – 11:30	Neglected tropical diseases in Australia A/Prof Asha Bowen, Telethon Kids Institute
11:30 – 12:30	FREE COMMUNICATIONS Trachoma in Indigenous Australian communities (10 mins) Ms Carleigh Cowling, University of New South Wales Developing a nationwide response to snakebite as an NTD; the Myanmar Snakebite Project (10 mins) Prof Julian White, University of Adelaide (Virtual presentation) Bayesian networks as a tool for public health scenario analysis and decision making – Evaluating antigen and antibodies for lymphatic filariasis surveillance in American Samoa (10 mins) Dr Helen Mayfield, University of Queensland Bayesian network analysis of lymphatic filariasis serology from Myanmar shows benefit of adding antibody testing to post-MDA surveillance (5 mins) Mr Jesse Masson, James Cook University/University of Queensland National scabies prevalence surveys in Fiji and the Solomon Islands (5 mins) Ms Sarah Anderson, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Understanding the burden of skin-NTDs in northern Australia: working towards regional control strategies for scabies (5 mins) Dr Victoria Cox, Menzies School of Health Research
12:30 -13:30	LUNCH by the pool, Hilton Hotel

13:30 – 15:00	MALARIA and other VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES Chairs: Prof Patricia Graves, James Cook University & Prof Michael Good, Griffith University	13:30 – 15:00	ONE HEALTH WORKSHOP* (SESSION 1) Chair: Prof Richard Franklin, James Cook University The third dimension: Environment in One Health
13:30 – 14:00	Malaria elimination in Papua New Guinea Prof Leanne Robinson, Burnet Institute	13:30-14:00	One Health governance of AMR – A global review and Australian case study A/Prof Simon Reid, University of Queensland
14:00 – 15:00	FREE COMMUNICATIONS	14:00 – 14:30	Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Mr David Sellars, James Cook University
	Predictive risk mapping of lymphatic filariasis residual hotspots in American Samoa to inform surveillance and control strategies (10 mins) Dr Angela Cadavid Restrepo, University of Queensland Synthesising environmental, epidemiological, and genetic data to assist decision making for onchocerciasis elimination (10 mins) Prof Warwick Grant, LaTrobe University Evaluating molecular xenomonitoring as a tool for lymphatic filariasis surveillance in Samoa, 2018-2019 (10 mins) Lt Col Brady McPherson, Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Disease Institute Molecular xenomonitoring for surveillance in the endgame to elimination: statistical tools to support the design of surveys and analysis of data (5 mins) Dr Angus McLure, Australian National University Development of a next-generation ultra-sensitive ELISA for the detection of low-density falciparum malaria (5 mins) Dr Diane Dogcio-Hall, Cellabs Minimizing dengue serotype 1 infection by transmissible interfering particles (5 mins) Dr Aminath Shausan, University of Queensland	14:30 – 15:00	Emerging disease case study – health impacts and areas for concern Prof Bruce Gummow, James Cook University

13:30 – 15:00

MALARIA and other VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES

Chairs: Prof Patricia Graves, James Cook University & Prof Michael Good, Griffith University

13:30 – 15:00

ONE HEALTH WORKSHOP* (SESSION 1)

Chair: Prof Richard Franklin, James Cook University

The third dimension: Environment in
One Health

13:30 – 14:00

Malaria elimination in Papua New Guinea
Prof Leanne Robinson, Burnet Institute

13:30-14:00

One Health governance of AMR – A global review and Australian case study
A/Prof Simon Reid, University of Queensland

14:00 – 15:00

FREE COMMUNICATIONS

14:00 – 14:30

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Mr David Sellars, James Cook University

Predictive risk mapping of lymphatic filariasis residual hotspots in American Samoa to inform surveillance and control strategies (10 mins)
Dr Angela Cadavid Restrepo, University of Queensland
Synthesising environmental, epidemiological, and genetic data to assist decision making for onchocerciasis elimination (10 mins)
Prof Warwick Grant, LaTrobe University
Evaluating molecular xenomonitoring as a tool for lymphatic filariasis surveillance in Samoa, 2018-2019 (10 mins)
Lt Col Brady McPherson, Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Disease Institute
Molecular xenomonitoring for surveillance in the endgame to elimination: statistical tools to support the design of surveys and analysis of data (5 mins)
Dr Angus McLure, Australian National University
Development of a next-generation ultra-sensitive ELISA for the detection of low-density falciparum malaria (5 mins)
Dr Diane Dogcio-Hall, Cellabs
Minimizing dengue serotype 1 infection by transmissible interfering particles (5 mins)
Dr Aminath Shausan, University of Queensland

14:30 – 15:00

Emerging disease case study – health impacts and areas for concern
Prof Bruce Gummow, James Cook University

15:00 – 15:15	AFTERNOON TEA

15:15 – 16:45	VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES Chairs: Dr Sarah Sheridan, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance & Dr Harunor Rashid, University of Sydney	15:15 – 17:15	ONE HEALTH WORKSHOP* (SESSION 2) The second dimension: Animals in One Health
15:15 – 15:45	All vaccines should be a global public good, but are they in the Asia-Pacific? Prof Fiona Russell, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute	15:15 – 15:45	“Q-Fever – An update on latest Australian research – implications for travel medicine” Prof Mark Stevenson, The University of Melbourne
15:45 – 16:45	Free Communications Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination via the IntraDermal route (JEVID) (10 mins) Dr Luis Furuya Kanamori, University of Queensland Determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Hunan province, China: A case-control study (10 mins) Mr Temesgen Yihunie Akalu Risk Factors for community and household clusters of Q Fever in Queensland (10 mins) Dr Tatiana Proboste, University of Queensland Identifying socio-ecological drivers of common cold in Bhutan: a national surveillance data analysis (5 mins) Mr Tsheten Tsheten, Australian National University Estimating the risk of travel-related importations of measles into the Western Pacific Region (5 mins) Dr Oyelola Adegboye, James Cook University Smallpox: Nepali people’s memories of a childhood disease (5 mins) Dr Susan Heydon, University of Otago	15:45 – 16:15	Exposure to Australian Bat Lyssavirus – A complex systems issue Ms Eryn Wright, University of Queensland
16:45 – 17:15	KEYNOTE – MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH Chair: Prof Marc Shaw, Worldwise	16:15 – 17:00	Rabies Interactive Case Study Prof Bruce Gummow, James Cook University
16:45 – 17:15	Stunting in young children in low- and middle-income countries: a complex interplay between infectious diseases, environmental and socioeconomic factors Prof Davidson Hamer, Boston University	17:15 – 17.15	PANEL DISCUSSION Including the second and third One Health dimensions in Travel Medicine and how do we do it?

17:30 – 19:00	• Welcome Drinks and Canapes by the pool, Hilton Hotel (all delegates welcome) • Book Launch – Tourist Health, Safety and Wellbeing in the new Normal – Author, Dr Jeff Wilks • Prizes for best abstract presentations by early career researchers and students

SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2022

08:00 – 08:50	REGISTRATION
08:00 – 08:45	‘The MORNING SEMINAR’ Clinical tropical medicine case studies Dr Sarah McGuinness, Monash University & A/Prof Asha Bowen, Telethon Kids Institute
08:50 – 09:00	OPENING SESSION TRAVEL MEDICINE AND HEALTH Opening by College President: Prof Peter Leggat, James Cook University

09:00 – 10:30	OPENING PLENARY SESSION: THE NEW DAWN Chair: Prof Marc Shaw, Worldwise	09:00 – 10:30	SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP (SESSION 1) Chair: Dr Adam Bartlett, University of New South Wales
09:00 – 09:30	A changing world – rising temperatures and more mosquitoes Robert Steffen Lecture Prof Davidson Hamer, Boston University	09:00 – 10:30	Welcome Dr Helen Mayfield, University of Queensland
09:30 – 10:00	Decimated global disease surveillance Prof Bernie Hudson, Sydney University		Introduction to Spatial Epidemiology Dr Kefyalew Alene, Curtin University
10:00 – 10:30	The impact of the aftermath Prof Jeff Wilks, Southern Cross University		Spatial data, visualization and exploration Dr Angela Cadavid Restrepo, University of Queensland

09:00 – 10:30

OPENING PLENARY SESSION: THE NEW DAWN
Chair: Prof Marc Shaw, Worldwise

09:00 – 10:30

SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP (SESSION 1)
Chair: Dr Adam Bartlett, University of New South Wales

09:00 – 09:30

A changing world – rising temperatures and more mosquitoes
Robert Steffen Lecture
Prof Davidson Hamer, Boston University

09:00 – 10:30

Welcome
Dr Helen Mayfield, University of Queensland

09:30 – 10:00

Decimated global disease surveillance
Prof Bernie Hudson, Sydney University

Introduction to Spatial Epidemiology
Dr Kefyalew Alene, Curtin University

10:00 – 10:30

The impact of the aftermath
Prof Jeff Wilks, Southern Cross University

Spatial data, visualization and exploration
Dr Angela Cadavid Restrepo, University of Queensland

10:30 – 11:00	Morning Tea

11:00 – 12:30	RE-EMERGING JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS, MALARIA AND MONKEYPOX Chair: Dr Sarah McGuinness, Monash University	11:00 – 12:30	SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP (SESSION 2) Chair: Dr Adam Bartlett, University of New South Wales
11.00 – 11.30	Japanese Encephalitis: re-emergence in Australia and implications for Travel-Health Advice? A/Prof Philip Britton, University of Sydney	11:00 – 11:30	Geographically Weighted Regression and Bayesian Networks Dr Helen Mayfield, University of Queensland
11.30 – 12.00	Malaria: Challenges and Successes Prof Dennis Shanks, ADFMIDI	11:30 – 12:00	Geostatistical Modelling Dr Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw, Telethon Kids Institute
12.00 – 12.30	Monkeypox: Where are we at with the ongoing story? Dr Vincent Cornelisse, Kirby Institute UNSW (Virtual Presentation)	12:00 – 12:30	Mapping Tuberculosis Prevalence in Africa Mr Eyob Gebreyohannes, Telethon Kids Institute Geospatial Overlap of Undernutrition and Tuberculosis in Ethiopia Mr Fasil Shiferaw, Australian National University Closing Remarks Dr Adam Bartlett, University of New South Wales
		12:30-15:00	Special lunch and networking session for early career researchers and postgraduate students at Howard Smith Wharves

12:30 – 13:30	LUNCH by the pool, Hilton Hotel

13:30 – 15:00	VIGNETTES IN TRAVEL MEDICINE: Lessons learned that may impact travellers. Chair: Prof Richard Franklin, James Cook University	13.30 – 15.00	THE PRACTICE of TRAVEL MEDICINE WORKSHOP* (SESSION 1)
13:30 – 13:50	Gone Batty – Managing Bat Exposures as a GP Dr Mick Tong, Darwin GP	13.30 – 14.00	Travel medicine was asleep, but we have been awake: A brief overview of THNANZ and Travel Nurse competency framework. Mrs Catherine Keil, Travel Health Practitioner Pty Ltd Mrs Lisa Scotland, Worldwise
13:50 – 14:10	Clinical Cases in Travel Medicine Dr Deb Mills, Dr Deb The Travel Doctor	14:00 – 14:30	The New age travel consult- How to fit it all in. Mrs Claire Wong, Worldwise Mrs Catherine Keil, Travel Health Practitioner Pty Ltd
14:10 – 14:30	‘Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade’ … fever in a returned traveller Dr Sarah Chu, Brisbane GP	14:30 – 15:00	Sex in the rainbow world Ms Lisa Scotland, Worldwise
14:30 – 15:00	Clinical Toxinology ‘what on earth is that and why should I care?’ Prof Julian White, University of Adelaide (Virtual Presentation)

15:00 – 15:15	AFTERNOON TEA

15:15 – 17:45	DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAVEL Chair: Dr Jennifer Sisson, Travel Doctor TMVC	15:15 – 17:30	THE PRACTICE of TRAVEL MEDICINE WORKSHOP* (SESSION 2)
15:15 – 15.45	Mass Gatherings Dr Harunor Rashid, University of Sydney	15:15 – 15.45	Unravelling Yellow Fever for Beginners. Ms Tonia Buzzolini, Travelvax (AUS perspective) Ms Claire Wong, Worldwise (NZ perspective)
15:45 – 16:15	Marine Tourism Prof Jeff Wilks, Southern Cross University	15:45 – 16:15	Old? How old is old? Practical session to prepare the elderly traveller. Ms Patricia Smith, Registered Nurse
16:15 – 16:45	Dark Travel and those who travel darkly Prof Marc Shaw, Worldwise	16:15 – 17:o0	And they are off! *Empirical* *PunchPoints: The wandering back packer* The cruiser Last Minute Traveller Ms Danielle Peel, Nurse Practitioner
16:45 – 17:15	Yellow Fever Conundrum Dr Jennifer Sisson, Travel Doctor TMVC	17:00 – 17.30	The Final Say: Bringing It All Together. Ms Lisa Scotland, Worldwise Ms Catherine Keil, Travel Health Practitioner Pty Ltd
17:15 – 17:45	Travel and sexually transmitted diseases Dr Deb Mills, Dr Deb the Travel Doctor

18:00 – 18:30	ACTM Annual General Meeting (ACTM Members face to face and zoom) Hilton Brisbane, Level 5, Queen’s Ballroom

* These workshop sessions are for those that have registered to attend the Practice of Travel Medicine Workshop, and/or One Health Zoonoses workshop – you will be required to sign in for these sessions.

SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2022

08:00 – 08:30	REGISTRATION
08:00 – 08:50	‘The MORNING SEMINAR’ Chair: Dr Jennifer Sisson, Travel Doctor TMVC
08:00 – 08:30	Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika: global situation in the COVID era Prof Suresh Mahalingam, Griffith University
08:30 – 08:50	Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika: practical tips for travel medicine providers Dr Sarah McGuinness, Monash University
09:00 – 10:30	The ‘WISEwords’ Talks Chair: Prof Marc Shaw, Worldwise
09:00 – 10:30	WISEwords: Short presentations involving “Wisdom, innovation, stimulation, entertainment” in Travel Medicine, including “Ideas to stimulate the brain from those whose brains stimulate” ’10 minutes and 10 slides’ presentation Prof Davidson Hamer – Responsible Photography During Travel Dr Jennifer Sisson – Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? Dr Anwar Hoosen – Riding the Pandemic Wave Prof Dennis Shanks – How to Remember the Pandemic? Dr Deb Mills – Don’t Pat Dogs? A/Prof Phil Britton – Paediatric Travel Med Quiz Mrs Claire Wong – How I caused the Pandemic Dr Sarah McGuinness – Getting the most ‘bang for your buck’ with Travel Vaccines
10:30 – 11:00	MORNING TEA
11:00 – 12:30	CLOSING PLENARY: ‘THE BROAD PICTURE’ Chair: Prof Peter Leggat, James Cook University
11:00 – 11:30	The Future of travel and the future of guidelines for travel Dr Jenny Sisson, Travel Doctor TMVC
11:30 – 12:00	How Tourists are navigating travel in a Covid era A/Prof Gabby Walters, University of Queensland
12:00 – 12:30	The Impact of travellers on an environment and hope for the future Prof David Hamer, Boston University
12:30 – 13:00	CLOSING SESSION AND QUIZ Chair, Scientific Programme Committee: Prof Marc Shaw, Worldwise