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
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
Sessions |
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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 |
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08:30 – 08:45 |
OPENING SESSION TROPICAL MEDICINE ACTM President: Prof Peter Leggat, James Cook University |
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
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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
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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 |
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13:30 – 14:00 |
Malaria elimination in Papua New Guinea
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13:30-14:00 |
One Health governance of AMR – A global review and Australian case study |
14:00 – 15:00 | FREE COMMUNICATIONS | 14:00 – 14:30 | Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Mr David Sellars, James Cook University |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2022
08:00 – 08:50 | REGISTRATION |
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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 |
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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
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Introduction to Spatial Epidemiology
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
Geospatial Overlap of Undernutrition and Tuberculosis in Ethiopia Closing Remarks |
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 |
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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) |
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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. |
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 |
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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) |
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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
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16:15 – 17:o0 |
And they are off!
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 |
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* 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 |
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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 |
Please Note: There may be slight changes to the program to accommodate the requests and needs of the presenters and participants.