3rd Annual Queensland Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance

Event overview

A joint initiative of The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience Centre for Superbug Solutions, Queensland Health's Communicable Diseases Clinical Network, and Queensland Health's Queensland Statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.

This free forum will cater for up to 250 attendees on site and 100 professionals via teleconference.

This year the forum will gather experts from both the clinical and scientific community to focus on a One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance.

The program will provide a fantastic forum for researchers and clinicians in the space of infectious disease, microbiology, diagnostics, epidemiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, agriculture and veterinary sciences to network, share ideas, build new collaborations and promote closer interactions between academic researchers, clinicians and industry.

Who should attend?

Researchers, clinicians and professionals from the following sectors:

Download the forum program (PDF 803KB)

Organising committee

Joint Planning Committee

• Mrs Kaitlyn ALLWOOD, Queensland Health
• Dr Minyon AVENT, Queensland Health
• A/Prof Lachlan COIN – The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
• Ms Mathilde DESSELLE – The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
• Mrs Michelle Louise DOIDGE, Queensland Health
• Dr Krispin HAJKOWICZ, Queensland Health
• Dr Andrew LANGLEY, Queensland Health
• Dr Geoffrey PLAYFORD, Queensland Health
• Ms Emily WADDELL, Queensland Health

Program Committee

• A/Prof Lachlan COIN, The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
• Prof Glen COLEMAN, The University of Queensland, School of Veterinary Science
• Prof Charles GILKS, The University of Queensland, School of Public Health
• Dr Krispin HAJKOWICZ, Queensland Health
• Dr Kate HALTON, QUT, School of Public Health and Social Work
• Ms Trish HURST, Queensland Health
• Ms Ruth NEALE, The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
• Prof Mieke VAN DRIEL, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine

Contacts 

• UQ IMB Centre for Superbug Solutions - Ms Mathilde Desselle m.desselle@imb.uq.edu.au
• Queensland Health - Dr Krispin Hajkowicz statewide.AMS@health.qld.gov.au

The committees strive to achieve gender balance in all aspects of their conference. We endeavour to achieve this balance through equal female and male representation on the organising committees and as session chairs as well as through invitations to high quality speakers of both sexes in line with the gender balance in our research and clinical communities.