ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference, Sydney Australia Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 3 – 7 November 2014 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Monday 3rd November For full details on Workshops/Tours please see our workshop and tour program [click here] Room: Hobart Workshop #1 – Biosafety Leadership (2 Days) Day 1 of a two-day workshop featuring Robert Ellis (Colorado State University, USA) & Sean Kaufman (Emory University, Atlanta, USA). 9:00am 5:00pm Biosafety officers face several organisational challenges. Long hours, short deadlines, and limited resources produce unmanageable situations which biosafety officers must overcome. These situations influence safety practices and require the biosafety officer not only to remain engaged at all times but to build partnerships that foster a culture of safety. This workshop, modelled on the successful Biosafety Leadership course offered by the American Biosafety Association (ABSA), is designed to foster leadership skills and abilities which are increasingly needed for today’s biosafety practitioner. The presenters are the ones that run the course for ABSA. – Download presenter profiles [ click here] Tuesday 4th November 2014 (Melbourne Cup Day) Workshop #1 – Biosafety Leadership (2 Days) 9.00am – 5:00pm Room: Hobart Day 2 of a two-day workshop featuring Robert Ellis (Colorado State University, USA) & Sean Kaufman (Emory University, Atlanta, USA). Day 2 of course continued see above for description Workshop #2 – Gaseous Decontamination (1 Day) Room: Adelaide 1 Day workshop featuring Allan Bennett (Public Health England, UK) and Tony Della-Porta (Bio2ic) 9.00am – 5:00pm Leading experts will give a workshop on the relative merits of formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide and Ozone gaseous decontamination. Other forms of gaseous decontamination will also be examined. The workshop will also cover the effectiveness of each form of decontamination and verification of their respective effectiveness. Wednesday 5th November 2013 Tour #1 - Charles Perkins Centre (The University of Sydney) Tour & Site Visit (Half Day) 9:00am 1.00pm Bus Tour The tour of the CPC research and education hub will include the open plan 80 person laboratories, animal facilities and support areas, hosting collaborative interdisciplinary research groups, sharing equipment and support services, and operating under appropriate regulatory certification e.g. Department of Agriculture quarantine level, Biosecurity QC5.2, OGTR PC2 certified laboratories. – Morning Tea provided ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference, Sydney Australia Tour #2 - Australian BioResources, Moss Vale and Elizabeth MacArthur Agricultural Institute, Camden (Full Day) 8:30am 4.30pm Bus Tour Visit the Garvan Institute’s unique Australian BioResources mouse breeding facility at Moss Vale in country NSW. This facility includes non-conventional SPF animal housing technology which has been successfully managed and operated for many years. Your trip will then take you to the new Elizabeth MacArthur Agricultural Institute, the recently completed NSW Department of Primary Industries ‘Centre of Excellence in Animal and Plant Health’. Morining tea, Lunch and afternoon tea are provided. Workshop #3 – Respiratory Protective Equipment Fit Testing (Half Day) 1.30pm – 4:30pm Room: Perth 3M will provide a hands on session on fit testing of negative pressure respirators using both quantitative and qualitative testing. This is essential to ensure that respirators (P2) and half and full face respirators fit correctly and protect the wearer. WELCOME MEETING 5.30pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 8.30pm    Room: Sydney/Perth Official opening of ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference Welcome to Country – Wiradjuri Tribe: Donna Ingram and entertainment by Glen Doyle. Special guest speaker Mr Allan Bennett – Aerosols to all that. A brief history of biosafety. WELCOME FUNCTION Room: Level 3 Foyer To celebrate the opening of our Annual Conference, ABSANZ invites our Attendees, International guests and Exhibitors to join us for welcome drinks and canapés to be held on Level 3. Proudly sponsored by Device Technologies Thursday 6th November 2014 9.00am 10.00am PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Featuring Sponsorship & Exhibitor Spotlight Incidents of failures in Laboratories Room: Sydney/Perth ABSANZ President Mr Neil Walls MORNING TEA/INSPECT EXHIBITS/VIEW POSTER PRESENTATIONS Room: Sydney BIOSAFETY STREAM 1 Room: Perth BIOCONTAINMENT STREAM 1 Facility options for animal containment and The impact of regulations on laboratory biosafety contamination control and biosecurity Chair: Clive Jones Presenters: Jeff Freeman – Jeff Freeman Associates Pty Ltd “Soft wall enclosure solutions in animal containment facility design and operations” 11.00am 12.30pm Malcolm France – Independent Consultant “Individually ventilated caging for managing biosafety and biocontainment in animal facilities” Suzanne Cassidy – QIMR Berghofer “The User Perspective” Chair: Joanna Gray Presenters: Claire Willette – Department of Defence “Strengthening Export Controls - Department of Defence” Kris Browne – Department of Industry “Strengthening Export Controls – Department of Industry” Donna Noonan – Environment Protection Authority “Focusing on outcomes when containing new organisms” Michael Tooma – Norton Rose Fulbright Australia “WHS – Due Diligence: Persons conducting a business or undertaking” LUNCH/INSPECT EXHIBITS/VIEW POSTER PRESENTATIONS 2 ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference, Sydney Australia BIOCONTAINMENT STREAM 2 Biocontainment Greenhouses Room: Sydney Chair: Colin Sakinofsky Presenters: Wilmot Senaratne – Biosecurity Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry “The QC3 weed biocontrol quarantine at the Ecosciences Precinct, Brisbane: four years after commissioning” 1.30pm 3.00pm Tony Agostino - Independent Scientific Consultant “A survey of current design trends, technologies and use in research glasshouses in Australia and Europe” Neil Walls – Neil Walls Consulting Pty Ltd “New engineering horizons for greenhouses” BIOSAFETY STREAM 2 Biosafety Speed Dating Room: Perth Chair: David Jenkins Presenters: Joseph O’Keefe – NZ Ministry for Primary Industries “Getting the right design: A user perspective” Jane Easson –Queensland University of Technology “Standard precautions for working with blood and human tissues for University and Research laboratories” Tom Rimmington – Rimmington & Associates Pty Ltd “Safety showers and AS 4775 – The misunderstood code” Suzanne Cassidy – QIMR Berghofer “Handling a disease outbreak in a small animal facility” Amanda Jones – The University of Queensland “Liability of waste disposal – removal of PC2 waste from laboratories to commercial / medical waste site” Zoran Klipic – QIMR Berghofer “Autoclave ‘kill’ validation AFTERNOON TEA/INSPECT EXHIBITS/VIEW POSTER PRESENTATIONS SYMPOSIUM 1 Featuring Sponsorship & Exhibitor Spotlight Ebola – A global health emergency? 3.30pm 5.00pm Room: Sydney/Perth Chair: Tony Della-Porta Presenters: Chris Baggoley AO – Australian Government Department of Health “The global situation” Mike Catton – Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) “Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers and the Laboratory” Glenn Marsh – CSIRO Biosecurity Flagship, Australian Animal Health Laboratory “Ebolavirus research at AAHL” 5.30pm 6.30pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Members are encouraged to attend to vote on matters affecting ABSANZ future and for an overview of our past years achievements. GALA DINNER 7.00pm 10.30pm Room: Perth Room: Sydney/Perth The ABSANZ social event of the year. Commencing with pre dinner drinks, the dinner will be held in the magnificent Wentworth Ballroom which is renowned for its grandeur, its spectacular chandeliers and ceiling which are well recognised and popular features of the hotel. Proudly sponsored by Umow Lai, Jasmax & DJRD Architects. - Dress code: Cocktail attire/lounge suite. - 3 ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference, Sydney Australia Friday 7th November 2014 SYMPOSIUM 2 Featuring Sponsorship & Exhibitor Spotlight Avian Influenza outbreak in Australia 9.00am 10.30am Room: Sydney/Perth Chair: Mike Catton Presenters: Barbara Maloney – NSW Department of Primary Industries “Avian Influenza in Australia and an introduction to our recent outbreak – epidemiological aspects” Amanda Lee – NSW Department of Primary Industries “Avian Influenza Young 2013 – Operational Overview” Steve Green – NSW Department of Primary Industries “The value of targeted communication and industry engagement in crisis management” MORNING TEA/INSPECT EXHIBITS/VIEW POSTER PRESENTATIONS Room: Perth BIOCONTAINMENT STREAM 3 Room: Sydney BIOSAFETY STREAM 3 Involving the users, building concept to Australia’s response to exotic plant pest and reality disease incursions 11.00am 12.30pm Chair: Neil Walls Presenters: Tony Della-Porta – Biosecurity and Biocontainment International Consultants (Bio2ic) “How to have a successful biocontainment facility project” Julian Ashton – BVD “Design – What have I got myself into?” Mike Coles – Cockram Construction Ltd “Just build it” Chair: Kerrie O’Grady Presenters: Kathy Gott– NSW Department of Primary Industries “The banana freckle outbreak in NT – An overview” Kathy Gott – NSW Department of Primary Industries “Plant biosecurity within NSW and beyond its borders” Jonathon Gregory – NSW Department of Primary Industries “Biosecurity information systems” Sean Blasdall – Westmead Millennium Institute “Now it’s yours – use it” LUNCH/INSPECT EXHIBITS/VIEW POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1.30pm 3.00pm BIOCONTAINMENT STREAM 4 Room: Sydney Liquid Waste Treatment Room: Perth BIOSAFETY STREAM 4 Professional Development (PDSC) and Regulatory Liaison and Communication Standing Committee (RLCSC) Round Table Discussion Chair: Colin Sakinofsky Presenters: Tom Rimmington – Rimmington & Associates Pty Ltd “How to cater for Liquid Waste Treatment at PC2 and PC3 level in today’s containment facilities” Chair: Helen Leonard Presenters: Joanna Gray – Chair of the Professional Development Standing Committee “An Overview of the Profession development Standing Committee work to date” Greg Scott – NSW Department of Primary Industries “Liquid Waste Management at Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute” Sue Marshall & David James – University of Queensland / Jacobs Group “Liquid waste in a large animal facility and achieving Regulatory compliance” Gordon McGurk – Chair of the Regulatory Liaison & Communication Standing Committee “An Overview of the Regulatory Liaison & Communication Standing Committee work to date” 4 ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference, Sydney Australia AFTERNOON TEA/INSPECT EXHIBITS/VIEW POSTER PRESENTATIONS SYMPOSIUM 3 How do we handle emergency situations? 3.30pm 4.50pm Room: Sydney/Perth Chair: Gordon McGurk Presenters: Greg Smith – CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory “How would AAHL deal with a fire or other emergency inside the barrier” Richard Sale – Jackson Architecture “Biocontainment - The challenges of the Tropics” Malcolm Lawson – University of Western Australia “How to cope with a bushfire running around your animal facility” 4.50 pm 5.00 pm Conference Wrap Up Closing remarks and invitation to next year’s conference in Canberra ABSANZ 4th Annual Conference Sponsors P: 03 5222 7298 | E: [email protected] | W: www.absanz.org.au 5