SPECIAL THEMED SESSION - PANEL DISCUSSION

Microbial Informatics: A Birds Eye View   

Monday 5 July 2010  |  2.05pm

Bayside 103

Panel Discussion:

Dr Gene Tyson

Senior Research Fellow, Advanced Water Management Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD

Professor Ian Paulsen

Professor Of Genomics, Chemistry And Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW

Dr Forest Rohwer

Professor, Biology Department, San Diego State University, San Diego California USA

Associate Professor Michael Wise

Department Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley WA

Dr Jack Gilbert

Senior Scientist, Microbial Community Ecology, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdoom

SPECIAL THEMED SESSION  - OPEN DISCUSSION

Presentation Skills - Presenting Professionally

Monday 5 July 2010  |  4.30pm

Bayside 105

Peter Traynor

The amount of work required to initiate, develop, carry out, analyse and transcribe any scientific investigation is substantial. Given the work that has gone ahead, too often we see our scientific colleagues stumble at the last hurdle – when they present their work to their peers and others.

Presentation skills are like any other - they are learnt by tuition and improved through practice - yet too often these skills are either assumed, or unrehearsed, or, worst of all, not even considered!  This session is of itself cannot be a panacea; but it can be a strong basis for you on which to build for your future presentations.

Areas of discussion will include:

• The 4 P’s – Preparation, Practice, Presentation, and Pitfalls

• Oral presentations as well as poster presentations

• Specifics related to various audiovisual equipment and how best to make use of these

• Evaluating yourself and others

Interactive audience participation, as well as enjoyment will be strongly encouraged!

Peter Traynor is the Regulatory and Technical Manager at Oxoid Australia Pty Limited and has attended more conferences and sessions than he would care to admit!..... but it is that experience that developed a passion for excellence in public speaking and professional presentation skills.

This workshop has been previously run at ASM and AIMS national meetings, and numerous years for postgraduate students and staff at University of Melbourne. Most recently it was run for Toastmasters International at their convention in Victoria. A summarised version was published in the ASM Microbiology Australia Journal in 2003.

SPECIAL THEMED SESSION - PANEL DISCUSSION

CAPSIG: Interpretation of Out-of-Specification Results in Clean Room Monitoring Programs

Tuesday 6 July 2010  |  2.05pm

Bayside 105

Dealing with EM out-of-specification results.  An interactive panel discussion of regulatory issues, real examples and how to handle them.

QC/QA managers, production staff, laboratory manager & analysts should attend.

Panel Discussion:

Dr Paul Priscott

Managing Director, AMS Laboratories, NSW

Dr David Buckley

David Buckley & Associates, Canberra ACT

SPECIAL THEMED SESSION - PANEL DISCUSSION

Commercialisation

Wednesday 7 July 2010  |  10.30am

Bayside 105

The objective of this special themed session is to give the audience an insight into the commercialisation of Intellectual Property (IP) by drawing on speakers who have relevant IP commercialisation experience pertinent to the field of microbiology.

Some of the questions that will be addressed include:

• How is IP protection gained?

• What are the costs vs benefits?

• Can I still publish my work?

• Who owns the intellectual property?

• How do I commercialise my invention?

• How can I further develop my IP after it is commercialised?

Speakers:

Associate Professor Elizabeth Harry
Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases (IBID), University of Technology Sydney NSW

Professor Nick Dixon
Professor of Biological Chemistry at the University of Wollongong NSW

Research Associate Steven Polyak
School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide SA

Tim Hirst
Managing Director, Hirst Shabian & Hirst Advisory and Investment Services

SPECIAL THEMED SESSION  - PANEL DISCUSSION

Future Paths in Clinical Careers

Thursday 8 July 2010  |  2.05pm

Bayside 104

This session will examine career development and planning in Microbiology. A senior academic microbiologist will discuss career planning and options in public sector research and teaching. A senior clinical microbiologist will discuss the changing workforce and opportunities in diagnostic microbiology. A representative from the ASM Workforce Standing Committee will discuss workforce issues in general in the area of Clinical Microbiology as currently being addressed by the Committee.

Who Should Attend - Managers; senior supervisors; senior scientists; university course planners and designers; university undergraduate teachers and postgraduate supervisors, young researchers and microbiologists in training.

This is a must for all those planning a career in Microbiology at undergraduate or postgraduate level, for all those who are teaching or mentoring those doing so, and for all those involved in training and workforce planning.

Adjunct Associate Professor Silvano Palladino
Executive Director, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands WA

Professor Lyn Gilbert
Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW

Professor Julian Rood
Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton VIC

Current Workforce Issues in Clinical Microbiology

Silvano Palladino

This presentation will address a number of topical professional workforce issues facing ASM members in the pathology related industry. Of particular focus will be the activities of the ASM Workforce Standing Committee.

Over the last 12 to 18 months there has been a great deal of activity in the workforce area that could significantly impact the professional practice of clinical microbiology. The ASM Workforce Standing Committee was recently established to “consider and provide advice on emerging issues relating to legislation, accreditation, professional development and workforce planning for microbiologists”.

An update will be provided on a range of issues including:

- Workforce trends

- The Pathology Associations Council

- Competency Based Standards

- Role delineation in the pathology workforce

- The RCPA Faculty of Science

- Clinical Scientists

- Registration & Accreditation