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JG

James Gilkerson

The University of Melbourne
James is a graduate of the University of Sydney with a BVSc and a PhD in virology. He is an international expert on equine infectious diseases, and is currently a Professor of Veterinary Microbiology at the Melbourne Veterinary School.
Monday, May 23
 

09:15

Preserving our animal health status: perspectives on animal health surveillance Room L3Dr Jonathan Happold

10:45

Governor and Presidents Welcome followed by Plenary - The 'toll' of knowing you are sick: Implications for acute pain management and consequences for chronic agony Hall LProfessor Mark Hutchinson

13:30

Thinking outside the pouch – Medicine of marsupials City Room 3Dr David McLelland Use of animal based measures for assessing farm-animal welfare Room L2Professor George Stilwell

14:30

EMS Workshop and Panel: Costs and benefits of student placement Hall M BVDV serological patterns in endemic herds during and after vaccination Room L3Mr Alistair Smith

15:00

Effect of pestivirus on the performance of weaner cattle Room L3Bruce Allworth

16:00

Western vs. Eastern concepts in equine pain management City Room 1 & 2Dr Lori Bidwell Evaluation of practices used to reduce the incidence of bovine respiratory disease in Australian feedlots Room L3Associate Professor Paul Cusack

17:00

Theileria molecular diagnostics, chemotherapy, epidemiology and immunology Room L3Johann Schroder

17:30

Economic impact of endemic livestock diseases Room L3Johann Schroder

19:30

The University of Sydney Veterinary alumni cocktail reception Social Events
 
Tuesday, May 24
 

10:45

Address by 2016 Gilruth Prize recipient – Professor Mary Barton AO followed by Plenary: Personal resilience in a time of crisis: insights from an Egyptian prison - Peter Greste Hall LPeter Greste

13:30

Do animals know what’s good for them? - Aligning animal preferences and their biological needs in welfare studies Room L2Professor Andrew Fisher

16:00

Companion animal Staphylococcus: how is Australia faring with antimicrobial resistance? Hall MJacqueline Norris Antimicrobial resistance – Can we reverse the trend? Room L3Dr Leigh Nind

16:30

Humans, cats, seagulls and carbapenemases: a microbiological enigma Hall MDr Darren Trott

17:00

Causes of poor performance in the equine athlete and the investigative approach to such cases City Room 1 & 2Associate Professor Samantha Franklin Global elimination of dog-mediated rabies - is the One-Health approach working and the role of NGO’s Hall MDr Andrea Britton

17:30

Developments in veterinary school accreditation locally and internationally City Room 4Norman Williamson
 
Wednesday, May 25
 

14:30

Food security, emerging infectious disease and our increasingly small planet City Room 4Robyn Alders
 
Thursday, May 26
 

08:30

Clinical One Health: A formal role for veterinarians in medicine? Room L2Professor Rick Speare

09:30

One Health - A medical perspective Room L2Dr Kathryn Wilks

10:30

The centre for biosecurity (CEBRA) and animal disease risk Room L2Professor Mark Burgman

11:00

BVD- Bits of virology and disease Room L3Professor Michael Reichel

14:00

Management of guttural pouch disorders City Room 1 & 2Dr Ben Ahern Why vets should be aware of Ebolaviruses City Room 3Dr Glenn Marsh

14:30

An update on Australia's veterinary emergency plan (AUSVETPLAN) Room L2Dr Francette Geraghty-Dusan

15:30

MRSA in Australia in humans and animals Room L2Jane Heller