Institute of Advanced Studies
Apocalypse When?
Public Forum
Date: Sunday, 5 July 2009
Time: 6:00pm-7.30pm
Location: Octagon Theatre, UWA
Cost: Free. No RSVP required.
Enquiries: iasuwa@admin.uwa.edu.au or (+61 8) 6488 1340
(The nearest carpark is P3 off Hackett Drive Entrance 1)
The forum will discuss a number of infectious disease threats that society has or might have to may face and how the scientific community is dealing with these issues.
Specific area of interest include; the chance of another SARS outbreak, impending influenza pandemic, climate change and its impact on infectious diseases, bioterrorism, antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease risks of water recycling.
Panel
Mediator – Dr Norman Swan
Dr Norman Swan, host of the Health Report on ABC Radio National and presenter of Health Minutes on ABC NewsRadio, is a multi-award winning broadcaster, health commentator and journalist.
Professor Rita Colwell
Professor Barry Marshall
Professor John Mackenzie
Associate Professor Keryn Christiansen
Associate Professor Peter Collignon
The free forum provides the public with the opportunity to hear first hand about infectious disease risks from a panel of world experts in their respective fields.
