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SUMMARY:Challenges and opportunities for viral respiratory surveillance in
  the post-pandemic era - James McCaw (University of Melbourne)
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DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 demonstrated the value of comprehensive\, adaptable a
 nd scalable surveillance systems for infectious disease prevention and con
 trol.\nIn Australia\, surveillance plans and systems - co-designed by mult
 i-disciplinary teams from public health\, epidemiology and data analytics 
 and modelling - provided decision makers with invaluable intelligence to s
 upport the response. Existing approaches to respiratory pathogen surveilla
 nce\, such as community testing\, were rapidly scaled up at the beginning 
 of the pandemic to support isolation and contact tracing activities. And e
 nhanced or new surveillance activities and associated data analysis pipeli
 nes were developed to provide enhanced situational awareness\, supporting 
 strategic decision making.\nIn this presentation\, I will describe how the
  unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed both streng
 ths and weaknesses in traditional surveillance systems and associated plan
 ning processes and reporting mechanisms. I will highlight were additional 
 research\, stronger engagement with experts in infectious disease dynamics
 \, and cross-sector collaboration can drive improved outcomes in infectiou
 s disease prevention and control.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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