D.C. Blood Oration 2009
The Thorny Side of Animal Disease Surveillance
Presented by Professor Paul Morley, Professor of Epidemiology & Biosecurity, Colorado State University
When: Thursday 12th November, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served following the Dean's Lecture.
Where: VRI Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus - Western Precinct
(Please note: Parking is available at the VRI Building, but guests must request a parking permit when they RSVP)
Registration will commence at 6:30 pm.
RSVP to Lauren Hull at lauren.hull@unimelb.edu.au
For more information call Lauren on 03 903 58109.
Veterinarians as well as other scientists and regulatory officials can generally agree that understanding more about the occurrence of disease in animal populations is important regarding disease management decisions and even for public health.
However, politics and public opinion can have a dramatic impact on whether information from monitoring systems is welcomed or even used. This presentation will focus on discussions of this more difficult aspect of disease management in animal populations.
Professor Paul Morley (DVM, PhD, DACVIM) is a veterinary epidemiologist in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. He is also the Director of Biosecurity for the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Director of the Animal Population Health Institute (APHI). The mission of APHI is to conduct research and outreach programs that benefit society by improving the well-being of animal populations, to prevent and control important diseases of animals, affect public health by improving animal well-being and ensuring food safety and to aid animal-related policymaking processes.
Dr. Morley teaches epidemiology, statistics and infection control in the undergraduate, veterinary and graduate programs at CSU, and maintains an active research program. Major focuses for his professional and research activities include analytical epidemiology related to infectious diseases of livestock, biosecurity issues important to agriculture and veterinary medicine, analysis of data related to beef production, investigating the ecology of antimicrobial resistance in animals and identifying effective pre-harvest approaches for food-safety.