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Preventing Cervical Cancer Conference 2022
PCC2022 is being held on 16 – 18 November 2022 at the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. The Conference will be a hybrid face-to-face and virtual event.
Keynote Speakers
Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
Medical Epidemiologist
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Isabelle Soerjomataram is a medical epidemiologist with a special interest in cancer prevention. She received her medical degree from…
Professor Deborah Watson-Jones
Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Mwanza, Tanzania and Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Deborah Watson-Jones is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & International Health in the Clinical Research Department of the London School…
Dr Kanan Desai
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
Dr. Kanan Desai is an MD, MPH with around ten years of experience in epidemiology and public health in…
Professor Marion Saville AM
Executive Director
Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Professor Marion Saville is a New Zealand medical graduate who trained in Anatomic Pathology at Northwestern University in Chicago….
Dr Partha Basu
Deputy Head of Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Branch
International Agency for Research on Cancer, France
Dr. Partha Basu is an MD in gynecology and PhD in clinical oncology. He was trained as a gynecologic…
Professor Karen Canfell
Director
Daffodil Centre (a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney)
Karen Canfell is the Director of the Daffodil Centre (a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and The University…
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Panel Chairs
Professor Julia Brotherton
Medical Director, Population Health
Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Professor Julia Brotherton is a public health physician and Medical Director of Population Health. She is Professor of Cancer Prevention Policy and Implementation at the Melbourne School of Population…
Dr Sharon Hanley
Cancer Epidemiologist and Senior Lecturer
Hokkaido University
Sharon Hanley is a cancer epidemiologist and Senior Lecturer at Hokkaido University Centre for Environmental and Health Sciences. She obtained her PhD. from the Departments of Public Health Medicine…
Professor John Kaldor
Program Head of the Global Health Program
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Prof. Kaldor is a Scientia professor and program head of the Global Health Program at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney. He has devoted more than…
Professor Bev Lawton
Founder/Director
Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the Centre for Women’s Health Research) at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University Wellington
Professor Bev Lawton, nō Ngāti Porou, is the founder/director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the Centre for Women’s Health Research) at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of…
Dr Claire Nightingale
Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
The University of Melbourne
Dr Claire Nightingale is a senior research fellow at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. Dr Nightingale obtained her PhD at the…
Professor Marion Saville AM
Executive Director
Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Professor Marion Saville is a New Zealand medical graduate who trained in Anatomic Pathology at Northwestern University in Chicago. She went on to complete a fellowship in Cytopathology at…
Dr Edward Trimble
Director, Centre for Global Health
US National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS
In 2018, Dr. Trimble was nominated to lead the US government’s participation in the new World Health Organization’s global initiative for cervical cancer prevention and control. This role builds…
Professor Andrew Vallely
Public Health Interventions Research Program
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Professor Andrew Vallely is a clinical epidemiologist at the Kirby Institute UNSW Sydney, and the PNG Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR), Goroka. Andrew has led multi-disciplinary collaborative research teams…
Guest Speakers
Ms Anna Adcock
Te Tātai Hauora o Hine National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
Anna Adcock (MA) is a Ngāti Mutunga woman working and completing doctoral study at Te Tātai Hauora o Hine National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa, Te Herenga Waka…
Dr Karen Bartholomew
Clinician Researcher
Waitemata District Health Board (DHB) and Auckland DHB
Dr Karen Bartholomew is a New Zealand Public Health Physician clinician researcher working as the Director of Health Outcomes across Auckland and Waitematā District Health Boards (DHBs). She leads…
Professor Deborah Bateson
Professor of Practice
Daffodil Centre (a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney)
Deborah Bateson is Professor of Practice at The Daffodil Centre in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at The University of Sydney. Deborah has worked as a clinician, researcher…
Ms Kate Broun
Head of Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Immunisation
Cancer Council Victoria
Kate Broun is the Head of Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Immunisation at Cancer Council Victoria. She has more than 25 years’ experience working in cancer screening and prevention,…
Dr Tamara Butler
Research Fellow
The University of Queensland
Dr Tamara Butler is an Aboriginal early career researcher and Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. She works within the First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research Network. Her…
Ms Hawa Camara
Researcher and a current PhD candidate
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Hawa Camara is an early-career researcher and a current PhD candidate with over 10 years of experience in global health. She has led multidisciplinary public health teams in the…
Ms Nicola Creagh
Early Career Researcher
The Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Nicola is an early career research who’s work in evaluation and implementation science largely focusses on increasing equity and participation in Australia’s national cancer screening programs. Recently embarking on…
Ms Aminata Diop
Research Officer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
Aminata is a First Nations woman born in Meanjin (Brisbane). Her ancestral heritage extends from the Meriam, Erubam, Ugaram, and Kulkalgal nations of the Torres Strait. Aminata is a…
Professor Rebecca Guy
Public Health Epidemiologist
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Professor Rebecca Guy is a Public Health Epidemiologist at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, UNSW. She has expertise in implementation and evaluation of public health interventions…
Dr Adam Keane
Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, A Joint Ventury with Cancer Council NSW
Dr Adam Keane was previously a research student at the University of Sydney where he studied mathematical models of plasma physics and brain dynamics. In Adam’s current research he…
Professor Kristine Macartney
Director
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
Professor Kristine Macartney, MBBS, BMedSci, MD, FRACP, is the Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), a paediatric infectious disease consultant at The Children’s Hospital…
Professor Helen Marshall
Deputy Director of the Robinson Research Institute
The University of Adelaide
Professor Marshall is a clinician researcher and NHMRC Practitioner Fellow with specialist training in child health, public health and vaccinology having completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Doctorate…
Dr Diep Nguyen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Daffodil Centre (a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney)
Dr. Diep Nguyen graduated as Medical Doctor in Vietnam (1992-1998), Master of International Public Health at the University of Sydney (2003-2004) and completed her PhD at the University of…
Dr Jane O’Hallahan
Clinical Director of the Cancer Screening and Antenatal Screening Programmes
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Dr Jane O’Hallahan (Public Health Medicine Specialist) has been the Clinical Director of the Cancer Screening (bowel, cervical, breast) and Antenatal Screening Programmes (Down syndrome and other conditions, metabolic,…
Dr Neal Palafox
Endowed Professor in Cancer Research at the John A. Burns School
University of Hawai’i
Neal A. Palafox, M.D., M.P.H. is Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and the B.H. and the Alice C. Beams Endowed Professor in Cancer Research at the John…
Dr Amie Powell
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Dr Aime Powell is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Notre Dame Australia. Aime’s research utilises complex analyses of state-wide linked data, and through strong collaborative partnerships,…
Dr Virisila Sema
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Ministry of Health, Tuvalu
Dr Virisila Sema graduated from Fiji School of Medicine with MBBS in 2007. Served in the Ministry of Health Fiji as a medical officer at Ba Mission Hospital for…
Associate Professor Megan Smith
Cervical Cancer/HPV Stream Lead
Daffodil Centre (a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney)
A/Prof Megan Smith leads high-income country projects in the Cervical Cancer/HPV Stream at the Daffodil Centre. She is an epidemiologist and simulation modeller with extensive experience in policy evaluations…
Mr David Wrede
Consultant Gynaecologist and Lead for the Dysplasia service
The Royal Women's Hospital
David Wrede MA MB BChir FRCS FRCOG FRANZCOG is currently Consultant Gynaecologist and Lead for the Dysplasia service at The Royal Women’s Hospital. He is also an Honorary Senior…
Associate Professor Lisa Whop
Senior Research Fellow, PhD (Epidemiology), CDU, MAppEpi, ANU, BMedSc, QUT
Australian National University
Associate Professor Lisa Whop is a Torres Strait Islander NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow and epidemiologist. She is Australia’s leading authority on cervical cancer control in Aboriginal and Torres…
Professor Fanghui Zhao
Director
National Cancer Center and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Prof Fanghui Zhao is Director at the Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center. She has worked at NCI/NIH, USA during 2013-2014 and at IARC/WHO as a Senior Visiting…
Program
All conference sessions will be held at the Sofitel Hotel, 25 Collins Street Melbourne in the Arthur Streeton Auditorium.
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Thursday 17 November 2022
Friday 18 November 2022
Program subject to change without notice. Timings to be used as a guide only.
