Public Health in the Firing Line

Public health measures have been responsible for outstanding improvements in health, nationally and globally. Please join us at this seminar hosted by the ACT Chapter of The Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) and The Australian National University, which will outline what public health is, why it matters, how epidemiology plays a central role and why being in the firing line is a marker of success. It will discuss the experience of being in the firing line and how to manage push back from vested interests, such as the tobacco industry, on professional and personal levels, along with key future challenges.

Schedule

5:00-5:30 PM - Reception refreshments

Refreshments will be served from 5:00 pm for in-person attendees.

5:30-7:30 PM - Public seminar

The public seminar by Professor Emily Banks AM will start at 5:30 pm, with the live stream of it on Zoom to go live at 5:20 pm.

Speaker

Professor Emily Banks AM (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University)

Professor Banks is a public health physician and epidemiologist who works mainly on using large-scale evidence to identify actions to improve health and health care at an individual and population level. Her main areas of work are in chronic disease, tobacco control, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and healthy ageing. 

Hybrid event

This event will be held in a hybrid mode. You can either attend in person or online via Zoom. Please choose your preferred ticket type when registering.

If you book a ticket to attend this event in person, you must adhere to the following:

• do not attend the event if you are displaying signs/symptoms of COVID-19 (these typically include fever, sore throat, cough, and shortness of breath)
• regularly use hand sanitising
• wear a mask indoors if required by the organisers

If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation plan, please contact the event organiser.