AUSTRALIAN OTITIS MEDIA CONFERENCE, OMOZ 2014 WEDNESDAY 6th AUGUST TO FRIDAY 8th AUGUST 2014 THE STAMFORD PLAZA HOTEL, MELBOURNE DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 2014: 9.00AM -‐ 5.45PM REGISTRATION / TEA / COFFEE: 9:00am -‐ 10:00am SESSION 1: 10.00am -‐ 10.45 am Opening Chair: Jennelle Kyd 10.00 am Welcome to country 10.05 am Welcome to the conference 10.15 am Kelvin Kong – The ins and outs of otitis media MORNING TEA -‐ 10:45am -‐ 11:15am BASIC SCIENCE AND RESEARCH – FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE: NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENTIONS SESSION 2: 11:15am-‐1:00pm – Chairs: Ron Dagan & Odilia Wijburg Aetiological Agents, Pathogenesis and Disease Susceptibility 11.15 am Chair intro-‐ Ron Dagan 11.20 am Invited speaker-‐ Lauren Bakaletz Immunizing against active experimental otitis media via ‘band-‐aid’ 12.05 pm Ajay Krishnamurthy Antecedent viral infection increases bacterial adhesion by suppressing the host’s inflammatory responses in a cell type-‐dependent manner, and the roles of bacterial interactions and epithelial cell contact in promoting biofilms 12.20 pm Tony Cecire Outer ear commensals in the middle ear – Alloiococcus et al. 12.35 pm Janessa Pickering Interaction of clinical Haemophilus haemolyticus isolates with the human respiratory epithelium 12.50 pm Summation LUNCH – 1:00pm -‐ 2:00pm 1 DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 2014: 9.00AM -‐ 5.45PM SESSION 3: 2:00pm – 3:30pm – Chair: Lauren Bakaletz & Ajay Krishnamurthy New insights into OM pathogens and mechanisms of immune protection 2.00 pm Chair intro-‐Lauren Bakaletz 2.05 pm Ruth Thornton Stuck in the glue-‐Unravelling bacterial persistence mechanisms and host responses to otopathogens to develop effective treatment strategies 2.25 pm Jessica Browne Cellular immunity in adenoids and blood of otitis media-‐prone children 2.40 pm Chinh Ngo Haemophilus influenzae biofilms in adenoids of urban children undergoing ventilation tube insertion in Queensland 2.50 pm Heidi Smith-‐Vaughan Genomic analysis of Australian carriage-‐ and disease-‐associated nontypable Haemophilus influenzae and H. haemolyticus isolates 3.05 pm Jennelle Kyd Advances in understanding immune mechanisms in the upper respiratory tract and middle ear 3.25 pm Summation AFTERNOON TEA –3:30pm – 3:50pm SESSION 4: 4:00pm -‐5.15pm -‐ Chairs: Allan Cripps & Ruth Thornton Development of novel interventions: vaccines and other interventions in the making 3.50 pm Chair intro: Allan Cripps 3.55 pm Ron Dagan Can pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have a significant impact on otitis media? 4.40pm Lea-‐Ann Kirkham Can H. haemolyticus be used to prevent NTHi OM? 4.55 pm Jayne Manning How does the probiotic Streptococcus salivarius inhibit pneumococcal adherence in vitro? 5.10 pm Odilia Wijburg New experimental approaches to aid development of novel interventions for otitis media SESSION 5: 5.20pm -‐ 6.00 pm-‐ Jennelle Kyd: Facilitator Round table discussion 5.20 pm Facilitator: Jennelle Kyd 5.20 pm Lauren Bakaletz, Amanda Leach, Kelvin Kong, Ron Dagan and Allan Cripps Are our research, clinical and public health approaches leading to a solution for otitis media? CLOSE – 6.00 pm 6:00PM-‐7:30PM: POSTER SESSION EDINBURGH ROOM -‐ @ HOTEL WITH DRINKS AND NIBBLES 2 DAY 2: THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2014: 9:00AM -‐ 5:30PM CLINICAL PRACTICE SESSION 6: 9.00am -‐ 10.20 am Chairs: Amanda Leach & Lea-‐Ann Kirkham Clinical trial studies 9.00 am Chair Intro: Amanda Leach 9.05 am Peter Richmond New outcomes from clinical trials on novel therapies 9.25 am Stephanie Jeffares Preliminary safety data for Dornase alfa as an adjunct therapy to ventilation tube 9.40 am Amanda Leach Reduced severity but not prevalence of otitis media in children living in remote indigenous communities – a multivariate analysis of potential risk factors 9.55 am Bronwyn Nankervis Onset of first episode of otitis media (OM) in participants of the PREV-‐IX_COMBO Trial, and the association between additional children (less than 5 years of age) living in the household 10.05 am Michael Binks Maternal 23-‐valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination is associated with a reduction in infant ear disease associated with carriage of the dominant vaccine serotypes 10.15 am Nicole Wilson OM........does it really matter when? 10.25 am Summation MORNING TEA -‐ 10:30am -‐ 11:00am SESSION 7: 11.00am -‐ 12.30 pm Chairs: Kelvin Kong & Catherine Satzke Surgical and treatment interventions 11.00 am Chair intro: Kelvin Kong 11.05 am Stephen O’Leary State of the art surgical interventions to treat OM 11.35 am Kelvin Kong Surgical and treatment interventions 11.55 am Harvey Coates Initial results of a pilot trial of tissue engineered myringoplasties in Western Australia 12.15 pm Christine Wigger Povidone-‐iodine ear wash and oral cotrimoxazole for chronic suppuratives otitis media in aboriginal children: a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial LUNCH – 12:30pm -‐ 13:30pm 3 DAY 2: THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2014: 9:00AM -‐ 5:30PM SESSION 8: 13:45-‐15:00 Chairs: Stephen O’Leary & Eileen Dunne Cochlear ear implants and other aids to improve hearing 1.30 pm Chair intro: Stephen O’Leary 1.35 pm Lisa Gillespie Drug delivery to the inner ear for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss 1.55 pm Rachel Burt Death of a Hair Cell: How is the Auditory Apoptosis that Causes Acquired Hearing Loss Regulated? 2.15 pm Maggie Butler Collaborative Approach to Ear Health and Hearing Service Delivery in Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Queensland 2.30 pm Samantha Harkus Managing the impacts of high otitis media prevalence in aboriginal and torres strait islander communities: piloting the delivery of spatial processing disorder services in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities 2.45 pm Sabine Sprenger Diagnosis of OM in infants – Tympanometry or otoscopy or both? 3.00 pm Discussion AFTERNOON TEA – 3:15pm -‐ 3:45pm SESSION 9: Chairs: Deborah Lehmann & Peter Richmond Surveillance and Epidemiology, treatments and interventions: are we making an impact? 3.45 pm Chair intro: Deborah Lehmann 3.50 pm Amanda Leach Centre of research excellence in indigenous children's healthy ears: CRE_ICHEAR 4.10 pm Harvey Coates Translational and clinical research in Otitis Media in Australia 4.30 pm Penelope Abbott and Jennifer King Watchful waiting for children with Acute Otitis Media: Implementing a randomised controlled trial with urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 5.00 pm Beth Arrowsmith Diagnosis, Treatment and Monitoring of Ear Disease In Remote Indigenous Infants: Case Studies 5.15 pm Discussion & Summation (including how new therapies can be made available to all) 5.25 pm Allan Cripps: Promotion of International Meeting CLOSE -‐ 5:30pm 7:00PM-‐11:00PM: SOCIAL EVENT – TRUNK RESTAURANT 4 DAY 3: FRIDAY 8 AUGUST 2014: 9:00AM-‐1:00 PM HEALTH CARE PRACTISE SESSION 10: 9.00am -‐ 10.20 am Chairs: Harvey Coates & Hasantha Gunasekera Health care interventions 9.00 am Chair intro: Harvey Coates 9.05 am Deborah Lehmann Evaluation of an ear health promotion program 2009-‐2012 in the goldfields, Western Australia 9.25 am Hasantha Gunasekera Topic TBC 9.45 am Fiona Wake RAHC preparing and supporting health professionals for remote practice -‐ eLearning and orientation 9.55 am Kathy Currie Smart Systems: NT Hearing Health Gains 10.05 am Paul Higginbotham Collaborative social impact in ear health in the Western Australian Goldfields – an NGO/AMS collaboration 10.15 am Nicola Taylor Managing the impacts of high otitis media prevalence in Aboriginal And Torres Strait islander communities: working with juvenile offenders diversions programs to facilitate access to hearing service 10.25 am Diann Peate (for Tyra Thomas) Kulunga dwangks (children’s ears): everybody cares 10.35 am Discussion MORNING TEA -‐ 10:45am -‐ 11:15am SESSION 11: 11.15 am-‐12.45 pm Chairs: Eileen Dunne & Mark Mitchell 11.15 am Chair intro: Eileen Dunne 11.20 am Sarah Goosen Child Hearing Health Coordinators support primary prevention and early intervention to decrease ear disease in the Northern Territory 11.35 am Mark Mitchell Enhancing prevention, of otitis media in the Aboriginal Islander Community Controlled Health Sector (AICCHS) 11.45 am Jasmyn Adams Impacts of Otitis Media: It's not just about the disease 11.55 am Jane Burns The Australian Indigenous EARINFONET: sharing information about indigenous ear health and hearing 12.05 pm Kris Wallin Hearing results of primary school children in six Cape York Aboriginal communities 12.15 pm Donna Rees Addressing the implications of otitis media on a student’s education, health and general wellbeing. 12.25 pm Simon McCormack Changing the listening environment in classrooms at Mornington Island State School 12.35 pm DISCUSSION & CLOSING REMARKS 12.45 pm CONFERENCE CLOSE 5
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