Australasian Epidemiological Association 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting — The Association Specialists

Australasian Epidemiological Association 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting — The Association Specialists

Tuesday 13 October	Wednesday 14 October	Thursday 15 October
		07:30 - 15:00 Speaker prep desk opening hours
07:45 - 08:00 Transport to Fiji National University
08:00 - 08:30 Registrations	08:00 - 08:30 Registrations	08:00 - 08:30 Registrations
08:30 - 16:30 Workshop 1: Building epidemiological and public health capacity: A Design Thinking Approach to Advance Action in the Pacific 08:30 - 12:30 Workshop 2: Introduction to R and RStudio Workshop 4: Introduction to Stata for Epidemiological Research
	09:00 - 10:00 Plenary session - Health Issues Sponsored by HIV in the Pacific	09:00 - 10:00 Plenary Session - Skill Development
		10:00 - 10:30 Morning Tea
	10:30 - 12:15 Oral Presentations - Advancing Epidemiological Methods 1 Oral Presentations - Communicable disease epidemiology and action Oral Presentations - Strengthening system responsiveness to health crises Oral Presentations - Climate, environment and human health 1 Oral Presentations - Health and wellbeing (general)	10:30 - 12:00 Oral Presentations - Strengthening the future epidemiological workforce across the region Oral Presentations - Maternal and child health Oral Presentations - Climate, environment and human health 2 Oral Presentations - Equity in cancer Oral Presentations - Innovations in health data collection and measurement for equity and action
12:30 - 13:00 Registrations
13:00 - 16:30 Workshop 3: From Data to Decolonisation: Strengthening Epidemiology through Indigenous and Pacific Leadership Workshop 5: From Protocol to Practice: Conducting large-scale field research for the RISE trial		13:00 - 14:30 Oral Presentations - Advancing Epidemiological Methods 2 Oral Presentations - Measuring cancer risk and outcomes Oral Presentations - Unlocking the potential of existing health sources Oral Presentations - Structural, commercial and social determinants of health Oral Presentations - Cancer causes and control
	13:30 - 14:30 Plenary Session - Ian Prior Oration
	15:00 - 16:30 Oral Presentations - Conversation starters - Communicable diseases Oral Presentations - Indigenous and community-led and governed data collection, measurement and reporting Oral Presentations - Injury, self-harm and interpersonal violence Oral Presentations - Conversations starters - population health & wellbeing Oral Presentations - Conversation starter - Health across the life course	15:00 - 16:00 Plenary Session - Data to improve health services and decision making
		16:00 - 17:00 Oral Presentations - Vaccinations and immunisation coverage Oral Presentations - Designing, monitoring and evaluating health policy and programs Oral Presentations - Climate and healthcare access and use Oral Presentations - Disability
	16:30 - 17:30 Plenary Session - Health Systems
16:45 - 17:00 Transport to Sofitel Resort & Spa
		17:00 - 17:15 Plenary Session - Closing Remarks
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception	18:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner and Awards