NSSN announces a second COVID-19 Q&A Forum

The second NSSN COVID-19 Q&A Forum will take place from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on 21 May 2020.

Following on from the first Forum, the second NSSN COVID-19 Q&A Forum will ask how sensing and diagnostics can help stop the spread of COVID-19. 

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues and the focus turns towards emerging from the pandemic, our panel of world-class researchers will explore the delivery of solutions across a complexity of layers.

MedTech Theme Leader at NSSN, Ms Jane Evans said the Forum will explore the present state of COVID-19 and where we stand now from a smart sensing perspective to aid getting back to the “new” normal.

“We have specialists from medical backgrounds and researchers that are working on solutions for such problems as pandemics and viruses,” said Ms Evans.

Science journalist and broadcaster Mr Robyn Williams will be the moderator at the Forum.

The panel of experts includes Prof. Wojciech Chrzanowski, Deputy Director, Sydney Nano Institute; Prof. Paul Dastoor, Centre of Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle; Prof. Ben Eggleton, Co-Director, NSW Smart Sensing Network & Co-Director, Sydney Nano Institute; Prof. Justin Gooding, Co-Director, NSW Smart Sensing Network & Co-Director, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, UNSW; Prof. Mary-Louise McLaws, World Health Organisation Advisory Board for Infection Prevention; Prof. Subhas Mukhopadhyay, School of Engineering, Macquarie University; Dr. Sze-Yuan Ooi, Interventional Cardiologist, Prince of Wales Hospital; Prof. Bill Rawlinson, Director of Virology, NSW Health and Prof. Tania C Sorrell AM, Director, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity.

“I would like to thank our panel of experts for offering their time in these difficult times to be a part of this forum and for Robyn Williams offering his services to be part of this in such short notice,” Ms Evans said.

As a consortium of leading universities in NSW, the NSSN is well-placed to inform society of the research and development taking place in NSW and which is contributing to the wellbeing and health of the public in these ever-changing times.

This event is free and open to the public. The audience will have the opportunity to submit questions to the panel.

To register and receive a link to the online Forum, please click here.

The first NSSN COVID-19 Q&A Forum took place on 31 March 2020 — Listen to the first Forum on ABC Radio National Big Ideas Program here or watch the full recording here.