This year, the Annual Diagnostics and Surveillance Workshop (ADSW) was held from 30th August to 1st September in Melbourne. The theme of the hybrid workshop was “Surveillance and Diagnostics- integrated to inspire and innovate” and the program had three subthemes
Subtheme 1: Integration and innovation: cases and opportunities for bringing elements of the biosecurity system together
Subtheme 2: Inspiration and discovery of the new
Subtheme 3: National surveillance program updates
The workshop was facilitated by PHA and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as a part of the “National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostics and Surveillance Professional Development and Protocols” projects.
ADSW Highlights
- 45 abstracts received
- 132 participants in person
- 69 participants (virtual)
- 7 workshops (training, side meetings) – 29 and 30th August; 1st and 2nd September
- 9 sessions
- 9 guest speakers
- 4 panel discussions
- Diagnostic and Surveillance Residential updates
- Student session (first ever)
- Trade show (latest technologies on display)
- Networking socialising event
The ADSW was remarkably successful with initial feedback indicating that more joint diagnostics and surveillance workshop should be held, inclusion of a field trip, panel discussions and training workshops be considered for future workshops.
