Projects

SPECTRUM has a number of consortia-associated projects, details of which are here.

Modelling Report for National Cabinet

August 2021-November 2021

SPECTRUM collaborators provided support to the Department of Premier and Cabinet to support national efforts to inform public health measures and responses to COVID-19, optimise vaccination at a sub-jurisdictional level and to review border measures and arrivals in relation to the spread of COVID-19 in Australia. The outcomes of this work were reported on in late 2020 and throughout 2021.

Related staff: Prof. Jodie McVernon, A/Prof. Nic Geard, Prof. James McCaw, Dr.Michael Lydeamore, Laura Bannerman, Dr Camelia Walker, Dr Cameron Zachreson, Prof Nick Golding, Dr Patricia (Trish) Campbell, Dr Freya Shearer, Dr Rebecca Chisholm, Nefel Tellioğlu, Dr Nicholas Tierney, Prof. James Wood

SAFETY-NET Training

November 2020-December 2020

To increase regional capacity, SPECTRUM and SPARK collaborators hosted a workshop entitled ‘Understanding Infectious Disease Modelling’ to a select group of participants for the Taiwan Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), in partnership with the South Asia Field Epidemiology and Technology Network (SAFETYNET) at their regional conference in November 2020, and at the Australasian COVID-19 Virtual Conference (PHAA) in December 2020. This workshop had a focus on modelling for COVID-19, highlighting the significance of epidemiological modelling in the development of public health interventions, situational analyses and emergency response. Targeted at policy advisors and public health officials, this workshop aimed to assist policy and decision makers make better expert use of evidence in adaptive control programs.

Related staff: Dr Michael Meehan, Dr Patricia (Trish) Campbell, Nefel Tellioğlu

Seed Grants for Early- and Middle Career Researchers

June 2021-June 2024

Eleven seed funding grants were allocated to SPECTRUM & SPARK early- and middle-career researchers between throughout 2022. Grants were to be awarded based on demonstrated cross-node collaboration and the development of innovative tools for the control of infectious diseases using quantitative methods.

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