News & events

Date: 8 November 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 2:45 pm
Venue: ES Meyers Lecture Theatre, Mayne Medical School and virtual

The HeIDI Metagenomics workshop aims to provide clinicians, scientists, public health and policy experts, academics, PhD students and research fellows with the opportunity to further their understanding of metagenomics and how this will change the future of diagnostics.

Date: 8 November 2024
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and virtual

The HeIDI Smart Management of PIVCs: Strategies for Success seminar aims to provide an opportunity for clinicians, students and research fellows to further their understanding of management of PIVCs, from standards and safety issues, device insertion, maintenance and removal.

Date: 7 November 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and virtual

The HeIDI Annual Forum aims to illuminate contemporary ideas in infectious diseases, microbiology, infection prevention and control and pandemic planning and response. The Forum will feature presentations from prominent national and international experts and HeIDI researchers.

Date:22 November 2023
Time: 11.30am - 6.00pm
Venue: Virtual and in person at Education Centre, Herston Health Precinct

The HeIDI Annual Forum aims to illuminate contemporary ideas in infectious diseases, microbiology, infection prevention and control and pandemic planning and response. The main program will feature presentations from prominent experts, key stakeholders and HeIDI researchers, and will be complemented by workshops held on Tuesday 21 November 2023.

Date:21 November 2023
Time: 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Virtual and in person at Conference room 2, Level 5, CSDS

Develop practical skills in the assessment and management of penicillin allergies to take back to your workplace and implement safely. The workshop will feature case studies based on urban, regional and remote settings.

Date:21 November 2023
Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: Virtual and in person at ES Meyer Lecture Theatre, Mayne Medical Building, Herston Road

Further your understanding of metagenomics and how metagenomics will change the future of diagnostics. Sessions include an Metagenomics Overview and Applications, Metagenomics in the Laboratory and Bioinformatics.

Date:21 November 2023
Time: 9.00am - 11.00am
Venue: Virtual and in person at Seminar Rooms, Education Centre, Herston Health Precinct

Further your understanding of infection prevention in invasive devices and take part in a world café chat with the experts.

The Herston Infectious Diseases Institute was delighted to host the HeIDI Annual Forum on Thursday 2 June 2022. This Forum was attended by 192 in-person and virtual participants, and was a great showcase of HeIDI activities and impact over the last year.