Our sixth symposium will be held on 8-9 December 2020.
One Health Aotearoa’s symposia aim to bring together experts from the fields of animal, human and environmental health in order to address important One Health issues in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
In 2020, the symposium will be held at a series of venues around the country connected together online. Delegates may also choose to attend the event online if they are unable to travel.
Registration is open!
Late registration fees apply until the Symposium begins, unless allocation is reached before this date.
Register for the 6th One Health Aotearoa Symposium
Sixth OHA Symposium registration fees
- Early bird registration (until 30 September): Standard – $50.00 | Student – $25.00
- Standard registration (1 October-29 November): Standard – $100.00 | Student – $50.00
- Late registration (from 30 November): Standard – $150.00 | Student – $75.00
Sixth OHA Symposium programme
The 6th OHA Symposium contains two days worth of the big One Health issues impacting Aoteaora, New Zealand and further afield.
View the 6th OHA Symposium programme [PDF, 231KB]
Symposium themes for 2020
Sessions at the sixth One Health Aotearoa Symposium will cover:
- Environmental and water health
- Mātauranga Māori and mahinga kai
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Endemic zoonotic diseases
- Biosecurity
- COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases: Clinical research and diagnostics
- COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases: Microbiology and immune response
- COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases: Epidemiology and public health response
Confirmed symposium presenters
Plenary speakers
- Ashley Bloomfield (Ministry of Health)
- Eddie Holmes (University of Sydney)
- Matire Harwood (University of Auckland)
- Orin Levine (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
- Ruth Zadoks (University of Sydney)
Invited speakers
- Alex Macmillan (University of Otago)
- Bevan Erueti (Massey University)
- Jane Kitson (Kitson Consulting)
- Jemma Geoghegan (University of Otago)
- Joshua Freeman (Canterbury DHB)
- Mary van Andel (MPI)
- Michael Baker (University of Otago, Wellington)
- Miguel Quinones-Mateu (University of Otago)
- Richard Winkworth (Massey University)
- Sarah Jefferies (ESR)
- Sharon Gardiner (Canterbury DHB)
- Shaun Hendy (University of Auckland)
- Siouxsie Wiles (University of Auckland)
- Susan Morpeth (Counties Manakau DHB)
Venue information – OHA Regional Hubs
Our sixth symposium will be held at a number of hubs around Aotearoa, New Zealand which will all be linked together online. Delegates may also attend online if they are unable to travel to one of our hubs.
OHA Regional Hubs will be located in:
- Dunedin (University of Otago)
- Christchurch (University of Otago, Christchurch)
- Wellington (University of Otago, Wellington)
- Palmerston North (Massey University)
- Auckland (Massey University Albany)
- Online
OHA Symposium archives
Visit the 5th One Health Aotearoa Symposium presentations archive
Visit the 4th One Health Aotearoa Symposium presentations archive
Visit the 3rd One Health Aotearoa Symposium presentations archive
Visit the 2nd One Health Aotearoa Symposium presentations archive