Thursday, 20th October Biobanking - Blue Sky Horizons (ABNA 19th Annual Conference)

09:00 - 10:00 Workshop 2

How to dress your biobank for success - Cornell Veterinary Bank

The financial sustainability of biobanks are an ongoing concern for many in the sector, but a new challenge in sustainability is gaining importance. Stakeholder relationships are an essential aspect of building an sustainable biobank and involve juggling consumer interests, funding bodies, philanthropic support and intuitional standards creates a formidable burden for biobank managers. This becomes further complicated when one considers the importance of public relationships and biobank image in an ever evolving research ecosystem where performance, profile and presence are gaining importance. Accreditation is one pathway to ensuring biobanking operations are standardised and aligned to best practice and undertaking the process points to a number of key strategic measures that pave the way to social sustainability. 

So in an age where biobank profiles and public opinion are gaining importance - what can you do to dress your biobank for success?

09:00 - 10:00 Workshop 3

Data management and governance - University of Adelaide, DivSeek and Victorian Cancer Bank

This workshop provides a critical overview of developments in governance and data management, taking a look at three evolving models of governance at varied stages of implementation. In this session we will explore the opportunities and challenges presented by various models of governance and work with attendees to explore their own models, challenges and opportunities. 

10:30 - 11:00 Speaker 1

Professor Lyn Griffiths - Developing a DNA Biobank to aid in identifying recovered historical military remains 

11:00 - 11:30 Speaker 2 & 3

Dr Raelene Endersby and Dr Jessica Buck - The Telethon Kids Cancer Centre biobank 

11:30 - 12:00 Panel Discussion

Consumer Advocate Margaret Wood, Raylene Endersby, Jessica Buck, Lyn Griffiths

• Developing a DNA Biobank to aid in identifying recovered historical military remains - Lyn Griffiths
• The Telethon Kids Cancer Centre biobank - Raelene Endersby

• Biobank Data Management - Multiple Challenges, One Solution - Shonali Paul
• Building an intricate genomics biobank for bidirectional data flow  - Karena Pryce
• The Charles Day Tissue Bank- A repository of samples from patients with haematological malignancies. - Allise Colyer
• Advancing biospecimen applications in the Children’s Cancer Centre Biobank - Elena J Fernandez
• The Health Science Alliance (HSA) Biobank: 10 years of supporting cancer research - Carmel M Quinn
• Putting a Biobank Contingency Plan to the Test: Lessons learned following hospital cyber-threat incident   - Susan Hume
• The St Vincent’s Biobank – Biobanking in the Hospital Setting. - Katherine J Woods
• Tissue Microarrays: Turning Hidden Resources in Research Gems. - Aysen Yuksel
• The ISBER/ASCP BOC Qualification in Biorepository Science (QBRS) Examination is now Online - Daniel Catchpoole
• Development of plastic-controlled protocol for maternal urine collection and biobanking - Ashleigh Heng-Chin
• WA Biobanking Model 2022: State Innovation and National Scalability - Craig Willers

12:45 - 13:30 Panel 2: Consent – one model fits all?

Affirmative: Dr Craig Willers

Negative: Dr Amanda Rush

13:30 - 14:00 Speaker 1

Dr Clare Madden - Tissue Sample Collection in Veterinary Conservation Medicine 

14:00 - 14:30 Speaker 2

Dr Gail Alvares - The Australian Autism Biobank – a national initiative to accelerate autism discovery science 

• Informed consent – does one model fit all?   - Craig Willers
• Informed consent – does one model fit all?   - Amanda Rush
• Tissue Sample Collection in Veterinary Conservation Medicine - Claire Madden
• The Australian Autism Biobank – a national initiative to accelerate autism discovery science - Gail Alvares

14:30 - 15:00 Rapid Fire Presentations

Albert Chetcuti – An online biobank catalogue: A valuable tool for Researchers looking for Biospecimens of Interest.  

Anjali Henders – Pivoting in a Pandemic – New Methods of Engagement 

Carmel Quinn – From the Health Science Alliance (HSA) Biobank to the Health Precincts Biobank: lessons learnt and future directions 

• An online biobank catalogue: A valuable tool for Researchers looking for biospecimens of interest - Albert Chetcuti
• Pivoting in a Pandemic – New Methods of Engagement - Anjali K Henders
• From the Health Science Alliance (HSA) Biobank to the Health Precincts Biobank: lessons learnt and future directions - Carmel Quinn

15:25 - 15:55 Speaker 1

Dr Ronny Baber - From population-based towards healthcare integrated biobanking - the journey of the Leipzig Medical Biobank 

15:55- 16:25 Speaker 2

Ms Julie Hibbert - Tiny Babies: Challenges and Opportunities for Biospecimen Collection from Very Pre-term Infants 

16:25 - 16:40 Speaker 3

Platinum sponsor presentation - Wilfredo Marin, Thermo Fisher: 

Building up your Biobank: Modern approach to protecting sample value

• From population-based towards healthcare integrated biobanking - the journey of the Leipzig Medical Biobank - Ronny Baber
• Tiny Babies: Challenges and Opportunities for Biospecimen Collection from Very Pre-term Infants - Julie Hibbert

16:40 - 17:10 Rapid Fire Presentations

Alice Rykers – Finding Our Place 

Leanne Wallace – Enabling System Genomics Strategies in Biobanking - “getting our sample’s worth” 

Yeukai Mangwiro – Precious Resources in Biobanking: Breast Milk and Stool Collection for the Largest Birth Cohort in Australia 

• Finding Our Place - Alice Rykers
• Enabling System Genomics Strategies in Biobanking – “getting your sample’s worth” - Leanne Wallace
• Precious resources in biobanking: Breast Milk and Stool Collection for the Largest Birth Cohort in Australia - Yeukai Mangwiro

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