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New England North West Branch Meeting 2026-1 of the Royal Society of NSW — 27 May 2026
"One Health for a Changing World: Forests, Farms and Families"
Professor David Durrheim AM
Director of Health Protection
Hunter New England Health, NSW
Panellists: Assoc. Prof. Lorina Barker, Prof. Susan Wilson, Assoc. Prof. Gal Winter, and Prof. Natkunam Ketheesan FRSN (Moderator)
https://www.royalsoc.org.au/events/nenw-branch-meeting-2026-1/
Prof. Durrheim's talk commences at 10:32
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introduction: Prof. Natkunam Ketheesan and Assoc. Prof. Lorina Barker, University of New England
00:10:32 Presentation: Professor David Durrheim
01:03:03 Panel session and audience Q&A: moderated by Prof. Natkunam Ketheesan
01:57:34 Vote of thanks: Professor Vicki Bitsika AM FRSN, Chair, RSNSW New England North West Branch
02:00:01 Meeting close
Summary: One Health recognises that human, animal, and environmental health are inseparable. Harm rarely travels in one direction — damage to a forest or a farm sets in motion a chain of consequences that ultimately reaches the family dinner table and the clinic waiting room. Disease, food security, and ecosystem resilience cannot be solved in isolation.
Breaking research silos means clinicians, ecologists, veterinarians, agriculturalists, and community voices working from a shared evidence base rather than parallel ones. For Forests, Farms and Families, this integration is not merely desirable — it is essential.
Drawing on real-world examples of locally important zoonotic diseases, Professor Durrheim will talk about growing a viable One Health Network in regional Australia. Panel members will further share how their own research is reshaping our understanding of One Health — not simply connecting existing dots, but redrawing the map of how we think about, and respond to, interconnected global health challenges.
New England North West Branch Meeting 2026-1 of the Royal Society of NSW — 27 May 2026
"One Health for a Changing World: Forests, Farms and Families"
Professor David Durrheim AM
Director of Health Protection
Hunter New England Health, NSW
Panellists: Assoc. Prof. Lorina Barker, Prof. Susan Wilson, Assoc. Prof. Gal Winter, and Prof. Natkunam Ketheesan FRSN (Moderator)
https://www.royalsoc.org.au/events/nenw-branch-meeting-2026-1/
Prof. Durrheim's talk commences at 10:32
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introduction: Prof. Natkunam Ketheesan and Assoc. Prof. Lorina Barker, University of New England
00:10:32 Presentation: Professor David Durrheim
01:03:03 Panel session and audience Q&A: moderated by Prof. Natkunam Ketheesan
01:57:34 Vote of thanks: Professor Vicki Bitsika AM FRSN, Chair, RSNSW New England North West Branch
02:00:01 Meeting close
Summary: One Health recognises that human, animal, and environmental health are inseparable. Harm rarely travels in one direction — damage to a forest or a farm sets in motion a chain of consequences that ultimately reaches the family dinner table and the clinic waiting room. Disease, food security, and ecosystem resilience cannot be solved in isolation.
Breaking research silos means clinicians, ecologists, veterinarians, agriculturalists, and community voices working from a shared evidence base rather than parallel ones. For Forests, Farms and Families, this integration is not merely desirable — it is essential.
Drawing on real-world examples of locally important zoonotic diseases, Professor Durrheim will talk about growing a viable One Health Network in regional Australia. Panel members will further share how their own research is reshaping our understanding of One Health — not simply connecting existing dots, but redrawing the map of how we think about, and respond to, interconnected global health challenges.
