Table 2 Expert testimony provided to the community juries)
| Â | Expertise | Expert area | Data provided | Events where presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Talk 1 | Molecular biology and diagnostic methods | Molecular Biosciences | • the basic characteristics and biological processes of microbial life and the microbiome • previous and current techniques used to identify and understand microbial processes and host/pathogen interactions • how microbial whole genome sequencing (WGS) works and the nature of the information it can provide | • Western Sydney (Jury#1) • Wollongong (Jury#2) • Tamworth (Jury#3) • Eastern Sydney (Jury#4) |
Talk 2 | Epidemiology and public health protection | Epidemiology & Communicable Disease Control | • the goals of outbreak investigations, infectious disease surveillance and public health research • why each of these domains of public health practice are important to population health • current systems, protocols, and legal controls employed in outbreak investigations, infectious disease surveillance and public health research in NSW, Australia | • Western Sydney (Jury#1) • Wollongong (Jury#2) • Tamworth (Jury#3) • Eastern Sydney (Jury#4) |
Talk 3 | Public health microbiology | Microbiology, Health Informatics & Infectious diseases | • the value of microbial genomic data and how WGS can be used to investigate, control and prevent infectious disease outbreaks • the potential public health benefits and ethical risks of using WGS to enhance communicable disease surveillance | • Western Sydney (Jury#1) • Wollongong (Jury#2) • Tamworth (Jury#3) • Eastern Sydney (Jury#4) |
Talk 4 | Data linkage, data security and communicable disease control practices | Infectious diseases, Data security, Big Data, & Data analytics | • potential benefits and risks of healthcare use of Big Data, data analytics and data linkage technologies • reasons to be concerned about data linkage, data security and data quality in communicable disease control and prevention practices | • Tamworth (Jury#3) • Eastern Sydney (Jury#4) |
Talk 5 | Bioethics, Public health ethics | Research Ethics & Health technology assessment | • current systems and best practices for health research involving data linkage (de-identification and linkage processes; models for participant consent) • ethical issues in using Big Data and Big Data analytics to enhance infectious disease control and prevention | • Wollongong (Jury#2) • Tamworth (Jury#3) • Eastern Sydney (Jury#4) |