Cambridge University One Health

Michaelmas Events

(2022-2023)

14th October

PANDEMIC BOARD GAME GET-TOGETHER
Meet the committee at the Box Room Board Game Cafe!
(58 Regent St, CB2 1DP)

3rd November

SPEAKER PANEL
Climate change interactions and global health panel - with four amazing experts!
(Magdalene College, 5:30pm-7:00pm)

11th November

TALK WITH AN EXPERT
Comparative medicine of obesity in dogs and humans with Dr Eleanor Raffan
(Lecture theatre 2, Vet School, West Cambridge)

2nd December

WORKSHOP
Zoonotic disease outbreak investigations with Dr Charlotte Hammer
(Seminar Room, Vet School, West Cambridge)

one health and the society

The concept

One health is a growing mission to integrate multiple disciplines on a local, national and global scale to optimise health for people, animals and the environment. Crossing the boundaries between medical, veterinary and environmental care can maximally advance the progression of global health

Useful links about one health:
Government Veterinary Service blog
International Student One Health Alliance
UC Davis One Health blog

CUOHS Committee 2022-2023

Sammie Lam

President

Hi! I’m a 4th year vet student at Murray Edwards with a particular interest in zoonotic diseases. Having learnt a lot about One Health for my intercalation, I’m really excited to promote the concept more widely to the university student body this year!

Kelly Chan

Vice president

Hi everyone! I’m a 3rd year medical student at Murray Edwards, and this year’s Vice President. I believe it is important that the concept of One Health is considered by medics, vets and scientists in their work in view of global changes and working towards a sustainable future.

Rachel Barham

Treasurer

Hiya! I’m a 3rd year vet med at Downing. One Health is an area of disease control often overlooked, yet it provides an opportunity to collaborate and make the world a better place for humans and animals. I can’t wait to help the committee raise awareness of One Health :)

Louisa Yapp

Communications Officer

Hey everyone! I’m a 3rd year medic at Trinity Hall. Learning about the overlap between human and veterinary medicine sounds like a wonderful way to tackle some of planet earth’s biggest problems, and I can’t wait to help spread awareness as this year’s comms officer :)

Joanna Vieira O’Neill

Publicity Officer

Hi everyone! I’m a 3rd year Vet Med. One Health is an important concept to me, with such wide ranging implications for human, animal & planetary health. I look forward to promoting CUOHS and helping others gain understanding of how our fields of study are connected.

Eleanor Connell

Secretary

Hey! I’m a 3rd year vet student from Magdalene and I am interested in how One Health concepts can be used to predict and manage the spread of diseases. I am really looking forward to getting involved in the One Health Society this year!

Previous Committee: 2021-2022

President: Laura Simpsom
Vice president: Sze Lynn Yuen
Junior treasurer: Toby Corrigan
Logistics Officer: Kelly Chan
Communications Officer: Vanessa Tsang
Publicity Officer: Alexandra Davies
Secretary: Zuzanna Klikowicz

2020-2021

President: Susannah Simpson
Vice president: Sanaa Cockar
Junior treasurer: Tash Schwartz
Logistics Officer: Laura Simpson
Communications Officer: Bilal Amin
Publicity Officer: Sammie Lam
Secretary: Rachel Ibbott

2019-2020

President: Alex Sampson
Vice president: Susannah Simpson
Junior treasurer: Sarah Cox
Logistics Officer: Emily Bedborough
Communications Officer: Dorottya Nagy
Publicity Officer: Tash Schwartz
Secretary: Emily Neve

2018-2019

President: Jennifer Simpson
Vice president: Alexander Mok
Junior treasurer: Susannah Simpson
Logistics Officer: Sarah Bate
Communications Officer: Sarah Cox
Publicity Officer: Frances Hamblin

PAST EVENTS

Our 2019 conference had a diverse line-up of speakers with Dr David Edwards discussing the role of PHE in tracing food-borne diseases with first hand case studies and Dr Mukesh Kumar brinding a facinating perspective on waste within the food industry from the persepective of an engineer, and subsequent environmental impacts of this. Anthony Ridge and Peter Moore, both with roles in the APHA jointly presented a talk on the role of government vets in One Health. Finally, Dr Giles Yeo gave an engaging presentation on the truth behind human diet, and the link between genetics and food types in determining human health.

From Farm to Fork – CUOHS conference 2nd February 2019

Our final event of Michaelmas term 2018 was a panel debate focused on the rising issue of antimicrobial resistance. Thanks to our speakers Dr David Summers, Dr Martin Welch and Paul Green, and our actively participating audience we had a insightful discussion of the issue from many different viewpoints. Due to the success of this, we hope to run similar style events in the future, and hopefully you will join us.

Resisting the resistance – 2nd November 2018

The beginning of Michaelmas 2018 started with a focus on rabies with a talk by Mission Rabies intern Clara Buxbaum and Professor James Wood, an infectious disease epidemiologist and Head of the Cambridge University Department of Veterinary Medicine. We heard about the rabies rhabdovirus itself, its epidemiology and how, despite causing over 60,000 deaths per year, it is completely preventable through methods such as canine vaccination, education and surveillance. Thank you to Mission Rabies for helping us organise such an interesting event!

The Battle Against Rabies – 27th September 2018

A mini-conference, held in Clare College, was the highlight of the One Health Lent Term calendar. Our speakers showcased the breadth of opportunity under the One Health umbrella: Simon Hall from the Animal and Plant Health Agency, David Edwards from the East of England Public Health Protection Team and, from the University of Cambridge itself, Milorad Radakovic from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Andrew Conlan from the Dynamic Diseases Unit, Frances Henson, a veterinary surgeon heavily involved with orthopaedics research at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Raymond Bujdoso, principle investigator of a prion group. With students attending from across many different disciplines and visiting from the Royal Veterinary College, this was a great chance for connections to be made and for everyone to learn from each others very different perspectives. Thanks to the Veterinary Public Health Association for their generous support in helping this event to take place!

The Future of Care… a Future we Share- One Health Careers and Networking Day- 27th January 2018

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