IMED 2014 – International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance

IMED 2014 – International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance

October 31- November 3
Vienna, Austria

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2014

Plenary:
MERS-CoV Update Z. Memish (Saudi Arabia)
Symposium:

MERS-CoV and Ebola

  • The Human Perspective of MERS-CoV and Ebola: (speaker TBD)
  • Why Did the Camel Kiss the Bat?
    K. Olival (USA)
  • MERS-CoV: the Animal Human Interface: M. Koopmans (Netherlands)                                      
Plenary:
Challenges and Controversies in the 2014 West African Ebola Virus Outbreak Response A. Duse (South Africa)


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Plenary:

The Global Emergence of Resistance R. Laxminarayan (India) 
Symposia:
Rapid Diagnostics for Emerging Infectious Threats
  • Rapid Diagnosis of MDR Gram-negatives G. Cornaglia (Italy)
  • Rapid Diagnosis of Invasive Mycosis C. Lass-Floerl (Austria)
  • Mobilization of Samples and or Biocontaimnent Laboratories for Diagnostic of Risk Group 4 agents in Outbreaks Response
    G. Ippolito (Italy)
Ethics and Disease Surveillance
  • Disease Surveillance in the Era of Big Data E. Vayena (Switzerland)
  • Ethical Disease Surveillance, the WHO Perspective A. Reis (Switzerland)
  • Uses of Big Data for Public Health S. Wallace (United Kingdom)
West Nile Fever in the European Union: Challenges for Integrated Surveillance and Control
  • Status of West Nile Fever Surveillance in Humans in the European Union L. Marrama (Sweden)
  • Status of West Nile Fever Surveillance in Animals in the European Union A. Gervelmeyer (Italy)
  • Integrated West Nile fever surveillance: experience of Italy
    P. Calistri (Italy)

Pathogen and Host Diversity – Are There Clues that Can Help Us Prevent Emerging Infectious Diseases

  • Does Host Breadth and Phylogeny Portend Viral Emergence K. Olival (USA)
  • Viruses in a World of Bats (Speaker TBD)
  • Virodiversity – How many Viruses are Out There S. Anthony (USA)
  • Ebola, SARS, MERS Oh My, Can We Limit Outbreaks?              W. Karesh (USA)
  • Wrap up – the Big Picture P. Daszak (USA)
ProMED 20th Anniversary Symposium: Innovations in Outbreak Detection
  • 20 Years of Outbreak Reporting S. Morse (USA), J. Woodall (UK)
  • Innovations in Participatory Surveillance (Speaker TBD)
  • Innovations in Disease Detection J. Brownstein (USA)
  • Round Table Discussion
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Plenary:

Launching of the New OIE Global Wildlife Disease Reporting

System: WAHIS-Wild P. Caceres-Soto (France)

Symposia:

FAO Tools for Animal Health
  • Progressive Control Pathway (PCP) for Disease Control and Global Strategies E. Raizman (Italy)
  • Global Animal Disease Surveillance and Health Information Tools J. Pinto (Italy)
  • Tackling Emergency Diseases Head on through Good Emergency Management Practice (GEMP) I. Douglas (Italy)
  • Tools Supporting Laboratory Capacities and Information Sharing G. Dauphin (Italy)
  • Research Tools Supporting Livestock Development and Food Security; Peste des Petits Ruminants as a Working Example
    W. Dundon (Italy)
Things are Heating Up: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Climate Change
  • Indirect Effects of Climate on Disease Emergence: Population Stress and Migration and Emerging Infectious Diseases
    D. Fisman (Canada)
  • Water, Climate and Disease Emergence A. Greer (Canada)
  • Assessment of the Role of Climate Change on Vector Borne Diseases X. Rodó (Spain)
Pastoralism, Rural Communities and the Human Animal Health Interface in East Africa
  • Staying Mobile, Staying Healthy? Pastoralism, Mobility, and Human Health in the Drylands of East Africa B. Butt (USA)
  • Reaching the Fifth Child: Operational Challenges for Polio Eradication Among Pastoralist Communities V. Gammino (USA)
  • Control of Zoonotic Diseases: a Route to Poverty Alleviation Among Livestock-keeping Communities E. Fevre (UK/Kenya)
  • Integrated Human and Animal Health Surveillance and Services for Remote Rural Communities E. Schelling (Switzerland)
Healthcare Associated Emerging Infections
  • Contact Networks and Emerging Infections at Local, National and Global Levels P. Polgreen (USA)
  • The Role of Biologic Therapies in Emerging Infections J. Baddley (USA)
  • Role of Organ Transplants in Emerging Infectious Diseases: M. Kuehnert (USA)
  • Medical Device Related Infections Around the World D. Warren (USA)
Emerging Viral Threats
  • Ebola and its Spread in West Africa O. Tomori (Nigeria)
  • Chikungunya’s Entry into the Americas  A. Flahault (France)
  • Avian Influenza: Pandemic Potential A. Flahault (France)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Plenary:

Changing Disease Landscapes J. Lubroth (Italy)

Symposium:

One Health: From Research to Public Health
  • State-space Models, Risk Maps and Public Health: One-health Approach to Hantavirus Infections K. Tersago (Belgium)
  • From Risk Maps to Risk Alleviation in Public Health: Examples for Hantavirus and CCHF Virus Infections K. Dressel (Germany)
  • One Health as an Everyday Work: Example of Rift Valley Fever in the Animal and Human Health Network in the South-western Indian Ocean E. Cardinale (France)
  • How to Improve the Practical Implementation of One-health?
    E. Schelling (Switzerland)

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