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
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The Human Perspective of MERS-CoV and Ebola: (speaker TBD)
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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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