Thu, 25/11/2021 - 09:30 to 12:30
Description
Sciensano organises each year a scientific seminar about infectious diseases. The focus of this event is on surveillance, prevention, treatment and epidemics’ management.
Programme
Session 1 | “Other” infectious diseases
09:30 Welcome address|Christian Léonard (Sciensano)
09:40 Pneumoccocal vaccination in elderly: new recommendations | Johan Flamaing (KU Leuven) 
Slides
10:05 Congenital viral infections: sense and nonsense of screening during pregnancy |Kristien Roelens (UZ Gent) Slides
10:30 MDRO Plan: an update on the HOST project| Harun Yaras (FOD-SPF) Slides
10:55-11:15 Break
Session 2 | COVID-19
11:15 Update on COVID vaccination | Chloé Wyndham-Thomas (Sciensano) Slides
11:40 What have we learnt from the COVID-epidemic : laboratory aspects | Emmanuel André (UZ Leuven)
12:05 Surveillance by network of sentinel laboratories: the impact of COVID-19 on the interpretation of results | Dieter Van Cauteren (Sciensano) Slides
12:30 Closing address and end of seminar
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