Thu, 11/05/2023 - 09:00 to 16:00
Description
Sciensano organises each year a scientific seminar about “Diagnostic and surveillance of infectious diseases”.
The seminar provides an up-to-date overview of various topics concerning infectious diseases such as surveillance, prevention, treatment and management of epidemics, at national and international level. It is aimed at any healthcare provider with an interest in infectious diseases: microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, hygienists, laboratory technicians, epidemiologists, public health personnel …
More info ? Please contact ssid@sciensano.be (02/642.57.37).
Program
08:30 Registration with walking breakfast & visit of stands
Session 1 | Chairs: Steven Callens (UGent) & Benoit Kabamba (UCLouvain)
09:00 Welcome address
09:15 Current knowledge on monkeypox, laboratory tests, probable animal reservoir (C. Martin, Saint Pierre Brussels)
09:45 Monkeypox : lessons learned from field workers (S. Vandeneynde, Sensoa)
10:15 Polio : historical perspectives and update of epidemiological situation (M. Van Ranst, KULeuven)
10:40 Investigation into cases of hepatitis of unknown aetiology among young children (E. Thomson, university of Glasgow)
11:10-11:40 Coffee break & visit of stands
Session 2 | Chairs: Emmanuel André (UZ Leuven) & Greet Ieven (Sciensano)
11:40 Update covid-19 vaccination (I. Leroux-Roels, UGent)
12:05 Helicon project — social inequalities in COVID-related health outcomes (L. Van den Borre, Sciensano)
12:35 Impact of covid-19 on healthcare associated infections (B. Catry, Sciensano)
13:00-14:10 Lunch
Session 3 | Chairs: Thomas Demuyser (UZBrussel) & Tinne Lernout (Sciensano)
14:10 Best poster presentation
14:20 General impact of climate change on infectious diseases (E. Vanuytrecht, European Environment Agency)
14:45 Surveillance of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium (M. Hermy, Sciensano & W. Van Bortel, ITG)
15:10 Zoonotic potential of the circulating highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses (M. Steensels, Sciensano)
15:35 Increase of invasive group A streptococcal infections (Speaker to be confirmed)
15:45 Closing address and end of seminar
Previous events
2022 Symposium on Infectious Diseases
2021 Symposium on Infectious Diseases
