Conference Program

09:00 CET

Conference Opening & Welcome

Dr. Luke Moore, Conference Chair

09:10 CET

Session 1: Infectious Diseases Disgnostics

09:10 - 09:30

Changing the Diagnostic Paradigm: the Era of Near-Patient, Rapid, Testing

09:30 - 09:50

Integrating Rapid Diagnostics with Decision Support: Optimising Impact

09:50 - 10:10

Technological Advances in Diagnostics: Horizon Scanning for Infectious Diseases

Sophie Yacoub

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

10:10 CET

Session 2: Infectious Diseases Therapeutics: Focus on COVID-19

10:10 - 10:30

Direct Acting Antivirals for COVID-19: State-of-the-Art

10:30 - 10:50

Optimising Supportive Care for COVID-19: Pre-Hospital and In-Hospital Pathways

10:50 - 11:10

Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19: Optimising Patient Selection

11:10 CET

Break

11:20 CET

Session 3: Infectious Diseases Therapeutics: the Impact of COVID-19 on the Wider Field of Anti-Infectives

11:20 - 11:40

Platform Trials for Infectious Diseases Therapeutics: Leveraging Research Networks

Guy Thwaites

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

11:40 - 12:00

Optimising Antibacterials Post-COVID: Integrating Novel Agents into a Stewardship Agenda

Matteo Bassetti

San Martino University Hospital, Italy

12:00 - 12:20

Technological Advances in Therapeutics: from Broad Spectrum to Ultra-Targeted?

12:20 CET

LIVE Panel Discussion / Q&A

13:00 CET

Sponsored LIVE Satellite Symposium

14:00 CET

Session 4: Infection Prevention & Control

14:00 - 14:20

Managing Respiratory Protection for Droplet and Airborne Communicable Diseases

14:20 - 14:40

Managing Safe Cohorting While Maintaining Patient Flow

Nabeela Mughal

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, UK

14:40 - 15:00

Adapting our Healthcare Infrastructure and Equipment for Epidemics and Pandemics

15:00 CET

Session 5: Vaccinology

15:00 - 15:20

Delinking Cases from Deaths in COVID-19: the Road to Effective Vaccines

15:20 - 15:40

Boosting, Mixing and Combi-Vaccines: State-of-the Art Review

15:40 - 16:00

mRNA Vaccines: an Opportunity for Wider Infectious Diseases Prevention

16:00 CET

Break

16:10 CET

Session 6: Public Health for Communicable Diseases Control

16:10 - 16:30

Asymptomatic Screening and Public Health Measures for Respiratory Viral Pandemics: Lessons Learnt

16:30 - 16:50

Building Better Surveillance Systems: Preparing for the Next Pandemic

16:50 - 17:10

Ensuring Global Healthcare Equity of Access for Infectious Diseases Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Esmita Charani

Imperial College London, UK

17:10 CET

LIVE Panel Discussion / Q&A

17:50 CET