Date
10 Mar 2018
Location
Munich, Germany | Anatomical Institute, Pettenkoferstrasse 11, Lecture hall A202
Across the world, epidemics of infectious disease have killed more humans in history than any other cause. The morbidity and mortality of infectious diseases profoundly shape politics, business and culture. Infectious diseases are not only spreading faster, they appear to be emerging more quickly than ever before posing greater public health treat. It is therefore crucial to anticipate future epidemics by accumulating knowledge through appropriate research and by monitoring infectious diseases emergence using indicators from different sources.
The aim of the Symposium was to examine the lessons learnt from the changing epidemiology of infectious disease outbreaks, interrogate evidence based emergency response approaches and their anthropological utility as well as to explore the advancements in infectious disease diagnostics and computational biology.
Program
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and Introduction
09:10 - 09:40 The Global threat from Infectious Disease outbreak: Lessons missed and learnt Prof. Dr. Bettina Borisch, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Switzerland
09:40 - 10:10 Advances in Infectious Disease Diagnosis Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedrig, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
10:10 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:10 Infectious Disease Outbreak and Emergencies Dr. Chadia Wannous, Coordinator of "Towards a Safer World" Network for Pandemic Preparedness, Switzerland
11:10 - 11:40 Anthropology of Infectious Diseases Prof. Peter J. Brown, Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University, USA
11:40 - 13:30 Lunch and Poster Session
13:30 - 14:00 Changing Epidemiology of Infectious Disease Outbreak
14:00 - 14:30 Coffee Break
14:30 - 16:30 Panel Discussion Moderator: Prof. Dr. Bettina Borisch
16:30 - 17:00 Closing ceremony
For further information please send a message to symposuim2018.infections@gmail.com