Meet the Expert
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
To Be Determined
Plenary Sessions
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
F1: Hospital Acquired Infections: Eradication/Elimination
Conveners
Charles Huskins, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Arlington, Virginia
Stephen Streed, Association for Professionals in Infection Control, Washington, DC
Clifford McDonald, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker
Richard Wenzel, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
F2: Rinderpest Eradication
Convener
Mary Kathleen Glynn, World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Paris, France
Speaker
Peter Roeder, Taurus Animal Health, Hampshire, United Kingdom
F3: Public Health Responses to Disasters
Convener
Murray Trostle, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
Speaker
Ronald Waldman, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
F4: Communications: Social Media
Conveners
Patricia Strickler-Dinglasan, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
Larry Madoff, International Society for Infectious Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts
Speaker
Wen-ying Sylvia Chou, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
Plenary Sessions
9:10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
G1: Antimicrobial Resistance
Convener
James Hughes, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Washington, DC
Speaker
Brad Spellberg, Liu Vaccine Center, Torrance, California
G2: Rabies: Progress and Challenges
Convener
Ermias Belay, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker
Anthony Fooks, Anthony Fooks, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom
G3: Haiti and Cholera
Convener
Luis Gerardo Castellanos, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
Speaker
Marcos Espinal, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
G4: Public Confidence in Vaccines
Conveners
Jami Leichliter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Carolyn Bridges, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker
Seth Mnookin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coffee Break
10:10 a.m. ‐10:30 a.m.
Panel Sessions
10:30 a.m. ‐12:00 p.m.
H1. Co‐infections
Conveners
Suzanne Beavers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Tom Chiller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
John Douglas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers
Issues in TB/HIV Co-infection
William Burman, Denver Public Health, Denver, Colorado
Fungal Infections in HIV+ Persons
David Boulware, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Viral Hepstitis in HIV+ Persons: Challenges and Opportunities
Arthur Kim, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusettes
H2. Vector‐borne diseases
Conveners
C. Ben Beard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft. Collins, Colorado
S. Patrick Kachur, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jonathon Sleeman, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Speakers
Innovative Vector Control Strategies and Challenges
Kate Aultman, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
Development of the New RTS,S Malaria Vaccine
Mary Hamel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, D.C.
Ecological Drivers of Tick-borne Diseases in North America
Richard Ostfeld, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York
H3. Immunizations- Global
Conveners
John Douglas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Alison Mawle, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Ann-Christine Nyquist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Arlington, Virginia
Speakers
TBA
H4. Biodefense strategies
Conveners
Joanne Cono, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
David White, US Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
Speakers
TBA
H5. Social Determinants of Health and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Conveners
Johan Giesecke, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Ledia Martinez, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Marian McDonald, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers
Preventing and Controlling Emerging and Re-emerging Disease in the Homeless
Philippe Brouqui, Universite de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France
The Impact of Economic Crises on Communicable Disease Control
Jan C. Semenza, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Social Determinants of Infectious Disease Challenges in Latin America
Kira Fortune, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
H6. Preventing the Spread of Emerging Infectious Diseases Through International Health Regulations (IHR)
Conveners
Clive Brown, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Luis Gerardo Castellanos, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
Kashef Ijaz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers
Global State of IHR Implementation: What are the Challenges and What is Left to Do?
Isabelle Nuttall, International Health Regulations Coordination Department, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
Collaborating Within the Americas on IHR
Roberta Andraghetti, International Health Regulations, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
What the United States is Doing about IHR
Matthew Hepburn, White House National Security Staff, Washington, DC
What Does the IHR Mean to the States?
Stephen Ostroff, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Lunch
12:00 ‐12:30
On your own.
Poster Sessions
12:30 p.m. ‐1:30 p.m.
Directors' Tour of Posters
To Be Determined
Panel Sessions
13:30 ‐15:00
I1. Global Issues in Transplantation
Conveners
Tom Chiller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Charles Huskins, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Arlington, Virginia
Ann Schmitz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tallahassee, Florida
Speakers
Assessing Risks Associated with Transplant Tourism
Camille Nelson Kotton, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Identifying Novel Infectious Agents Associated with Transplantation
Sherif Zaki, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
I2. Dengue prevention and control
Conveners
C. Ben Beard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Mary Wilson, American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Laurel, Maryland
Speakers
Novel Genetic Methods for Controlling Dengue Vectors
Luke Alphey, Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
Prospects for Dengue Vaccine
Hal Margolis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Challenges and Frontiers in Dengue Diagnostics
Rosanna Peeling, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
I3. New Vaccine Developments
Conveners
Clifford McDonald, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Gina Mootrey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
David Stephens, Association of Schools of Public Health, Washington, DC
Speakers
The Global Challenge to Polio Vaccines
Roland Sutter, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Reverse Engineering the Future of Vaccines
Mariagrazia Pizza, Novartis, Siena, Italy
Hurdles of New Vaccine Development and Introduction
Roger Glass, Fogarty International Center, Bethesda, Maryland
I4. New surveillance networks
Conveners
Elizabeth Bancroft, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
Ledia Martinez, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Jan Vinje, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers
Foodborne Virus Surveillance Network in Europe
Marion Koopmans, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Overview of the National Health Surveillance Network
Catherine Rebmann, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Using the National Health Surveillance Network to Improve Healthcare Safety
Brynn Berger, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Establishing Robust Surveillance Systems in Resource-Limited Areas
Luis Suarez Ognio, Director General of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Lima, Peru
I5. Impact of War, Climate Change, and Urbanization on Infectious Diseases
Conveners
Craig Conover, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Atlanta, Georgia
Nina Marano, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Marian McDonald, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers
The Impact of Conflicts and Wars on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chris Beyrer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
The Impact of Climate Change on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Madeleine Thompson, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, New York
Urbanization and the Social Ecology of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bruce Wilcox, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
I6. Travel
Conveners
Clive Brown, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Johan Giesecke, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Philippe Parola, International Society of Travel Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speakers
Benjamin Rogers, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Francesco Castelli, Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Marty Cetron, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Ziad Memish, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coffee Break
3:00 p.m. ‐3:15 p.m.
Oral Presentations
3:15 p.m. ‐4:45 p.m.
To Be Determined
Poster Sessions
5:00 p.m. ‐6:00 p.m.
To Be Determined