ESCAIDE Programme 2021
ESCAIDE 2022 will take place 23-25 November 2022 as a hybrid event in Stockholm and online. More information will follow shortly. You can find out more about the conference here, read about the 2022 edition and follow us on social media or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with announcements.
ESCAIDE 2021 took place on 16-19 November 2021, on this page you can view the programme content, abstract book and summary reports.
ESCAIDE 2021
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Evaluation Report
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Summary report - A look back at ESCAIDE 2021
Read highlights from ESCAIDE 2021!
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ESCAIDE 2021 Abstract book
2021 European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), 16-19 November 2021, Online
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ESCAIDE 2021 Overview Programme
A brief outline of the ESCAIDE schedule
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ESCAIDE 2021 Detailed Programme
ESCAIDE schedule information including session titles, timings, speakers and moderators
Day 1, 16 November
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DAY 1 (16 November) |
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09:30-09:40 |
Welcome to ESCAIDE 2021 |
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09:40-09:50 |
Message from ECDC Director, Andrea Ammon |
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09:50-10:00 |
Message from ESCAIDE Scientific Committee Chair, Mike Catchpole |
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10:00-11:30 |
Plenary session A Communicating science and scientific uncertainty during an evolving pandemic Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members Mike Catchpole (ECDC) and Susan Hahné (RIVM, Netherlands) Keynote speaker: Peter Piot (European Commission) Expert panel: Marta Hugas (European Food Safety Authority), Mirjam Jenny (Harding Center for Risk Literacy, Germany), Vera Novais (Observador, Portugal) |
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11.30-12.00 |
Poster tour 1: COVID-19: Field epidemiology |
Poster tour 2: COVID-19: Implementation science |
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12.00-13.00 |
Lunch break |
Side-session: MediPIET in focus: The past and the future of a regional field epidemiology programme in the EU neighbourhood Moderated by Carmen Varela Santos (ECDC) and Anne-Sophie Lequarre (European Commission) Speakers: Maria Yousef AL-Aqra (MoH, Palestine[1]), Vladimir Mikic (MediPIET Alumnus Cohort 1, Republic of North Macedonia), Ihor Kuzin (MoU, Ukraine) |
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13.00-13.30 |
Poster tour 3: COVID-19: surveillance |
Poster tour 4: Food and waterborne diseases: outbreaks |
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Fireside session 1 moderated by Ricardo Mexia Knowledge for policy and practice |
Fireside session 2 moderated by Jan Walter COVID-19: Field Epidemiology |
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13.30-14.15 |
Abstract presentations viewing |
Abstract presentations viewing |
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14.15-15.00 |
Live Q&A panel |
Live Q&A panel |
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Fireside session 3 moderated by Isabel Noguer COVID-19: Surveillance |
Fireside session 4 moderated by Johanna Takkinen Food and waterborne diseases and zoonoses: outbreaks |
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15.15-16.00 |
Abstract presentations viewing |
Abstract presentations viewing |
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16.00-16.45 |
Live Q&A panel |
Live Q&A panel |
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17.00-17.30 |
Poster tour 5: Respiratory viruses: surveillance |
Poster tour 6: Emerging and vector-borne diseases |
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17.45-18.00 |
Wrap-up session |
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18.00-19.30 |
Side-session: Career compass Panel: Chikwe Ihekweazu, Marion Koopmans, Mike Ryan |
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[1] This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.
Day 2, 17 November
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DAY 2 (17 November) |
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09:30-10:00 |
Opening – conference highlights |
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10.00-11:30 |
Plenary session B Modelling epidemics in real time: coming of age? Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members Bruno Coignard (Santé publique France), Magdalena Rosińska (NIPH-NIH, Poland) and Adam Roth (ECDC) Speakers: Vittoria Colizza (INSERM and Sorbonne Université, France), Jacco Wallinga (RIVM, Netherlands) and Niel Hens (Hasselt University and University of Antwerp, Belgium) |
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11.30-12.00 |
Poster tour 7: Food and waterborne diseases: outbreaks |
Poster tour 8: COVID-19: Field epidemiology |
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12.00-13.00 |
Lunch break |
Side-session: Using social science methods to support the prevention and control of infectious diseases in Europe: results from the SONAR-Global project Speakers: John Paget (Nivel, Netherlands), John Kinsman (ECDC), Anna-Maria Volkmann (UCL, UK), David Napier (UCL, UK), Ruth Kutalek (Medical University of Vienna, Austria) |
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13.00-13.30 |
Poster Tour 9: COVID-19: Burden of disease |
Poster Tour 10: Implementation science |
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Fireside Session 5 moderated by Nienke Schutte’ COVID-19: Digital health |
Fireside Session 6 moderated by Marlena Kaczmarek (ECDC) Surveillance: implementation and evaluation |
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13.30-14.15 |
Abstract presentations viewing |
Abstract presentations viewing |
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14.15-15.00 |
Live Q&A panel |
Live Q&A panel |
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15.00-15.30 |
Poster Tour 11: Food and waterborne diseases and zoonoses |
Poster Tour 12: COVID-19: Knowledge for policy and practice |
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16.00-17.30 |
Plenary session C Digital health opportunities for Public Health: how far from reality? Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members Vicky Lefevre (ECDC), Petronille Bogaert (Sciensano, Belgium) Speakers: Ran Balicer (Clalit Research Institute, Israel), Gun Peggy Knudsen (Norwegian Institute of Public Health), Dipak Kalra (European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD)), Stefan Buttigieg (Digital Health Malta) |
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17.30-18.30 |
Side-session: Collecting NPIs in response to a large-scale pandemic: lessons learned and future outlooks Moderated by Thomas Hofmann (ECDC) Speakers: Alessandro Annunziato (EC), Chris Grundy (LSHTM), Tommi Karki (ECDC), Jan Kulveit (Oxford University), Claudia Manili (ACAPS), Tanja Schmidt (WHO), Helen Tatlow (Oxford University) |
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18.30-18.45 |
Wrap-up session |
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18.30-20.00 |
Side-session: EAN General Assembly (closed event) |
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Day 3, 18 November
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DAY 3 (18 November) |
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09:30-10:00 |
Opening – conference highlights |
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10.00-11:30 |
European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2021 event In times of COVID-19, don’t forget about antimicrobial resistance. Stay united to preserve antimicrobials. Opening: Sandra Gallina (DG SANTE), Andrea Ammon (ECDC) Speakers: Dominique Monnet (ECDC), Ute Soenksen (WHO/Europe), Barbara Freischem (European Medicines Agency), Ernesto Liebana Criado (European Food Safety Authority) |
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11.30-12.00 |
Poster tour 13: Antimicrobial resistance |
Poster tour 14: COVID-19: surveillance |
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12.00-13.00 |
Lunch break |
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13.00-13.30 |
Poster tour 15: COVID-19: vaccines |
Poster tour 16: Healthcare-associated infections |
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Fireside session 7 moderated by Piotr Kramaz Burden of disease |
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13.30-14.15 |
Abstract presentations viewing |
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14.15-15.00 |
Live Q&A panel |
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Fireside session 8 moderated by Ajibola Omokanye Secondary public health impacts |
Fireside session 9 moderated by Marion Muehlen Late breakers |
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15.15-16.00 |
Abstract presentations viewing |
Abstract presentations viewing |
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16.00-16.45 |
Live Q&A panel |
Live Q&A panel |
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17.00-18.30 |
Plenary session D The inequality pandemic Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members Stine Nielsen (EPIET Alumni Network), Mircea Ioan Popa (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania), Frode Forland (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) Speakers: Ellen t’Hoen (Medicines Law & Policy, Netherlands), Kevin Fenton (UK Health Security Agency) and Rossalina Latcheva (FRA, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) |
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18.30-18.45 |
Wrap-up session |
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19.00-20.30 |
Side-session: BarCamp & EAN Drinks |
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Day 4, 19 November
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DAY 4 (19 November) |
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09.30-10.00 |
Opening – conference highlights |
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10.00-11.30 |
Eurosurveillance Seminar Epidemiology and immunology – from observation to explanation and public health action Moderated by Daniel Lévy-Bruhl (Santé publique France) Speakers: Andrea Ammon (ECDC Director), Danuta Skowronski (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada), Rory de Vries (Erasmus Medical Center, Netherlands), Jean-Daniel Lelièvre (Henri Mondor Universitary Hospital, Créteil, France) |
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11.30-12.00 |
Poster tour 17: Late breakers |
Poster tour 18: HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis |
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12.00-13.00 |
Lunch break |
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13.00-13.30 |
Poster tour 19: Vaccine preventable diseases: surveillance |
Poster tour 20: Preparedness |
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Fireside session 10 moderated by Hanna Nohynek COVID-19: Vaccines |
Fireside session 11 moderated by Alma Tostmann Late breakers |
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13.30-14.15 |
Abstract presentations viewing |
Abstract presentations viewing |
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14.15-15.00 |
Live Q&A panel |
Live Q&A panel |
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15.00-15.30 |
Poster tour 21: COVID-19: surveillance |
Poster tour 22: COVID-19: vaccines |
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15.45-16.15 |
Closing Ceremony with a message from ECDC Director, Andrea Ammon |
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16.30-17.30 |
ECDC Fellowship Programme Graduation (closed event) |
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