ESCAIDE Programme 2023

Plenary session A

Broadening the horizon: Revisiting the concept of ‘prevention’ for communicable diseases 

Chaired by by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members: John Kinsman (ECDC) and Petronille Bogaert (European Commission)

Speakers: Kateřina Šédová (Loono, Czech Republic), Emilie Karafillakis (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Hanna Tolonen (THL, Finland)

Fireside session 1

Surveillance in action: 
strategies, challenges, and innovations

Fireside session 2

COVID-19 Vaccination: Assessing effectiveness

12.30–13.00 Refresh and recharge session: Follow the science: follow the song

Georgia Ladbury (UKHSA)

12.50-13.50 Side session 1:  Career Compass

Moderated by Alma Tostmann (Radboud University) and Jane Whelan

Speakers: Michael Edelstein (Bar-ilan University, Israel), Nadine Zeitlmann (RKI, Germany), Patrick Keating (MSF), Sabine Dittrich (Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany), Giovanna Jaramillo Gutierrez (Milan and Associates, Spain)

Fireside session 3

Threats and outbreaks of food and water borne diseases

15.30-16.30 Side session 2: Social Sciences Session: The history of infectious disease pandemics in Europe: what are the lessons for prevention and control measures

Moderated by John Kinsman (ECDC) in lieu of John Paget

Speakers: Donatella Lippi (University of Florence), Peter Spreeuwenberg (NIVEL), Lone Simonsen (Roskilde University), Jon Bilbatua (ECDC)

Plenary session B 

Digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence

Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members: Mike Catchpole (ECDC) and Chikwe Ihekweazu (WHO)

Keynote speakers: John Brownstein (Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, USA), Joanna Goodey (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)

Plenary session C

Wastewater surveillance: a magic bullet or just one piece of the puzzle?

Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members: Jacobo Mendioroz (Public Health Agency of Catalonia,
Spain) and Henriette de Valk (Santé Publique France)

Speakers: Paul Griffiths (EMCDDA), Marta Vargha (National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy, Hungary) 
and Marion Koopmans (Erasmus MC, Netherlands)
 

Fireside session 5

Disease Surveillance: trends, outcomes and patterns

Fireside session 6

Health promotion and disease prevention

Eurosurveillance Seminar

Changing urban environments and impact on infectious diseases epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control

Moderated by: Henriette de Valk (Santé Publique France)

Speakers: Gerjon Ikink (ECDC), Florence Fournet (Institute for Research for Development, Montpellier, France)

Fireside session 7

Respiratory infections

15.30–16.30 Side session 4: Risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (RCCE-IM) can save lives: success stories

Moderated by Cristiana Salvi (WHO Regional Office for Europe) and Laura Woodward (UK Health Security Agency)

Speakers: Richard Amlôt (UK Health Security Agency), Dilek Aslan Hacettepe University, Turkey), Audra Diers-Lawson (Kristiania  University College, Norway), Aizhana Dzhumalieva (American  University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan), Rui Gaspar (Catholic University of Portugal), Fatjona Kamberi (University of Vlora "Ismail Qemali", Albania)

Plenary session D

One Health: Tackling global health challenges together

Chaired by the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members: Mircea Ioan
Popa (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania), and Ágnes Hajdu (National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy, Hungary), and Carmen Varela Santos (ECDC)

Speakers: Greg Martin (Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Ireland), Karen Saylors (Labyrinth Global Health, USA), Stef Bronzwaer (EFSA), Sandra Gallina (European Commission)

Plenary session E

Post-pandemic Public Health workforce

Chaired by the the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee members: Stine Nielsen (EPIET Alumni Network) and Adam Roth (ECDC)

Speakers: Lucy Easthope (Durham University, UK), Katarzyna Czabanowska (Maastricht University, the Netherlands), Giorgio Grossi (Karolinska Insitutet, Sweden)

Fireside session 8

Healthcare-associated infections
 

Fireside session 9

Global health

12.30–13.00 Refresh and recharge session: Follow the science: follow the song

Georgia Ladbury (UKHSA)

12.35–13.35 Side session 5: #OutbreakAlert An unknown disease has been reported in…”: technological advances taking us from local headlines to public health intelligence

Moderated by Vicky Lefevre (ECDC) and Philip Abdelmalik (WHO Health Emergencies Programme)

Speakers: Luigi Spagnolo (JRC, EC), Gianfranco Spiteri (ECDC), Mercy Kyeng (Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention)

Fireside session 10

Modelling, biostatistics, and  health informatics

Fireside session 11

Late breakers

Side session 7: Preparedness session: Are we “PRET” for the next pandemic?

Moderated by Hannah Lewis (Global Influenza Program, WHO)

Speakers: Gina Samaan (Pandemic Preparedness Global Platforms, WHO), Isabel Bergeri (Global Influenza Program, WHO)