NECTM 2006 - Edinburgh, Scotland. June 7-10 2006
Company Symposia
Thursday 8th June 2006 – 13.00 to 14.30
sanofi pasteur Symposium
Title: Perplexing Problems for Practitioners of Travel Medicine
Speakers: - Dr Nick Beeching, Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Dr Jay S. Keystone, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the International Medical Graduate Program, Ontario.
Topics Covered:
• An Interactive session where attendees will actively discuss with experts puzzling situations faced by a travel health practitioner in their practice.
• It also includes a presentation on specific immunizations for Hepatitis A and Typhoid, as well as other problematic issues faced by the travel health practitioner.
Please Click Here to download the sanofi pasteur Symposium Abstract (MS Word 565KB).
Thursday June 8th 2006 - 17.30 to 19.00hrs
GSK Satellite Symposium
Title: Hepatitis Vaccination in Travel: Thinking beyond the next trip
Chairpersons: - Bernard Hoet, Director, Life Cycle Management, Clinical R&D, GSK Biologicals
- Dr Nick Beeching, Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Topics covered:
• Update on the exposure of travellers to the risk of contracting hepatitis, following an updated questionnaire survey.
• Risk areas, Risk activities and the obstacles in identifying the right people for hepatitis vaccination.
• Immunogenicity of hepatitis vaccination in adults.
• The long term benefits of hepatitis vaccination.
• Frequently asked questions and answers about hepatitis vaccination.
Please Click Here to download the GlaxoSmithKline Symposium Abstract
Friday June 9th 2006 -
13.15 to 15.00hrs
SBL Vaccines Symposium
Title: Why Vaccinate Travellers Against Cholera?
Speakers: Dr Jane Zuckerman, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant, Director of the Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines and Royal Free Travel Health Centre; WHO Collaborating Centre for Travel Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School.
Professor Dr Koen De Schrijver, Gezondheidsinspecteur, Health Inspectorate of the Province of Antwerp, Ministry of the Flemish Community.
Dr Eskild Pedersen, MD, DTM&H, MBA, DSc, Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital.
Topics covered
The symposia will present up to date data that allows the following questions to be discussed:
• Is Cholera more common and widespread than generally believed?
• Are an increasing number of travellers at risk from cholera?
• What are the risk groups?
• Are current travel health advices and treatment options appropriate for the perceived risk from cholera?
• Does vaccination with Dukoral offer a realistic option for these travellers?
Please Click Here to download the SBL Vaccines Symposium Abstract.
Friday 9th June 2006 – 17.45 to 19.15
Intercell and Berna Biotech Symposium
Title: Advances in Travel Vaccination
Intercell – Japanese Encephalitis, a Persistent Dilemma for Travel Medicine Practitioners
Chairperson: - Professor Frank von Sonnenburg, Munich, Germany
Speakers: - Dr David R. Shlim, Kelly, USA
Erich Tauber, Vienna, Austria
Topics Covered:
• Epidemiology and Current Recommendations
• New Vaccines in Development
Please Click Here to download the Intercell Symposium Abstract.
Berna Biotech – Hepatitis A, the Choices for Practitioners
Chairperson: - Dr Jane Zuckerman, London, United Kingdom
Speakers: - Dr Louis Loutan, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr Patrick Bovier, Geneva, Switzerland
Topics covered:
• In an interactive session, counselling for hepatitis A vaccination will be discussed with an expert in Travel Health.
• Furthermore, choices in vaccination and the advantages of virosome formulated hepatitis A vaccine will be presented.
Please Click Here to download the Berna Biotech Symposium Abstract.