Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance

Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance track

In September 2016, the World Health Organization officially stated that “antimicrobial resistance is a global societal challenge and threat”.

Friday 30 October 2020
09:00 - 18:00
Registration day
Registration desk
09:00 - 18:00
Side events

Side events are organized by partner organizations of the One Health Platform and other friends working in the One Health arena. Separate registration is needed and follows the “first come, first served” principle. Registration for the side events will open in May.

09:00 - 18:00
VAXVOX - Science Talks - Why do we have measles epidemics in 2020?! PRESS OPPORTUNITY Invitation only
10:00 - 13:30
West African Health Organisation - Strengthening One Health Coordination Mechanisms: Lessons learnt and way forward from the ECOWAS region
10:00 - 13:30
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency - Africa One Health Networks Invitation only
10:00 - 18:00
One Health Regional Network for the Horn of Africa (HORN)
10:00 - 18:00
US National Academies' One Health Action Collaborative and the USAID One Health Workforce Next Generation Project - Ensuring the Future of One Health by Strengthening the Workforce
10:00 - 18:00
Global Health Security Agenda / CORE Group - Integrity: Community engagement principles for an ethical One Health
10:00 - 18:00
UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
10:00 - 18:00
Fleming Fund Invitation only
10:00 - 18:00
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency - One Health Science Research Networks Invitation only
14:00 - 16:00
Alliance for Health Security Cooperation
14:00 - 16:00
WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases/ Fondation Merieux - A Metrics-Based Evaluation of One Health: Toward Control of Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) in the Context of Climate Change
Saturday 31 October 2020
09:00 - 18:00
Registration day
Registration desk
09:30 - 10:00
Check-In and Welcome Coffee for special plenary session of University of Edinburgh
10:00 - 13:30
Special Plenary Session organized by the University of Edinburgh
14:00 - 15:30
Special Plenary Session One Health in practice in Greece: jointly organized by Asclepius One Health and the One Health Platform
16:00 - 17:30
Special Plenary Session organized by Health Security Interface, WHO
18:30 - 20:00
Opening ceremony
Plenary room
Chairs:
Lisa Anne Boden, University of Edinburgh
John Sheppard Mackenzie, One Health Platform

Berhe Tekola, Director, Animal Production and Health Division, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Keith Hamilton, Head Preparedness and Resilience, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Soulsby Lecture 2020 delivered by William B. Karesh, EcoHealth Alliance: "Global diplomacy and security: One Health in the 21st century"

20:00 - 22:00
Welcome reception
Sunday 1 November 2020
07:30 - 09:00
Special Plenary Session organized by BMJ/VET RECORD
09:15 - 10:15
Keynote lectures
Plenary room

Harvey Fineberg, President Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - "Global Health Security: Preparing and Responding to Novel Zoonoses"

Sheila Voas, Chief Veterinary Officer Scotland and Catherine Calderwood, Chief Medical Officer Scotland

10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 - 12:30
Parallel sessions
Burden and impact of AMR
Burden and impact of AMR
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Mark Edward John Woolhouse, The University of Edinburgh
Water and wastewater: fate and treatment of AMR
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
David W Graham, Newcastle University
Burden and impact of AMR
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Mark Edward John Woolhouse, The University of Edinburgh
Water and wastewater: fate and treatment of AMR
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
David W Graham, Newcastle University
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Special Plenary Session organized by Zoetis
14:00 - 15:45
Parallel sessions
Transmission human, animal, environment
Transmission human, animal, environment
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chairs:
Joergen Schlundt, Nanyang Technological University
Jaap A. Wagenaar, Utrecht University
Big data and digital solutions
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Britta Lassmann, International Society for Infectious Diseases
Transmission human, animal, environment
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chairs:
Joergen Schlundt, Nanyang Technological University
Jaap A. Wagenaar, Utrecht University
Big data and digital solutions
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Britta Lassmann, International Society for Infectious Diseases
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00
Parallel sessions
Surveillance of AMR
Surveillance of AMR
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Toby Leslie, Fleming Fund / Mott MacDonald
Alternative approaches to tackling resistant infections
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Roberto Marcello La Ragione, University of Surrey
Surveillance of AMR
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Toby Leslie, Fleming Fund / Mott MacDonald
Alternative approaches to tackling resistant infections
Time:
Sunday 1 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Roberto Marcello La Ragione, University of Surrey
18:00 - 19:30
Special Plenary Session jointly organized by Bavarian Nordic and the One Health Platform
20:00 - 23:00
Congress networking dinner
National Museum of Scotland
Monday 2 November 2020
07:30 - 09:00
Special Plenary Session: Connecting One Health Science and Global Health Security in Africa: from Forum to Congress to Forum
09:15 - 10:15
Keynote lectures
Plenary room
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 - 12:30
Parallel sessions
Policy interventions
Policy interventions
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Laura Helene Kahn, Princeton University
Behaviour change and social sciences
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Tamika Sims, International Food Information Council Foundation
Policy interventions
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Laura Helene Kahn, Princeton University
Behaviour change and social sciences
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 10:45 - 12:30
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Tamika Sims, International Food Information Council Foundation
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Special Plenary Session organized by WHO Health Emergencies and Preparedness
14:00 - 15:45
Parallel sessions
Challenges for AMR action
Challenges for AMR action
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Robert Leo Skov, International Centre For Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
Capacity building
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Challenges for AMR action
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Robert Leo Skov, International Centre For Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
Capacity building
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 14:00 - 15:45
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00
Parallel sessions
Diagnostics and detection
Diagnostics and detection
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Till T Bachmann, University of Edinburgh
Environmental exposures: Water and wastewater
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Barbara Elizabeth Murray, University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston
Diagnostics and detection
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Till T Bachmann, University of Edinburgh
Environmental exposures: Water and wastewater
Time:
Monday 2 November 2020, 16:15 - 18:00
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Barbara Elizabeth Murray, University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston
18:00 - 19:30
Special Plenary Session: What Vaccination means for mankind: Past, present and future
19:30 - 21:00
Poster networking session
Plenary room
Tuesday 3 November 2020
07:30 - 08:30
Keynote lectures
Plenary room
08:30 - 10:15
Parallel sessions
Use of antibiotics
Use of antibiotics
Time:
Tuesday 3 November 2020, 08:30 - 10:15
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Marc Mendelson, University of Cape Town
New antimicrobials and vaccination as a tool in AMR reduction
Time:
Tuesday 3 November 2020, 08:30 - 10:15
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Use of antibiotics
Time:
Tuesday 3 November 2020, 08:30 - 10:15
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Chair:
Marc Mendelson, University of Cape Town
New antimicrobials and vaccination as a tool in AMR reduction
Time:
Tuesday 3 November 2020, 08:30 - 10:15
Track:
Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 - 12:15
Late Breakers
Plenary room
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Scientific Sessions
13:00 - 14:30
SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19
13:00 - 14:30
A completely new culture of doing research - Coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicate - let’s discuss
14:30 - 15:00
Closing remarks
Plenary room