Program

Sunday January 22, 2012

Opening

 

14.30-16.00

Registration

 

16.00-16.15

Word of welcome

Prof. M.J.M. Bonten MD PhD

16.15-16.45

Schistosomiasis

Prof. A. Fenwick OBE

16.45-17.30

Treatment of pancreatitis

H. van Goor MD PhD

Break

17.45-18.30

Vaccination for malaria

Prof. R.W. Sauerwein MD PhD

18.30-19.15

Vaccination in transplant patients

Prof. P. Ljungman MD PhD

 

 

Monday January 23, 2012

Morning-session

 

Clinical Microbiology I

 

8.00-8.40

The promises and limitations of MALDI-TOF

Prof. G. Greub MD PhD

8.40-9.20

Diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic joint infections

Prof. A. Trampuz MD PhD

9.20-10.00

Prevention of UTI

S.E. Geerlings MD PhD

 

 

Afternoon-session

 

Poverty related infections

16.00-16.40

Blastocystis hominis

T. van Gool MD PhD

16.40-17.20

Mycobacterium ulcerans

T. van der Werf MD PhD

17.20-17.40

Quiz tropical cases

M. van Vugt MD PhD

17.40-18.20

How to prepare your hospital for a major infection event: The 2012 Olympic Games

B. Bannister MD PhD

Break

Interactive case discussions

18.00-19.00

Open for submission

 Chair: B. Bannister MD PhD

 

 

Tuesday January 24, 2012

Morning-session

Virology and HIV related infections

8.00-8.30

HIV and malignancies

J.M. Prins MD PhD

8.30-9.00

Immune activation in HIV infection

P. Corbeau MD PhD

9.00-9.30

HIV in the brain

Prof. M. Gisslén MD PhD

9.30-10.00

New  antiretroviral therapies for HIV

J.M. Prins MD PhD

 

 

Afternoon-session

 

Fungi

 

16.00-16.30

Genetics and Candida infections

F. van de Veerdonk MD PhD

16.30-17.00

Management of Aspergillus infections

Prof. B.J. Kullberg MD PhD

17.00-17.30

Yeast infections in the ICU

Prof. T. Calandra MD PhD

17.30-18.00

The changing epidemiology of cryptococcus

F. Hagen BSc

Break

Hospital hygiene and infection control

18.15-18.45

Prevention of CLA-BSI

Prof. J.C. Lucet MD PhD

18.45-19.15

Prevention of VAP

Prof. W.A. Krueger MD PhD

 

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Morning-session

EBM and clinical decision making

8.00-8.40

Treatment of CAP

J. Garau MD PhD

8.40-9.20

Pneumococcal vaccination

Prof. M.J.M. Bonten MD PhD

9.20-10.00

Rotavirus infection and vaccination

P. Bruijning-Verhagen MD

 

 

Afternoon-session

 

Infections in the immunocompromised host 

16.00-16.40

Any progress in the treatment of severe sepsis? Result from clinical studies

Prof. T. Calandra MD PhD

16.40-17.20

Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infections

H. Rohde MD PhD

17.20-18.00

Polyomavirus infection in kidney transplant recipients

Prof. H. Hirsch MD PhD

18.00-18.40

Inflammatory cardiomyopathy

S. Heymans MD PhD

 Break

 

Interactive case discussions II

19.00-20.00

Open for submission

Chair:  Prof. M.J.M. Bonten MD PhD

 

 

Thursday January 26, 2012

Morning-session

 

Clinical Microbiology II

 

8.00-8.40

Community-acquired pneumonia in the adult

J. Garau MD PhD

8.40-9.20

Any progress in our understanding of sepsis? Results from the lab

W.J. Wiersinga MD PhD

9.20-10.00

Diagnosis and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections

Prof. H. Seifert MD PhD

  

Afternoon-session

 

Emerging infections and multi-drug resistant pathogens

16.00-16.30

ESBL, KPC and NDM: Mechanisms of action and global epidemiology

L. Poirel PhD

16.30-17.00

ESBL: consequences for patient care

Prof. J. Rodríguez-Baño MD PhD

17.00-17.30

ESBL: global epidemiology

Prof. A. Andremont  MD PhD

17.30-18.00

MRSA in Europe: Are we losing or winning?

S. Harbarth MD MSc

18.00-18.30

Acinetobacter infection- an emerging threat to human health 

Prof. H. Seifert MD PhD

Break

 

Brahms symposium

 

19.00-19.30

The clinical role of PCT

Prof. J.T. van Dissel MD PhD

19.30-20.00

The Dutch PCT ICU study

D.W. de Lange MD PhD

 

 

Friday January 27, 2012

Morning-session

 

Current topics

 

9.00-9.30

Genetic predisposition and infections

P.Y. Bochud MD

9.30-10.00

Hemorrhagic fever

Prof. J.T. van Dissel MD PhD

10.00-10.40

Old antibiotics for emerging infections

Prof. J.W. Mouton MD PhD

Break

11.00-11.30

Hepatitis, new treatment options

T. Asselah MD PhD

11.30-12.00

Hepatitis as co-infection

Prof. D. Salmon-Ceron MD PhD

12.00-12.15

Closing remarks

Prof. M.J.M. Bonten MD PhD