ESCV. Scientific Programme ATHENΣ 2018 CLINICAL VIROLOGY EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR SEPTEMBER - ZAPPEION MEGARON.

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1 Organized by SEPTEMBER - ZAPPEION MEGARON Scientific Programme Congress Secretariat SEPTEMBER - ZAPPEION MEGARON

2 21 Scientific Programme Sunday 23 rd September Pre-Conference Industry-Sponsored Symposium Welcome Message Chair of the 21 st Annual Meeting Session 1: Respiratory Viruses Chair: Maria de Sα ~ o José Alexandre, Ron Fouchier Keynote Lecture: Respiratory viruses: progress and gaps Prof. Laurent Kaiser (Switzerland) Oral presentations (x4) Gardner Lecture Chair: Javier Buesa Coffee Break Session 2: Viruses in the immunosuppressed host Chair: Elisabeth Pucchmmacher-Stöckl, Fausto Baldanti Keynote Lecture: New vaccines and antiviral drugs for CMV Prof. Paul Griffiths (UK) Oral presentations (x4) Session 3: Prevention/Vaccines Chair: Peter Coyle, Theofilos Rosenberg Keynote Lecture: Vaccination - challenges in realizing their potential Prof. Mike Catchpole (ECDC) Oral presentations (x3) Industry-Sponsored Symposium Opening ceremony (Chair 21 st AM, President ) Opening Lecture Prof. Harald zur Hausen (Nobel Laureate) Prevention of Cancer: the Perspective of Identifications of Cancer-Linked Infections Welcome reception 2

3 23-26 SEPTEMBER - ZAPPEION MEGARON Monday 24 th September Industry-Sponsored Symposium Session 4: Viral Pathogenesis and Immune Responses Chair: Hans Hirsch, Mariet Feltkamp Keynote Lecture: Cytomegalovirus: Stimulating, evasive and frequently corrupt Prof. Gavin Wilkinson (UK) Oral presentations (x2) Coffee Break Session 5: Emerging Viruses Chair: Marcus Panning, Heli Harvala Keynote Lecture: Emerging arboviruses in the Mediterranean region Prof. Anna Papa (Greece) Oral Presentations (x4) Industry Lecture Award Lunch Council Meeting (including lunch) Industry-Sponsored Symposium Industry-Sponsored Symposium Session 6: Hepatitis Viruses Chair: Anne-Marie Roque-Afonso, Susanne Gjeruldsen Dudman Keynote Lecture: HEV infection in Europe Prof. Jacques Izopet (France) Oral presentations (x4) Coffee break Session 7: Congenital & Neonatal Viral Infections Chair: Pamela Valelly, Andreas Mentis Keynote Lecture: New Aspects in prenatal and postnatal CMV infection Prof Klaus Hamprecht (Germany) Oral presentations (x4) Poster Session 3

4 21 4 Scientific Programme Tuesday 25 th September Industry-Sponsored Symposium Session 8: Diagnostic Αdvances in Clinical Virology I /Point-of-Care Diagnostics Chair: Annemiek van der Eijk, Nikos Spanakis Keynote Lecture: The virology lab of the future: impact of Point of Care diagnostics Dr Eric Claas (The Netherlands) Oral presentations (x2) Coffee Break Session 9: Viral Gastroenteritis/CNS infections Chair: Javier Buesa, Alex Valsamakis Keynote Lecture: Taking gastro-surveillance into 21 st century Prof. Thea Kølsen Fischer (Denmark) Oral Presentations (x4) Lunch - Poster Session Industry-Sponsored Symposium Industry-Sponsored Symposium Session 10: HIV/Sexually transmitted viral infections Chair: Svein Arne Nordbø, Giorgio Palù Keynote Lecture: Human Antibodies in the treatment of viral infections Prof. Florian Klein (Germany) Oral presentations (x3) Coffee Break Session 11: Diagnostic Advances in Clinical Virology II /Clinical Metagenomics Chair: Hubert Niesters, Randall Hayden Keynote Lecture: Metagenomics for pathogen detection in encephalitis Prof. Judith Breuer (UK) Oral Presentations (x3) General Assembly Departure for the Greek Night Dinner

5 23-26 SEPTEMBER - ZAPPEION MEGARON Wednesday 26 th September Industry Sponsored Symposium Session 12: Viral Oncogenesis Chair: Mario Poljak, Paulo Paixao Keynote Lecture: From HPV infection to carcinoma Prof. Stina Syrjänen (Finland) Oral presentations (x4) Coffee Break Industry Lecture Award Session 13: Clinical Syndromes Chair: Louis Kroes, Giorgio Galinella Keynote Lecture: Comprehensive testing for respiratory infections making a difference to patient pathway Dr Kate Templeton (UK) Oral Presentations (x4) Closing Remarks - Hand over (Presentation of 22 nd meeting) 5