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Update in Pediatric Respiratory Tract Infections

 
  April 04, 2006  
     
 
ESPID, ESCMID, Vilnius, Lithuania
2006 May 15-16


14 May 2006
16:00 - 19:00 Registration


15 May 2006
09:00 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 - 13:00 I Session "Acute Otitis Media"
Moderators: R. Dagan (Beer-Sheva, Israel), I. Narkeviciute (Vilnius, Lithuania)

10:00 - 11:00 Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance (J. Garau, Barcelona, Spain)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Therapy (R. Dagan, Beer-Sheva, Israel)
12:30 - 13:00 Discussion

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 18:00 II Session "Acute Pharyngitis"
Moderators: J. Garau (Barcelona, Spain), V. Usonis (Vilnius, Lithuania)


14:30 - 15:10 Streptococcus pyogenes and Antimicrobial Resistance (G. Cornaglia, Verona, Italy)
15:10 - 15:50 Emerging Pathogens in Acute Pharyngitis (N. Principi, Milan, Italy)
15:50 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:10 Complications of Streptococcal Infections (I.Narkeviciute, A.Jankauskiene, Vilnius, Lithuania)
17:10 - 18:00 Discussion


16 May 2006
08:30 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 11:00 III Session "Infectious Wheezing"
Moderators: R. Emuzyte (Vilnius, Lithuania), N. Principi (Milan, Italy)

09:00 - 09:40 New and Emerging Respiratory Viruses (A.D.M.E. Ostheraus, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) – to be confirmed
09:40 - 10:10 Rapid Tests for the Diagnosis of Viral Infections (M. Iewen, Antwerp, Belgium)
10:10 - 10:40 Management of recurrent wheezing and infection-induced asthma (A. Valiulis, Vilnius, Lithuania)
10:40 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:30 IV Session "Community-Acquired Pneumonia"
Moderators: G. Cornaglia (Verona, Italy), A. Valiulis (Vilnius, Lithuania)


11:30 - 12:00 How to Perform Etiologic Diagnosis in Clinical Practice (H. Peltola, Helsinki, Finland)
12:00 - 12:30 Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (S. Esposito, Milan, Italy)
12:30 - 13:10 Tuberculosis in Central and Eastern Europe (E. Suciliene, Vilnius, Lithuania)
13:10 - 13:30 Discussion

13:30 - 14:30 Lunch


14:30 - 16:30 V Session "Vaccinations to Prevent Respiratory Tract Infections"
Moderators: N. Principi (Milan, Italy); V. Usonis (Vilnius, Lithuania)

14:30 - 15:10 Overview of the Vaccines in the Prevention of Respiratory Infections (V. Usonis, Vilnius, Lithuania)
15:10 - 15:40 Impact of Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccinations on Respiratory Tract Infections (S. Esposito, Milan, Italy)
15:40 - 16:10 Influenza Pandemic Preparedness (A.D.M.E. Ostheraus, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) – to be confirmed
16:10 - 16:30 Discussion


16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break


17:00 - 18:30 Conclusions
Self-Evaluation Test and Evaluation of the Training Course

 
 
Organized by: Conbaltas UAB. Baltic Conference Organizers - PCO
Invited Speakers: Giuseppe Cornaglia, ESCMID President Elect, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Ron Dagan, ESPID President, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Beer-Sheva, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Regina Emuzyte, EAACI Board Member, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Susanna Esposito, ESPID Board Member, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Javier Garau, ESCMID Education Officer, Jefe Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcellona, Spain
Margreta Ieven, Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital UIA, Antwerp, Belgium
Irena Narkeviciute, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Albert D.M.E. Ostheraus, Professor of Virology, Head Virology Department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Heikki Peltola, ESPID member, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Head Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nicola Principi, Professor of Pediatrics, Head Institute of Pediatrics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Elena Suciliene, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vytautas Usonis, ESPID Board Member, Professor of Pediatrics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Arunas Valiulis, Professor of Pediatrics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
 
Deadline for Abstracts: none
 
Registration: The deadline for application is the 15th of April, 2006
E-mail: course@balticconference.com
 
   
 
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