MONDAY 9th JULY, 2007 |
0800-0900
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Congress Registration |
0900-1000 |
| Opening Ceremony |
Plenary Hall |
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| 1000-1030 |
| Morning Break |
Ballroom 1 / Exhibition Booths |
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| 1030-1115 |
| Keynote 1 |
Plenary Hall |
Infection Control: A Global Patient Safety Challenge
Didier Pittet (Switzerland) |
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1115-1230
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| Symposium 1 |
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| MRSA: Epidemiology, Management and Prevention |
| S1.1 |
MRSA - A Global Perspective
Didier Pittet (Switzerland) |
| S1.2 |
New Insight in Management and Prevention
Trish M Pearl (USA) |
| S1.3 |
MRSA - A Problem in the Community?
Paul A Tambyah (Singapore) |
| Symposium 2 |
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Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Settings
(In Collaboration with The Philippines Hospital Infection Control Society) |
| S2.1 |
Healthcare-Associated Infections: New Insights
Regina Berba (Philippines) |
| S2.2 |
Tuberculosis: A Global Concern
Jaime Montoya (Philippines) |
| S2.3 |
Respiratory Viral Infections
Charissa Fay Tabora (Philippines) |
| Symposium 3 |
Conference Hall 2 |
| Antimicrobial Management Strategies |
| S3.1 |
Global Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance
William R Jarvis (USA) |
| S3.2 |
Antibiotic Stewardship: Malaysian Experience
VKE LIM (Malaysia) |
| S3.3 |
Novel Ways of Preventing Antibiotic Resistance: What Does the Future Hold?
Latre Buntaran (Indonesia) |
| Symposium 4 |
Conference Hall 3 |
Current Practices and Challenging Behaviours: A Global Perspective
(In Collaboration with IFIC) |
| S4.1 |
Unsafe Practices in Developing Countries
Ossama Rasslan (Egypt) |
| S4.2 |
Unsafe Practices in Developed Countries
Gayle K Gilmore (USA) |
| S4.3 |
Preventing Bloodborne Diseases
Gertie van Knippenberg Gorde Beke
(Holland) |
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| 1230-1330 |
| Industrial Lunch Symposium 1 |
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| Sponsored by AstraZeneca |
| Industrial Lunch Symposium 2 |
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Evidence-Based Medicine in the Management of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia,
Charlotte D Owens (USA) |
| Sponsored by Kimberly-Clark |
| Industrial Lunch Symposium 3 |
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| Sponsored by Schulke & Mayr |
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| 1330-1430 |
| Lunch |
Banquet Hall / Ballroom 2 |
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| 1430-1515 |
| Plenary 1 |
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The Economics of Infection Prevention
Kathleen M Arias (USA) |
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| 1515-1645 |
| Symposium 5 |
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| Influenza: A Global Threat |
S5.1 |
Update on Influenza
Paul A Tambyah (Singapore) |
S5.2 |
Pandemic Preparedness
Hasan Abdul Rahman (Malaysia) |
S5.3 |
Non-Pharmacological Approach
Seto Wing Hong (Hong Kong) |
| Symposium 6 |
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| Surgical Site Infections |
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S6.1 |
Current Concept in the Prevention of SSI
Charlotte D Owens (USA) |
S6.2 |
Surveillance in SSI: Foundations for Success
Patricia Ching (Hong Kong) |
S6.3 |
Wound Care: A Novel Natural Remedy
Peter Molan (New Zealand) |
| Symposium 7 |
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Sterilization and Disinfection
Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson |
S7.1 |
Infections Associated with Medical Devices
William R Jarvis (USA) |
S7.2 |
New Developments in Reprocessing Endoscopes
Charles Roberts (USA) |
S7.3 |
Advances in Low Temperature Sterilization
Martin Favero (USA) |
| Symposium 8 |
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Strategies for Infection Prevention and Control
Sponsored by Yoshida Pharmaceutical Japan |
S8.1 |
SSI Surveillance in Japan
Keita Morikane (Japan) |
S8.2 |
Infection Control Practice in China
Li Liuyi (China) |
S8.3 |
STD Education for Adolescents
Mutsuko Watarai (Japan) |
S8.4 |
Importance of Hand Hygiene for Infection Control and New Aspects in the
European Perspective
Axel Kramer (Germany) |
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| 1645-1730 |
| Afternoon Break |
Ballroom 1 / Exhibition Booths |
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1930-2230
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| Industrial Dinner Symposium |
Banquet Hall |
New Developments in Disinfection and Sterilization
William A Rutala (USA)
(By Invitation Only)
Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson |
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