espid2004 22nd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES - ESPID, TAMPERE, FINLAND, MAY 26 - 28, 2004
   
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004


PRE-MEETING SPONSORED SYMPOSIA


08:30-10:00
 
LIVE VIRAL VACCINES: FROM EARLY DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION
(Sponsored by Aventis Pasteur MSD)
http://www.apmsd.com
Chair: T. VESIKARI, TAMPERE, FINLAND
Co-chair: L. HESSEL, LYON, FRANCE
8:30 Introduction
L. HESSEL, LYON, FRANCE
 
8:35 Early development of viral vaccines
A. SHAW, WEST POINT, USA
 
8:55 Safety issues with viral vaccines: the rotavirus vaccine experience
L. GOTHEFORS, UMEA, SWEDEN
 
9:15 Assessing the impact of viral vaccines: the Varicella vaccine experience
I. BARBERI, MESSINA, ITALY
 
9:35 Implementing vaccination programmes with viral vaccines: the MMR vaccine experience
A. FINN, BRISTOL, UK
 
9:55 Conclusion
T. VESIKARI, TAMPERE, FINLAND
 
 
 
10:30-12:00
VACCINATION IN PROGRESS - TODAY, TOMORROW
(Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline)
www.worldwidevaccines.com
  Chair: R. DAGAN, ISRAEL
Co-chair: H. BOGAERTS, BELGIUM
 
10:30 MMR VACCINATION: Rationale for an accelerated 2-dose schedule
J. SCHMITT, GERMANY
 
11:00 ROTAVIRUS VACCINE: Worldwide Health Impact
T. VESIKARI, FINLAND
 
11:30 ROUTINE HEPATITIS A VACCINATION: successful implementation
R. DAGAN, ISRAEL
 
12:00 NEXT WAVES IN ADOLESCENT VACCINES: Preparing for HPV Vaccines
X. BOSCH, SPAIN
 
 
13:00-14:30
MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES - EXPERIENCES AND FUTURE
(sponsored by Chiron Vaccines)
Chair: RICHARD MOXON, OXFORD, UK
ANDREW J. POLLARD, OXFORD, UK
 
  Meningitis and Meningococcal Disease: Views from the Front Line
D. HOLT, MENINGITIS TRUST UK
 
  Epidemiology of meningococcal disease and implications for the protection afforded by meningococcal conjugate vaccines
A.J. POLLARD, OXFORD UNIVERSITY VACCINES GROUP, UK
 
  Induction of immunological memory and comparison of the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of a meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (MCC) when administered concomitantly with DTaP-IPV-HBV/Hib vaccine to infants in a 2 or in a 3 dose schedule
J. SCHMITT, STIKO, GERMANY
 
  Future of Meningococcal vaccines - challenges and achievements
R. MOXON, OXFORD UNIVERSITY VACCINES GROUP, UK
 
  Control of New Zealand´s Fourteen Year Meningococcal Epidemic
D. LENNON, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
 
 
15:00-16:30 INNOVATIVE VACCINES: NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE PAEDIATRIC HEALTH
(sponsored by Wyeth)
Chair: TERHO HEIKKINEN, TURKU,FINLAND  
  Seven Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and Pneumonia Vaccine Effectiveness: An Update from the Prelicensure Trial
STEVE BLACK, USA
 
  Impact of the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on the Epidemiology of Invasive Disease in Children and Adults within Northern California Kaiser Permanente (NCKP)
HENRY SHINEFIELD, USA
 
  Preventing Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Italy: The Potential of the 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
NICOLA PRINCIPI, ITALY
 
  The Control of Influenza in Children
TERHO HEIKKINEN, FINLAND
 
  There will be an audience response system provided during the symposium.  
 
17:00-18:30 www.baxtervaccines.com Symposium:
DO WE NEED BETTER VACCINES?
(sponsored by Baxter Vaccine AG)
 
Chair: STANLEY A. PLOTKIN, USA
  The Evolution of Vaccination in the Past and in the Future
STANLEY A. PLOTKIN, DOYLESTOWN PA, USA
  Experiences with Meningococcal Vaccines
JULIO A. VAZQUEZ, INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III, SPAIN
  State of the Art Vaccines Against Bacterial and Viral Diseases
HARTMUT J. EHRLICH, BAXTER VACCINES, AUSTRIA
 

Baxter Vaccines: Technology Platforms for the Future
NOEL BARRETT, BAXTER VACCINES, AUSTRIA

 
17:00-18:30 <http://www.pfizer.com/main.html> OPTIMIZING TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC URTIs
(sponsored by Pfizer Inc)

Chair: OLLI RUUSKANEN, FINLAND
URS B SCHAAD, SWITZERLAND
 
17:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
OLLI RUUSKANEN, FINLAND
 
17:05 Compliance of pediatric patients with prescribed antibiotics: The Potential Impact on Bacterial Resistance
URS B SCHAAD, SWITZERLAND
 
17:25 Can RTIs in Children be Treated by a Single Dose of an Antibiotic?
JEFF BLUMER, USA
 
17:50 Single-Dose Azithromycin versus High-Dose Amoxicillin in the Treatment of AOM
ADRIANO ARGUEDAS, COSTA RICA
 
18:10 Panel Discussion  
18:25 Concluding Remarks
URS B SCHAAD, SWITZERLAND
 

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