espid2004 22nd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES - ESPID, TAMPERE, FINLAND, MAY 26 - 28, 2004
   
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Arrival and registration  
18:30 City Reception at the Vapriikki Museum Center  
 

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 -
Pre-Meeting Sponsored Symposia Day

08.30-10.00 Symposium:
Live Viral Vaccines: From Early Development to Implementation(sponsored by Aventis Pasteur MSD)
Chair: T. VESIKARI, Finland
Co-chair: L. HESSEL, France
Hall A
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition  
10.30-12.00 Symposium:
Vaccination in Progress - Today, Tomorrow
(sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline)
Chair: RON DAGAN, Israel
Co-chair: HUGUES BOGAERTS, Belgium
Hall A
12.00-13.00 Lunch Break & Visit Exhibition  
13.00-14.30 Symposium:
Meningococcal Vaccines - Experiences and Future
(sponsored by Chiron Vaccines)

Chair: RICHARD MOXON, UK
Co-chair: ANDREW J. POLLARD, UK
Hall A
14.30-15.00 Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition  
15.00-16.30 Symposium:
Innovative Vaccines: New Opportunities to Advance Paediatric Health
(sponsored by Wyeth)
Chair: TERHO J. HEIKKINEN, Finland
Hall A
16.30-17.00 Break  
17:00-18:30

Symposium:
Optimizing Treatment for Pediatric URTIs
(sponsored by Pfizer Inc)

Hall A Symposium:
Do we need better vaccines?
(sponsored by Baxter Vaccine AG)
Hall B
20.00-22.00 ESPID 2004 Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception Hall A
 

Thursday, May 27, 2004 - ESPID Meeting Program

07.30-08.30 "Meet the Professor" Workshop 1:
Prolonged Cough
JUSSI MERTSOLA, Finland
Hall C "Meet the Professor" Workshop 2:
Wheezing Child
JAN KIMPEN, The Netherlands
Hall D
08.30-10.00 ESPID Scientific Session 1:
New and Old Respiratory Viruses
Chair: OLLI RUUSKANEN, Finland
Co-Chair: HEINZ -J. SCHMITT, Germany
Hall A
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition / Poster Viewing  
10.30-12.00 ESPID Scientific Session 2:
Recent Advances in Pulmonary Infections
Chair: RON DAGAN, Israel
Co-Chair: MATTI KORPPI, Finland
Hall A
12.00-13.30 Lunch Break / Visit Exhibition  
12:30-13:30 Research Lunch 1
(for ESPID members only)
PENTA Research Workshop
Coordinator: MIKE SHARLAND, UK
Hall E Research Lunch 2
(for ESPID members only)
Neonatal Infection Research Workshop
Coordinators: PHILIPP HENNEKE, Germany
ALISON BEDFORD-RUSSEL, UK
Hall F
13.30-14.30 Bill Marshall Award & Lecture Hall A
14.30-15.00 Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition / Poster Viewing  
15.00-16.30 Poster Presentations (walking) Poster Area
16.30-17.30 ESPID General Meeting Hall B
  Free evening  
 

Friday, May 28, 2004 - ESPID Meeting Program

07.30-08.30 "Meet the Professor" Workshop 3: Cystic Fibrosis
URS B. SCHAAD, Switzerland
Hall C "Meet the Professor" Workshop 4: An Approach to Clotting Disorders in Sepsis
MICHAEL LEVIN, UK
Hall D
08.30-10.00 ESPID Scientific Session 3:
Update on Gastrointestinal Infections
Chair: ROGER GLASS, USA
Co-Chair: TIMO VESIKARI, Finland
Hall A
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition / Poster Viewing  
10.30-12.00 ESPID Scientific Session 4:
Emerging Infections
Chair: NICOLA PRINCIPI, Italy
Co-Chair: HEIKKI PELTOLA, Finland
Hall A
12.00-12.30 Fellowship Award
Young Investigator Award
Best Oral and Posters Awards
Hall A
12.30-13.30 Lunch Break / Visit Exhibition  
12.30-13.30 Research Lunch 3 (for ESPID members only)
Pneumonia Research Workshop
Coordinator: ADAM FINN, UK
Hall E Research Lunch 4 (for ESPID members only)
Invasive Fungal Research Workshop
Coordinator: EMMANUEL ROILIDES, Greece
Hall F
13.30-15.00 ESPID Special Symposium 5 (in Honour of Timo Vesikari):
Global Aspects of Control and Elimination of Viral Diseases in Childhood by Vaccination
Chair: FRANCIS E. ANDRE, Belgium
Co-Chair: TAPANI HOVI, Finland
Hall A
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break / Visit Exhibition / Poster Viewing  
15.30-17.00 ESPID Special Symposium 5 (cont):
Global Aspects of Control and Elimination of Viral Diseases in Childhood by Vaccination
Hall A
20:00-22:00 Gala Dinner (Reservation Fee)  
 

Saturday, May 29, 2004

09:30-18:30
ESPID Post-Meeting Activity
Optional Tour
 

 

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