Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) International Symposium and Workshop


 

Program at a Glance

Preliminary Program*

MONDAY 12 APRIL 2010
TIME
SESSION
SPEAKERS
0730 - 0900
Registration
0900 - 1030
Welcome and Announcements
Wilna Vosloo
Official Opening
Minister Joe Helper
OIE introduction
Gideon Bruckner
Keynote
Juan Lubroth
10:30 - 11.00 Plenary 1: Epidemiology and surveillance
Jef Hammond
11:00 - 11:30
Morning Tea
11:30 - 11:45
Overview of FMD worldwide
Ronello Abila
11:45 - 12:00
FMD - the Australian Beef Industry Perspective
Peter Milne
12:00 - 13:00 Modelling and other epidemiological technologies for preparedness and response
1300 - 1415
Lunch / 5 min Poster Oral Presentation - Plenary Hall
1415 - 1530
Modelling and other epidemiological techniques for preparedness and response
1530 - 1600
Afternoon Tea
16:00 - 16:40 Plenary 2 - Understanding viruses and host interactions
Bryan Charleston / Luis Rodriguez
16:40 - 17:10
Pathogenesis in various susceptible species
 
17:10 - 17:40
Plenary Discussion / Day 1 Close (Announcement)
Roger Paskin (Chair)
18:00 - 19:00
MLA's Welcome Reception at FMD 2010

TUESDAY 13 APRIL 2010
09:00 - 09:15 FMD - the Australian Dairy Industry Perspective
Wes Judd
09:15 - 09:45

Plenary 3 - Diagnostics - advances and applications
Wilna Vosloo
0900 - 1030
Field based, rapid diagnostics
1030 - 1100
Morning Tea
11:00 - 11:30
Novel detection technologies and platforms
11:30 - 12:00 Plenary 4: Vaccines and their applications
Victor Saraiva
12:00 - 13:00 Improving vaccine responses and vaccine of the future  
1300 - 1415
Lunch / 5 min Poster Oral Presentation - Plenary Hall
1415 - 1530 FMD - the Australian Pig Industry Perspective
Kathleen Plowman
14:30 - 15:30
Improving vaccine responses and vaccines of the future
1530 - 1600
Afternoon Tea
1600 - 1730
Vaccine and DIVA strategies
17:00 - 17:30
Plenary Discussion / Annoucement
Martyn Jeggo (Chair)
19:00 - 23:00
Symposium Dinner

WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 2010
09:00 - 17:30

Workshop - Interactive simulation exercises
Symposium and Workshop Close


THURSDAY 15 APRIL 2010
09:00 - 17:30
AAHL tour and scientific program or DPI Victoria tour


Martyn Jeggo / Hugh Millar

  * Please note that this program is preliminary and subject to change.

A Symposium Program, based on the themes and sub-themes below, is currently being developed by the Scientific Committee:

Epidemiology and surveillance

    • Overview of FMD Worldwide
    • Modelling and other epidemiological technologies for preparation and response

Understanding virus / host interaction

    • Pathogenesis and carrier states
    • FMD in small ruminants and other species

Diagnostics – advances and applications

    • Laboratory diagnosis and quality assurance
    • Field based (penside) and rapid diagnostics
    • High throughput detection technologies and platforms

Vaccines and their applications

      • Improving vaccine responses and vaccines of the future
      • Vaccination strategies, DIVA and vaccine banks