(Updated 31 August 2021)
NSCMID 2021 | 3-6 September 2021 | Turku, Finland
Programme
Final programme
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Times are local Finnish time, time zone Eastern European Summer Time EEST (UTC+3)
Times are local Finnish time, time zone Eastern European Summer Time EEST (UTC+3)
Please note that the programme is subject to changes.
| FRIDAY 3 SEPTEMBER | |
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| 10:00 | Registration opens |
| 11:00-11:10 | Opening |
| SESSION 1. COVID-19 immunity (11:10 – 12:40) Chairs: Tytti Vuorinen & Asko Järvinen |
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| 11:10-11:40 | COVID-19 infection and vaccine-induced humoral immunity Ilkka Julkunen, Finland |
| 11:40-12:10 | T cell immunity after COVID-19 vaccination and natural infection Marcus Buggert, Sweden |
| 12:10-12:40 | Global aspects of COVID-19 vaccination Hanna Nohynek, Finland |
| 12:40-13:40 | Lunch |
| SESSION 2. Surgical infections (13:40 – 15:10) Chair: Harri Marttila & Asgeir Haraldsson |
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| 13:40-14:10 | Acute appendicitis – challenging the century-old treatment paradigm of appendectomy for all Paulina Salminen, Finland |
| 14:10-14:40 | Surgical infections, diverticulitis: benefits of antibiotics? Abbas Chabok, Sweden |
| 14:40-15:10 | Prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty: an increasing trend? Keijo Mäkelä, Finland |
| 15:10-15:40 | Coffee/tea/exhibition/posters |
| SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM: GSK Chairs: Jaana Vuopio & Juhana Idänpään-Heikkilä |
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| 15:40-16:25 | Introduction to life course immunization and adult vaccinations Suvi Heinonen, Finland |
| Introduction to herpes zoster Lars Rombo, Sweden |
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| Panel discussion Lars Rombo, Sweden, Jarmo Oksi, Finland and Mika Rämet, Finland |
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| 16:25-16:50 | Modern HIV treatment evolution & Real-World Evidence Eva Fernvik, Sweden |
| 16:50-17:10 | First experiences with long-acting injectable CAB+RPV – patient case Jussi Sutinen, Finland |
| Honorary lecture Chair: Jaana Vuopio |
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| 17:20-18:00 | Viruses are hotter than ever Terho Heikkinen, Finland |
| 18:00-19:30 | Welcome reception (at Logomo) |
Times are local Finnish time, time zone Eastern European Summer Time EEST (UTC+3)
Please note that the programme is subject to changes.
| SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER | |
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| 8:30 | Registration opens |
| SESSION 3. Antimicrobial resistance: here, there, and everywhere (9:00 – 10:00) Chairs: Jaana Vuopio & Andreas Matussek |
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| 9:00-9:30 | Global aspects of AMR Robert Skov, Denmark |
| 9:30-10:00 | How about the North? Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Norway |
| SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM: PFIZER Chairs: Robert Skov & Veli-Jukka Anttila |
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| 10:00-10:30 | Antimicrobial resistance during COVID, what have we learnt Anders Nystedt, Sweden |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee/tea/exhibition/posters |
| SESSION 4. Pediatric infections (11:00 – 12:30) Chairs: Terho Heikkinen & Nina Staerke |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Antibiotics in childhood: for better or worse? Asgeir Haraldsson, Iceland |
| 11:30-12:00 | Neonatal infections for non-neonatologists Anne Karin Brigtsen, Norway |
| 12:00-12:30 | Cytomegalovirus infections in neonates Harri Saxén, Finland |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| SESSION 5. Bacterial screening for prevention of infection (13:30 – 14:30) Chairs: Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava & Arnfinn Sundsfjord |
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| 13:30-14:00 | Screening practices should follow local epidemiology, case VRE Barbara Holzknecht, Denmark |
| 14:00-14:30 | Prevention of early-onset neonatal GBS infection in the Nordic countries Verna Björklund, Finland |
| SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM: ADVANZ PHARMA Chair: Harri Marttila |
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| 14:30-15:00 | Antibiotic Management of Staphylococcus sp.-causing skin infection in diabetic patients Eric Senneville, France |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee/tea/exhibition/posters |
| SESSION 6. Novel technologies and therapies for infectious diseases (15:30 – 17:00) Chairs: Ville Peltola & Lena Ros Asmunsdottir |
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| 15:30-16:00 | New vaccine technologies against infections Mika Rämet, Finland |
| 16:00-16:30 | Novel antimicrobials for multidrug resistant gram-negative rods Christian Giske, Sweden |
| 16:30-17:00 | Monoclonal antibodies in infectious diseases Magnús Gottfreðsson, Iceland |
| 18:30 | Congress Dinner (at Radisson Blu Marina Palace) |
Times are local Finnish time, time zone Eastern European Summer Time EEST (UTC+3)
Please note that the programme is subject to changes.
| SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER | |
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| 9:00-9:30 | General Assembly NSCMID (Please note: General Assembly is not live streamed or recorded) |
| SESSION 7. Human microbiome and health (9:30 – 11:00) Chairs: Antti Hakanen & Anders Johansson |
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| 9:30-10:00 | Microbes and health Pentti Huovinen, Finland |
| 10:00-10:30 | Fecal microbiota transplantation, what else than Clostridioides difficile? Perttu Arkkila, Finland |
| 10:30-11:00 | Clinical microbiome diagnostics – current status Adrian Egli, Switzerland |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee/tea/exhibition/posters |
| SESSION 8. Travelers and vaccines (11:30 – 12:30) Chairs: Jarmo Oksi & Björn Blomberg |
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| 11:30-12:00 | Who benefits from the meningococcal vaccines? Dominique Andree Yvette Caugant, Norway |
| 12:00-12:30 | A randomized double-blinded clinical trial on an oral ETEC vaccine among Finnish travellers to West-Africa Anu Kantele, Finland |
| SPONSORED NON-PROMOTIONAL SYMPOSIUM: GILEAD Chairs: Jarmo Oksi & Juha Vuorte |
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| 12:30-13:00 | Update on HIV & Women of Childbearing Age Inka Aho, Finland |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| SESSION 9. Pneumococcus – an evergreen pathogen (14:00 – 15:30) Chairs: Jaana Vuopio & Jan Afset |
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| 14:00-14:30 | From carriage to disease Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Sweden |
| 14:30-15:00 | Vaccination, herd immunity and replacement Arto Palmu, Finland |
| 15:00-15:30 | Invasive pneumococcus disease at a shipyard Lotta Siira, Finland |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee/tea/exhibition/posters |
| SESSION 10. Young invited scientists (one speaker from each Nordic country) (16:00 – 17:15) Chairs: Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela & Hans Linde Nielsen |
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| 16:00-16:15 | Conditions behind the presumed Lyme borreliosis Elisa Kortela, Finland |
| 16:15-16:30 | Acetylsalicylic acid use associated with improved survival following invasive pneumococcal pneumonia Kristján Godsk Rögnvaldsson, Iceland |
| 16:30-16:45 | Social network analysis of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in a general youth population Dina Stensen, Norway |
| 16:45-17:00 | Risk of neurological and psychiatric disorders and use of psychiatric medicine in patients with European Lyme neuroborreliosis Malte Mose Tetens, Denmark |
| 17:00-17:15 | Automated surveillance of sepsis using electronic healthcare data John Karlsson Valik, Sweden |
Times are local Finnish time, time zone Eastern European Summer Time EEST (UTC+3)
Please note that the programme is subject to changes.
| MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER | |
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| SESSION 11. Preparedness and future pandemics – lessons learned from COVID-19 (9:00 – 10:00) Chairs: Pentti Huovinen & Magnus Gottfreðsson |
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| 9:00-9:30 | COVID-19 – challenges of translating evidence into public health actions Pasi Penttinen, Sweden |
| 9:30-10:00 | Insights from Finland Asko Järvinen, Finland |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee/tea/exhibition/posters |
| SESSION 12. Two years in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology in a Nordic perspective (10:30 – 12:00) Chairs: Eeva Feuth & Tytti Vuorinen |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Two years in microbiology Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Finland |
| 11:00-11:30 | Two years in infectious diseases Henrik Nielsen, Denmark |
| 11:30-12:00 | Two years in infection control Anders Johansson, Sweden |
| 12:00-12:20 | Closing remarks and welcome to NSCMID 2022 |
| 12:30 | Take-away lunch |
Times are local Finnish time, time zone Eastern European Summer Time EEST (UTC+3)
Please note that the programme is subject to changes.