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Pneumococcal disease prevention: Addressing unmet needs across the lifespan

28 February 2024

Stand-alone
Scientific Symposium

sponsored by MSD

CHAIR

Ulrike Buchwald
Scientific Associate Vice President, Global Clinical Research and Pneumococcal Vaccine Section Head at Merck.

SPEAKERS

Rotem Lapidot
Acting Chief of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division at Rambam Healthcare Campus in Haifa, Israel, and Senior Research Manager in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Boston University Medical Center, USA.
Dan Weinberger
Associate Professor of Epidemiology Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Mario Ramirez
Associate Professor of Microbiology at the Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade de Lisboa Head of the Molecular Microbiology and Infection laboratory of the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Lisbon, Portugal.
Shelly McNeil
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

AGENDA

The webcast will be transmitted Live on:
WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
15:00 - 17:00 CET (UTC +1)
15:00 - 15:10
(10 minutes)
Welcome and introductions
Ulrike Buchwald
15:10 – 15:30
(20 minutes)
Public health impact of pediatric pneumococcal vaccination programs
Rotem Lapidot
15:30 – 15:50
(20 minutes)
Examining the indirect effects of pediatric pneumococcal vaccination
Dan Weinberger
15:50 – 16:10
(20 minutes)
Trends in pneumococcal epidemiology observed in children and adults following the implementation of pediatric immunization program
Mário Ramirez
16:10 – 16:30
(20 minutes)
Adult pneumococcal disease prevention: Addressing current progress and unmet needs
Shelly McNeil
16:30 – 16:50
(20 minutes)
Q&A
(visible during Live only)
Ulrike Buchwald
Rotem Lapidot
Dan Weinberger
Mário Ramirez
Shelly McNeil
16:50 – 17:00
(10 minutes)
Closing remarks
Ulrike Buchwald
Agenda may be subject to change pending speaker confirmation
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Leonardo Da Vinci
10:05 - 10:20
Session 1
Michelangelo Di Lodovico
10:20 - 10:40
Session 2
Raffaello Sanzio
10:40 - 10:55
Q&A (visible during live only)
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo Di Lodovico
Raffaello Sanzio
10:55 - 11:00
Closing Remarks and Summary
Leonardo Da Vinci
The webcast will be available on demand
(for eligible countries only) on:
WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
FROM 21:00 CET (UTC +1) UP TO 72 HOURS
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