2nd International Symposium on Streptococcus agalactiae Disease (ISSAD)
Wednesday 3 November 2021 – Friday 5 November 2021
Time Zone UK (GMT)
GBS Full Value of Vaccines Assessment “Time to Act”
Launch of WHO Report and papers, linked to Meningitis Roadmap
Wednesday 3 November 2021 – 13:00 – 13:30 (GMT): Registration and Welcome online.
This event will be live-streamed here: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/11/03/default-calendar/issad-global-conference-on-group-b-strep
Thursday 4 & 5 November 2021
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Time Zone London, UK (GMT)
Morning | Afternoon | |||||||
09:00 – 10:30 | 11:00 – 12:30 | Lunch | 13:30 – 15:00 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ||||
Day 1 | Wed 3 Nov | n/a | n/a | n/a | Plenary Session: Welcome – Launch of GBS Value Case report results with linked papers – WHO Webstream | Plenary Session: Implications of the evidence – WHO Webstream | |||
Day 2 | Thu 4 Nov | Parallel Session: Epidemiology Now + Next – Auditorium Laboratory Now + Next – Break Out A Parent Power – Break Out B | Plenary Session: Bench to Bedside: Time to Act – Auditorium | Poster Session | Parallel Session: Immunity and Seroepidemiology Now + Next – Auditorium From Development to Implementation – Break Out A Economics Now + Next – Break Out B | Plenary Session: Parents, plus Next Generation Research Parent Panel Young ISSAD ‘Carol Baker Honorary Lecture’ with Prof. Shabir Madhi – Auditorium | |||
Day 3 | Fri 5 Nov | Networking: Meet the Experts, Young ISSAD Mixer – Lounge | Parallel Session: Vaccines Now + Next – Auditorium ‘Hot Topics’ From the Labs – Break Out A ‘Hot Topics’ Real-World Implications – Break Out B | Poster Session | Plenary Session: Group B Strep: what now and what next by 2023? – Auditorium | Add-on session (Gates Foundation): Data – a gamechanger for maternal immunization uptake and coverage – Auditorium Networking: Meet the Experts Open for your opportunities – Lounge |
Plenary and Parallel Track Themes: