Plenary: Group B Strep: what now and what next by 2023?

November 5, 2021 from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Speaker: Track 1: Conveners: Prof. Joy Lawn & Prof. Ziyaad Dangor, S1: Prof. Joy Lawn, S2: Prof. Ziyaad Dangor, S3: Dr. Proma Paul, S4: Dr. Hannah Blencowe, 13.30 pm - 14.00 pm, Panel of Tracks 1-8 TBC, 14.00 pm - 14.30 pm, Closing Comments: Convener: Prof. Joy Lawn & Prof. Beate Kampmann TBC, 14.30 pm - 15.00 pm

Epidemiology Now + Next – Convener & Chair: Prof. Joy Lawn & Prof. Ziyaad Dangor (30 mins) – 13.30 pm – 14.00 pm

S1: Prof. Joy Lawn (10 mins) – Talk: GBS burden: what are the biggest numbers and the biggest data gaps?
S2: Prof. Ziyaad Dangor (5 mins) – Talk: 1. GBS cases: what next for counting better?
S3: Dr Proma Paul (5 mins) – Talk: 2. GBS long-term outcomes including NDI: what next for counting better?
S4: Dr Hannah Blencowe (5 mins) – Talk: 3. GBS-associated preterm and GBS stillbirths: what next for counting better?
Voting and Conclusions: Prof. Ziyaad Dangor & Prof. Joy Lawn (10 mins)

Panel with Track Leads – Conveners, 14.00 pm – 14.30 pm

Closing Comment – Convener: Prof. Joy Lawn & Prof. Beate Kampmann – 14.30 pm – 15.00 pm