1-4 March 2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
In collaboration with the XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI, the Infectious Diseases Society of Argentina), this meeting will encompass all of the fields of infectious diseases with particular attention being paid to the major challenges of the region including Zika, dengue and other related viral infections, AIDS, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and enteric and parasitic infections, with a program of both regional and international expertise.
DNDi is a co-operating organization of the event. DNDi members will take part in the opening ceremony and in symposia.
En colaboración con el XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI), este encuentro abarcará todos los campos de las enfermedades infecciosas, prestando especial atención a los principales desafíos de la región, incluidos el zika y el dengue y otras infecciones virales relacionadas, SIDA, tuberculosis, neumonía e infecciones entéricas y parasitarias, con un programa de expertos regionales e internacionales.
DNDi es una organización que coopera con el evento. Los miembros de DNDi participarán en la ceremonia de apertura y en los simposios.
Más información en inglés:
Opening Ceremony
Date: Thursday, 1 March 2018
Time: 18:30 – 20:00
Long-Term Zika Complications
Vanessa Van der Linden Mota, Association for Assistance of Disabled Children, Brazil |
Advances and Challenges in the Treatment of Chagas Disease – a Global Perspective
Sergio Sosa-Estani, Head of Chagas, DNDi Latin America, Argentina |
Enteric Infections in Under Resourced Countries – From Research to Clinical Practice
Gagandeep Kang, Executive Director, Translational Health Science & Technology, India |
The Human Microbiome
David Relman, Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor in Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, USA |
Emerging Infectious Diseases – The Next Pandemic
George Fu Gao, Professor and Director in CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Parallel Symposium
New Outbreaks of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Management
In collaboration with DNDi
Date: Friday, 2 March 2018
Time: 17:00 – 18:00
Venue: Libertador A
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreaks and Management
Oscar Salomón, Director, National Institute of Tropical Medicine, Argentina |
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Treatment Needs and Combination Therapies
Byron Arana, Head of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, DNDi, Switzerland |
Parallel Symposium
Alternative Strategies to Deliver Affordable Treatment for Hepatitis C Patients
In collaboration with DNDi
Date: Saturday, 3 March 2018
Time: 15:15 – 16:45
Venue: Libertador B
HCV- Global Challenges
Marcelo Silva, Head of Hepatology and Liver Transplant Unit, Austral University Hospital, Argentina |
Affordable Treatment Approaches: Results of a Phase III Trial of a Sofosbuvir + Ravidasvir Combination
Isabelle Andrieux-Meyer, Paediatric HIV/HCV Team Leader, DNDi, Switzerland |
Addressing IP Barriers To The Elimination of HCV As A Public Health Problem in Latin America
Francisco Viegas Neves da Silva, Regional Policy Advocacy Consultant, DNDi Latin America, Brazil
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