International Conference. Vaccinology in the Tropics

Vaccinology in the Tropics. Postcard

Second International Conference, Panama

TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA- INGLÉS, ESPAÑOL

Dates of Conference:        March 15-17, 2012

Course Directors:

• Xavier Saez-Llorens, Pediatrics Infectious Disease, Panama
• Ricardo Izurieta, Tropical Medicine, Florida
• Arlene Calvo, Public Health Research, Panama

Further Information

Email:                                            Vaccinology.Tropics@gmail.com
Telephone:                                  (507) 317-1822
Register Online:                        https://cmetracker.net/USF/selectEvents?  Select “March 2012” (Start Month)
Registration in Panama:         goo.gl/UHUsX
Download the program:          http://goo.gl/Hkxr9

Thursday March 15, 2012:

• 19:00 (7:00PM) –      Opening Reception/Cocktail- Conference Kickoff
  Keynote Speaker- Inaugural Address
  Why Panama? – Xavier Sáez-Llorens
  Panamanian National Folkloric Dance

Local authorities:

• President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli
• Minister of Health, Dr. Franklin Vergara
• Director General, Caja de Seguro Social, Ing. Guillermo Sáez-Llorens
• National Secretary of Science and Technology, Dr. Ruben Berrocal
• Director Gorgas Memorial Institute, Dr. Néstor Sosa
• Director National Institute of Scientific Research and Advanced Technologies (INDICASAT), Dr. S. Rao

Distinguished Guests:

• USF HEALTH Vice-President and Dean School of Medicine, Dr. Stephen Klasko
• USF Dean of College of Public Health, Dr. Donna Petersen
• Coordinator of the Panamanian National Immunization Program, Itzel de Hewitt, RN
• Director of the Regional Section on Health, Nutrition and Water for UNICEF, Dr. Enrique Paz

The conference will also serve as a venue for the historical encounter of the U.S. Alabama-based and Panama-based Gorgas Memorial Institutes (GMI). Since the turnover of the GMI from the US to the Panamanian government in 1990, an international meeting of this significance has yet to occur. During the conference, a satellite symposium that highlights the Gorgas historical vaccine research (malaria, dengue, yellow fever) and current vaccine research (pandemic influenza). The legacy of the GMI in vaccine research and training will be presented and discussed.

• Gorgas Memorial Institutes: Two Research Institutions Make History Facilitator: Ricardo Izurieta, MD, Latin American Liaison, Gorgas Memorial Institute

• Historical Perspective of the Gorgas Memorial Institute.

i.     Speaker: Néstor Sosa, General Director, Gorgas Memorial Institute, Panama.

• Contributing Researchers through Time

ii.     Speaker: Jorge Motta, Previous General Director, Gorgas Memorial Institute, Panama.

• Where do We Go from Here? Future Steps for Research Development and Collaboration.

iii.     Speaker: David Freedman, President, US, Gorgas Memorial Institute at the University of Alabama.

FRIDAY MARCH 16, 2012:
INTRODUCTION TO VACCINOLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL TRENDS

Morning Session

Afternoon Session

SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2012:
DISEASE SPECIFIC VACCINE INNOVATIONS

Morning Session

Afternoon Session

Call for Abstracts

2^nd International Conference on Vaccinology in the Tropics:
Vaccines in a Globalized World.

Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort, Panama

Abstract Submission Deadline:January 31, 2012

Response Date: February 15, 2012

Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese

The Scientific and Advisory Committee invites you to submit an Abstract to the 2^nd International Conference Vaccinology in the Tropics: Vaccines in a Globalized World, which will be held in Panama City, Republic of Panama, March 15-17, 2012.

The 2^ndInternational Conference Vaccinology in the Tropics is one of the most important meetings that take place in Latin America on Vaccine Research and Development, organized by the University of South Florida. Partners in the conference include the Gorgas Memorial Institute, United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF),the City of Knowledge, the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of Panama, the Center for Development of Advanced Projects of Argentina (CEDEPAP), and the USF Health and Education International Foundation. Representatives from nearly 30 countries provide a unique global networking and educational opportunity.

This year’s program will once again attract physicians (infectious disease, general practitioners, pediatricians, gynecologists, internists, family doctors, etc.), clinical microbiologists, researchers, pharmacists, trainees, nurses, and other health care professionals and graduate students from around the globe. The conference faculty is composed of international experts that will discuss updated epidemiological data, vaccine research and development and future trends on infectious and chronic diseases. Topics include, but are not limited to: dengue fever, malaria, HPV and other STIs, influenza, pneumococcal diseases, national and international immunization programs, myths associated with vaccination, travel medicine vaccines, meningococcal diseases, leishmaniasis, etc.

Instructions. You are invited to submit a 250 word, or less, abstract on any of the following vaccine-related topics:

1. Disease specific vaccines (transmissible or non-transmissible)
2. Vaccine research and development
3. Vaccination programs or innovative processes
4. Public Health and Outreach
5. Special and vulnerable populations and innovations in vaccination

The abstracts can be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Abstracts should include Learning Objectives. The poster sessions and exhibits will remain open through the inaugural ceremony and during the course of the conference. Schedules for authors to participate in poster sessions will not conflict with lectures.

Please send all abstract submissions to:  Vaccinology.Tropics@gmail.com

Abstract Deadline: January 31, 2012