28th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Hotel Nordica Hilton, Reykjavik, Iceland

Aug 18th-21th 2011

 

Wednesday 17.08.2011

Arrival

Pre-conference symposium in the afternoon is a possibility

 

Thursday 18.8.2011

08:30-13:00 SSAC Board meeting

 

14:00-17:00 Minicourse: Community acquired pneumonia – diagnostic and treatment challenges

Diagnostics - Magnus Lindh, Dept of Clinical Virology Göteborg, SE

Epidemiology – global vs Nordic – Karl G. Kristinsson, IS

Treatment – guidelines – global vs. Nordic: Már Kristjánsson, IS

Novel treatment approaches – lessons from basic science: Gudmundur Hrafn Gudmundsson, IS

Animal models of pneumonia – Helga Erlendsdottir, IS

18:00-22:00 Trip to Blue Lagoon, light dinner with or without bath

 

Friday 19.08.2011

08:00-10:00 Sponsored symposium 1. Automation in clinical microbiology – for whom and how?

Recent developments and new options for laboratories of all sizes – speaker TBA

Pros and cons of automated methods –Päivi Tissari, FI

Pros and cons of sequencing and mass-spectrometry – Fredrik Muller, Uni. of Oslo, NO

Experience from an automated laboratory in a Nordic country – speaker TBA

Sponsored by BD Diagnostics

10:00-10:30 Coffee

 

10:30-12:00 Sponsored symposium. HIV: Recent advances

Epidemiology of HIV in the Nordic countries. Where are we heading? Anders Sönneborg, SE

New antiviral agents and antiviral strategies for HIV – Jens Lundgren, DK

HIV and aging – Peter Reiss, The Netherlands

Review of the current guidelines – Bryndís Sigurdardóttir, IS

Sponsored by Gilead

12:00-13:45 Lunch, poster viewing, exhibits and/or trip to Laugardalslaug swimming pool

13:45-13:50 Opening ceremony

 

13:50-15:30 Symposium 3 - Pneumococcal vaccines

Current practices in the Nordic countries – Thorolfur Gudnason, IS

Vaccine escape – Angela Bruggeman, UK

Serogroup replacement following vaccination with the 7-valent vaccine– Helena Käyhty, FI

Protein based vaccines – Ingileif Jónsdóttir or Sigurveig Sigurdardóttir, IS

Controversial issues in pneumococcal vaccine policies. Terhi Kilpi, FI

15:30-16:00 Coffee and light refreshments

 

16:00-16:45 Honorary lecture

 

16:45-18:15 Symposium 4. Antibiotics, resistance and the environment

Where are the antimicrobials used and where do they go? - speaker TBA

Antibiotics in urban and rural environments, a driver of resistance. Gunnar Karlsson, SE

Resistance elements and resistance transfer in the environment. speaker TBA

Transfer of resistance to humans from the environment, animal feed and animals. - Henning Sørum, Univ. of Oslo, NO or Björn Olsen, Uppsala University, SE

Panel discussion

19:00-21:00 Welcome reception (Sjóminjasafnið)

 

Saturday 20.08.2011

08:30-10:00 Symposium 5 – Infection control in hospitals in the Nordic countries

MRSA. The SSAC MRSA working group: Results, current status and a possible template for Nordic collaboration in infection control? – Robert Skov, DK

MDR GNR: Epidemiology and molecular evolution in the Nordic countries- speaker TBA

MDR GNR: What works- Proven methods for preventing spread of MDR GNR in the hospital and community. A new SSAC task force? - Tinna Åhrén Dept of clinical bacteriology and Hospital infection control Göteborg, SE

10:00-10:30 Coffee and poster viewing

 

10:30-12:30 Symposium 6 – Genetics and infectious diseases – host and host-microbe interaction

Gut microbiome: Lars Engstrand, SE

Host genetics in infectious diseases: Ingileif/Kári Stefánsson, IS

Gut microbiome studies and resistance – Morten Sommer, DK

Paleomicrobiology: Didier Raoult, FR

Other suggestions for topics/speakers: Lynköping group, Trine Mogensen, DK

12:30-13:30 Lunch, poster and exhibits

13:30-15:10 Invited young scientists

15:10-16:00 Free papers

16:00-16:30 Coffee, tea and light refreshments

16:30-18:00 Interactive session - Challenging cases in CM and ID

Leo: Sponsor for voting system

18:00-18:10 Poster awards

20:00-24:00 Conference dinner at Hilton hotel

 

Sunday 21.08.2011

08:30-09:30 General assembly

 

09:30-10:30 Symposium 7 – Tuberculosis: Battle against an old foe

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Thorsteinn Blöndal, IS

Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis:– speaker TBA

Potential sponsor: Checkpoint? Bio Merieux?

10:30-10:45 Coffee

 

10:45-12:10 Symposium 8 – Emerging infections.

TBE in the Nordic countries – Lars Lindqvist, SE

Viral hemorrhagic fever – Per Follin, Dept. of ID Control, Västra Götaland, SE

Other potential TBE talk: Olli Vapalahti, FI

12:10-12:20 Closing remarks and adjourn