The Fourth TEPHINET Southeast Asia/Western Pacific Bi-Regional Scientific Conference

│Program at A Glance      │Scientific Program      │Outstanding Presentation Award

Monday, November 26, 2007

Schedule

12:00-18:00

Registration                                                                                                                                             (1^st Floor)

13:30-18:00

Workshops I :
“Outbreak Investigation of Avian Influenza”
Dr. Diane Gross
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
                                                                                                                                               (Room 106, 1^st Floor)

Workshop II :
“Using Epi Info in an Outbreak Investigation”
Dr. Juan M. Lopez
Chief, Applied Public Health Division (FETP and FMTP), National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
                                                                                                                                                (Room 107, 1^st Floor)

Workshop III :
“Natural Disaster: Lesson Learnt from Tsunami 2004, Thailand”
Dr. Lakkna Thaikruea
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
(Room 108, 1^st Floor)

Workshop IV :
“Molecular Laboratory Methods in Outbreak Investigations: Theory, Practice, Pitfalls”
Dr. Leonard F. Peruski
Chief, Laboratory Program, International Emerging Infections Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Thai Ministry of Public Health
                                                                                                                                                (Room 109, 1^st Floor)

18:30-20:30

Dinner                                                                                                                        (Fu Chuan Room, B1 Floor)

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Schedule
07:30-18:00	Registration (10^th Floor)
08:30-09:00	Opening Ceremony Opening addresses by: Dr. Steve Hsu-Sung Kuo, Director, Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan Dr. Tzay-Jinn Chen, Deputy Minister, Dept. of Health, Taiwan Dr. Jim Andersen, Executive Director, TEPHINET, INC (Auditorium, 10th Floor)
09:00-09:40	Plenary Session I : “Biosurveillance Systems: Evaluation Framework and Lessons Learned” Dr. Fu-Chiang Tsui Research Assistant Professor, Associate Director, RODS Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh
09:45-11:00	Oral Presentations 1 – Surveillance System I
11:00-11:15	Health Break (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
11:15-12:45	Oral Presentations 2 – Surveillance System II
12:45-14:00	Lunch & Poster Session with Authors - Day 1 Poster Session stars at 13:00 (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
14:00-14:40	Plenary Session II : “Coordination in an Outbreak: A Case of Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Kenya” Dr. Omar Ahmed Omar Provincial Medical Officer, Ministry of Health North-Eastern Province, Kenya
14:45-16:00	Oral Presentations 3 – Vector Borne Diseases
16:00-16:15	Health Break (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
16:15-17:45	Oral Presentations 4 – Waterborne Diseases
18:30-20:30	Welcome Banquet (International Reception Hall, 1^st Floor)

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Schedule
09:00-18:00	City Tour Visiting Spots: ‧ National Palace Museum ‧ Longshan Temple ‧ Taipei 101

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Schedule
08:20-09:50	Oral Presentations 5 – Vaccine Survey, Drug Use & Chronic Diseases
09:55-10:35	Plenary Session III : “Molecular Biomarkers for Infectious Diseases” Dr. Pei-Jer Chen Professor, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine National Taiwan University
10:35-10:50	Health Break (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
10:50-12:20	Oral Presentations 6 – Non Communicable Diseases
12:20-14:00	Lunch & Poster Session with Authors - Day 2 Poster Session stars at 13:00 (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
14:20-15:00	Plenary Session IV : “Application of GIS in Outbreak Investigation Involving Infectious Disease” Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki Professor, Division of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Niigata University
15:05-16:05	Oral Presentations 7 – Outbreak Investigations
16:05-16:20	Health Break (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
16:20-17:50	Oral Presentations 8 – Foodborne Diseases
18:30-21:00	International Night (The Grand Ball Room, 12^th Floor)

Friday, November 30, 2007

Schedule
08:20-09:50	Oral Presentations 9 – Respiratory Diseases & Tuberculosis
09:55-10:35	Plenary Session V : “The Next Influenza Pandemic: How Prepared are We?” Dr. Richard Coker Reader, Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
10:35-10:50	Health Break (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
10:50-11:50	Oral Presentations 10 – Influenza
11:50-14:00	Lunch & Poster Session with Authors - Day 3 Poster Session stars at 13:00 (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
14:00-15:00	Oral Presentations 11 – Zoonoses
15:05-15:50	Oral Presentations 12 – HIV/AIDS
15:50-16:10	Health Break (Chang Chin Room & Song Bo Room)
16:10-17:10	Plenary Session VI : “The Past, Present, and Future of the AIDS Pandemic in Asian and Pacific” Dr. James Chin Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley
17:15-18:00	Awards & Closing Ceremony
End of the Conference

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