IMED 2021: International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance

IMED 2021: International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance is organized by International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) and will be held from Nov 04 - 06, 2021.

Who will be there?
All are welcome! Attendees join us from many professional circles, including:
Health Information Technology, Informatics, Public Health Surveillance Coordinators, Epidemic Intelligence Analysts, Data Scientists, Strategic Information Staff, Public Health Laboratorians, Public Health and Medical Epidemiologists, Nurses, Physicians, Veterinarians, Research Scientists, Microbiologists, Virologists, Toxicologists, Emergency Preparedness Professionals, Emerging and Reemerging Diseases Specialists, Environmentalists, Policy Makers, Biosecurity Professionals, Non-governmental and Governmental Organizations, Community Healthcare Workers, Ministry of Health Workers, Public Health Specialists, and other One Health professionals.

Description:
Emerging infectious diseases are, more than ever, at the center of the world’s attention. Join a diverse group of colleagues from around the world as they present new knowledge and breakthroughs about how to discover, detect, understand, prevent and respond to outbreaks of emerging disease threats.

Planned session topics include:
• One Health challenges in the Infectious Diseases Community
• Emerging infectious diseases in humans and animals and the “One Health” concept
• Methods and models of disease surveillance, detection, and prediction
• COVID-19 updates and lessons learned
• COVID-19 Vaccine Development Round Table
• Emerging zoonoses and animal health threats
• Biosecurity and agents of bioterrorism and biological warfare
• Infections related to travel and migration of humans and animals
• Advanced diagnostic technologies for emerging infectious diseases
• Foodborne and waterborne pathogens
• Specific disease threats: Pandemic Avian, and Swine Influenza; Ebola, Yellow Fever, Lassa, and other Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, Anthrax, plague; healthcare-associated Infections; Coronaviruses: SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2; Pandemic impact on HIV/TB, vaccination programs, and antimicrobial resistance.
• Vaccines and therapeutics for emerging diseases
• Social, political, and economic factors in disease emergence
• Epidemic/Pandemic preparedness and response
• Neglected emerging threats: Snake bites, rabies, marine toxins, and fungal pathogens
• Submitted abstracts (oral and poster)

Note: * Planned topics are subject to change!

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.