Welcome to the ESPID 2021 Meeting Calendar
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Managing invasive meningococcal disease (IMD): The short-term impact and future preventive perspectives - Supported by Sanofi Pasteur
Session Description:
This sponsored session will focus on raising awareness of the impact of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and advances in preventive strategies. The distinguished faculty will provide expert perspectives on the acute phase of disease and key challenges in diagnosis and critical care as well as discuss the most important unmet needs which still need to be addressed to reduce the burden of disease in infants, children and adolescents.
This satellite symposium specifically intended for healthcare professionals (HCPs) is sponsored by Sanofi on the occasion of the 39th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, 24-29 May 2021. Individual medicinal products that may be referred to during this session may not be authorised/licensed or available in all countries. Content, where applicable, is based on the European Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC). Please consult prescribing information in your country of practice, current to the date of viewing this session, as information may vary from country-to-country.
THE CURRENT THREAT OF TICK-BORNE DISEASES IN CHILDREN - Supported by Pfizer
Session Description:
This symposium will provide an overview of the European-wide threat of tick-borne infectious diseases, from epidemiology to treatment, with a particular focus on tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme disease. The session will explore how these diseases differ between adults and children and why children are at particular risk, as well as discussing recent research developments.
Males Matter: Adolescent Vaccination and the Importance of Pediatricians in Preventing HPV Disease in Males - Supported by MSD
Session Description:
Please join us as we hear from a panel of experts on HPV infection and disease in males, vaccination to protect adolescent boys from HPV, effective ways pediatricians can talk with parents about HPV vaccination, and a parent’s perspective on vaccination during COVID.
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