Welcome to the ISPPD 2022 Meeting Calendar

During this session we plan to discuss 3 main themes, namely:
1. Understand how public health agencies have been adopting pathogen genomics to improve outbreak, surveillance and research efforts;
2. Identify the value and challenges of incorporating next-generation sequencing into sample processing;
3. Discuss quality management and steps towards accreditation when using genomic data;
At the end of the session, attendees should be able to go away with ideas to set-up or improve their current systems. They should also have established some contacts/networks for onging assistance or collaboration (if needed).

Please note: All MTE sessions are designed to encourage active learning and to concentrate on close interaction between audience and speakers. The MTE session organisers have provided at least 15 minutes for active discussions in their agenda.

The discussion will cover topics such as:
(1) Drivers of health disparities in Indigenous communities;
(2) Engaging Indigenous communities in research activities;
(3) Data collection for clinical and epidemiologic research and data sovereignty in Indigenous communities.

Please note: All MTE sessions are designed to encourage active learning and to concentrate on close interaction between audience and speakers. The MTE session organisers have provided at least 15 minutes for active discussions in their agenda.

In this session we will try to address the question of why S. pneumoniae is a common bacterial pathogen whereas its closest relative S. mitis only rarely causes serious infections, with an emphasis on the role of the capsule.
(1) Describe what we know of the only recently acknowledged capsular serotype overlap between pneumococci and related species in contemporary carriage surveys; discuss potential impact on pneumococcal epidemiology and vaccinology.
(2) Describe and discuss the comparative phenotypes of S. mitis and S. pneumoniae strains expressing capsules of the same serotype.
(3) Further discussion of S. mitis and S. pneumoniae phenotypes relevant for virulence related to genotypic differences.

Please note: All MTE sessions are designed to encourage active learning and to concentrate on close interaction between audience and speakers. The MTE session organisers have provided at least 15 minutes for active discussions in their agenda.

Please note: Each presentation is followed by about 3 minutes of Q&A. The audience is encouraged to send questions to the speakers from the beginning of their presentations. Q&A time is included in each speaker’s presentation duration, accounting for at least 25% active learning for the maximum registrants anticipated.

Please note: Each presentation is followed by about 3 minutes of Q&A. The audience is encouraged to send questions to the speakers from the beginning of their presentations. Q&A time is included in each speaker’s presentation duration, accounting for at least 25% active learning for the maximum registrants anticipated.

Please note: Each presentation is followed by about 3 minutes of Q&A. The audience is encouraged to send questions to the speakers from the beginning of their presentations. Q&A time is included in each speaker’s presentation duration, accounting for at least 25% active learning for the maximum registrants anticipated.

Please note: Each presentation is followed by about 3 minutes of Q&A. The audience is encouraged to send questions to the speakers from the beginning of their presentations. Q&A time is included in each speaker’s presentation duration, accounting for at least 25% active learning for the maximum registrants anticipated.