Tentative Programme
KEY:
Plenary
Symposium
Proffered Papers
Satellite Symposium
Poster
Sunday, 1 December 2002
17:00
OP01
Opening Ceremony
Grand Ballroom 2
18:00
Monday, 2 December 2002
09:00
PL01
'Microbial consequences of environmental and social change'
Grand Ballroom 2
P01
Mycology
Grand Ballroom 1
P02
Paediatric Infections
Grand Ballroom 1
P03
STD, Urinary Tract and OB GYN Infections
Grand Ballroom 1
P04
In-Vitro Antibacterial Susceptibility Studies and Drug Combination Interactions
Grand Ballroom 1
P05
New Antimicrobial Agents
Grand Ballroom 1
P06
Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics
Grand Ballroom 1
P07
Therapy in Animal Models and Pathogenesis
Grand Ballroom 1
P08
Antibacterial Clinical Trials
Grand Ballroom 1
P09
Miscellaneous
Grand Ballroom 1
10:00
10:30
SY01
Clinical relevance of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Grand Ballroom 2
SY02
TSE and vCJD
Plaza Ballroom Central
SY03
Information technology and infectious diseases
Plaza Ballroom East
SY04
Mycology update I
Plaza Ballroom West
12:00
SS01
Pfizer Satellite Symposium
Grand Ballroom 2
14:00
SY05
Resistance - A major problem for the Western Pacific
Grand Ballroom 2
SY06
Role of the clinical laboratory in infection control
Plaza Ballroom East
SY07
Group A streptococcus
Plaza Ballroom West
PP1
Mycology
Plaza Ballroom Central
15:30
16:00
SY08
Antimicrobial pharmacodynamics - the science of dosing
Grand Ballroom 2
SY09
Infections in pregnancy - preventing vertical transmission
Plaza Ballroom Central
SY10
Nosocomial infections
Plaza Ballroom East
SY11
Mycology update II
Plaza Ballroom West
17:00
17:30
Tuesday, 3 December 2002
09:00
PL02
'Why are bacteria becoming resistant'
Grand Ballroom 2
P10
Parasitology
Grand Ballroom 1
P11
Virology
Grand Ballroom 1
P12
Adult and Paediatric Vaccine Studies
Grand Ballroom 1
P13
Tuberculosis
Grand Ballroom 1
P14
Adult Community-Acquired Infections
Grand Ballroom 1
10:00
10:30
SY12
Conjugate pneumococcal vaccines
Grand Ballroom 2
SY13
Antibiotic use in animals - implications for human health
Plaza Ballroom Central
SY14
Tuberculosis
Plaza Ballroom East
SY15
Issues complicating antiretroviral therapy for HIV
Plaza Ballroom West
12:00
SS02
Pharamcia Satellite Symposia
Plaza Ballroom West
14:00
SY16
Mechanisms and clinical significance of resistance in staphylococcus aureus
Grand Ballroom 2
SY17
Meningococcal infection
Plaza Ballroom East
SY18
Malaria
Plaza Ballroom West
PP2
Virology
Plaza Ballroom Central
15:30
16:00
SY19
MRSA
Grand Ballroom 2
SY20
Sexually transmitted diseases in the Western Pacific (Sponsored by Japanese Society of Chemotherapy)
Plaza Ballroom Central
SY21
Community Acquired Pneumonia and other Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (Sponsored by the Hong Kong Thoracic Society)
Plaza Ballroom East
SY22
Opportunistic infections and co-infections in HIV patients
Plaza Ballroom West
17:00
17:30
Wednesday, 4 December 2002
09:00
PL03
'Dengue: Past Experiences and Future Prospects'
Grand Ballroom 2
P15
Nosoconial and Surgical Infections and Clinical Epidemiology
Grand Ballroom 1
P16
Antibiotics: Mechanisms of Action, Resistance and Surveys
Grand Ballroom 1
P17
Laboratory Tests for Diagnosing Infection and Susceptibility Tests
Grand Ballroom 1
10:00
10:30
SY23
The ins and outs of antibiotic resistance
Grand Ballroom 2
SY24
Salmonella - forgotten but not gone
Plaza Ballroom East
SY25
Immunotherapy for chronic viral infections
Plaza Ballroom West
PP3
Infection Control
Plaza Ballroom Central
12:00
SS03
Merck & Co Symposium
Grand Ballroom 2
14:00
SY26
Resistance management programs - every country should have one
Grand Ballroom 2
SY27
Implant associated infection
Plaza Ballroom Central
SY28
Ethics and immunisation
Plaza Ballroom East
SY29
New antiviral agents
Plaza Ballroom West
15:30
16:00
SY30
Glycopeptide Resistance enterococci (GRE) - local aspects of a global problem
Grand Ballroom 2
SY31
Clostridial infections
Plaza Ballroom East
SY32
Influenza virus infections
Plaza Ballroom West
PP4
Miscellaneous
Plaza Ballroom Central
17:00
17:30
Thursday, 5 December 2002
09:00
PL04
'Advances in the Understanding of the Helicobacters'
Grand Ballroom 2
10:00
10:30
SY33
Is this true?
Grand Ballroom 2
SY34
Melioidosis
Plaza Ballroom East
SY35
Hepatitis B virus
Plaza Ballroom West
PP5
Antimicrobial Resistance
Plaza Ballroom Central
12:00