Scientific Program
*The Scientific Program is subject to change.
PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS
*Available to in-person registrants only. Opportunity to purchase during the registration process. Space is limited.
Developing the Role of the Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 12:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
CME Credits: 4.0
Lead Facilitators:
- What does Antimicrobial Stewardship look like Where You Are? Narratives on Pharmacist and Nurse Roles from Around the World – Esmita Charani (United Kingdom)
- The Role of Community Pharmacists in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Current Practices and Opportunities for Improvement – Oluchi Mbamalu (South Africa)
- Current Practice in Malaysia and How to Develop a Strategy for Greater Pharmacist Involvement in AMS – Petrik Periyasamy (Malaysia)
- Integrating Pharmacist Roles in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Uganda, Lessons of Success from Partnerships Established for Antimicrobial Stewardship – Winnie Nambatya (Uganda)
This participatory training workshop invites pharmacists and others within the Infectious Disease community interested in critical themes in infection management, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control (IPC), to consider the central role of pharmacists within infectious diseases, in successful stewardship programs and in responding to emerging infectious diseases. This workshop will cover state of the art evidence and real-world experience from around the globe on current practices, the development of senior roles, and the challenges and successes of multi-professional working, particularly in AMS.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will gain a global understanding of the changing dynamic of the role of the pharmacy profession in antimicrobial stewardship.
- Attendees will discuss current challenges and identify sustainable strategies for engaging with the pharmacy profession in AMS in Malaysia and other countries of the region where this is currently not widely practiced.
- Network and learn from colleagues experiencing the challenges of the continuity of care given the COVID-19 pandemic, and how role redefinition of pharmacist is needed now more than ever.
- To share resources that can be used post-workshop to enhance your understanding of AMS, global pharmaceutical trends, and future developments in the area of IPC and stewardship.
- Gain continuing education credits before the Opening Ceremony of the International Congress on Infectious Diseases.
Innovations in Rapid Diagnostics
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Duration: 13:00 – 17:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
CME Credits: 4.0
Lead Facilitators:
- R&D Challenges and Emerging Diagnostic Technologies – Travis Schlappi (United States)
- Taking an Idea from the Lab to Commercialization – Jesus Rodriguez Manzano (United Kingdom)
- Integration/Deployment of Diagnostic Tools into the Clinic with Particular Focus in Asian Countries – Sophie Yacoub (Vietnam)
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) including point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, provide rapid diagnosis near the patient, often within accessible healthcare settings such as outpatient departments, screening sites and in primary care facilities. In contrast to conventional diagnostic assays, which typically rely upon specialized staff and centralized well equipped laboratories, POC tests are simple to use and can support timely, responsive infection management and disease surveillance. They are particularly important within low-resources settings where access to reliable power, cold-chain facilities and specialized laboratories may be limited. Emerging innovations in POC diagnostics, including sample preparation, molecular detection and data analytics offer further opportunities to improve performance, access and expand their role within infectious disease management.
Learning Objectives
This workshop aims to provide an overview of infection management RDTs and will focus on novel, emerging technologies that offer important opportunities to improve diagnosis, disease surveillance and optimize antimicrobial use. Participants will explore and understand:
- The role and characteristics of rapid diagnostics in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance within near patient and laboratory settings.
- Recent technological advances in RDT technologies to improve infection management and support diagnosis of infections and associated antimicrobial resistance genes, particularly in response to emerging infectious disease threats.
- Practical applications of emerging RDTs for dengue, malaria, carbapenem’s resistant organisms and SARS-CoV-2.
- Challenges associated with the development, use and implementation of rapid diagnostics and how emerging technologies address these.
- Integration of novel RDTs to optimize antimicrobial therapy and support real-time epidemiological surveillance using existing diagnostic workflow and hospital infrastructure.
- Limitations and solutions to accelerate the development, manufacture and implementation of new and practical diagnostic tools.
Misinformation: Responding to Social Media with Science
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Duration: 13:00 – 17:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
CME Credits: 4.0
Lead Facilitators:
- Khairul Hafidz Alkhair Khairul Amin (Malaysia)
- Rafidah Abdullah (Malaysia)
This hands-on workshop will bring together perspectives on the importance of social media awareness in the context of Infectious Diseases, public health, and clinical management. We’ll consider and address the critical role of misinformation, how artificial dichotomies and polarized positions can be generated and dominate. We’ll discuss how accurate, and often inaccurate information is reinforced. Join us to create your own social media accounts for this workshop in real-time to experience and interact with other key healthcare colleagues in the South East Asia region and beyond. #ISIDCONGRESSworkshop_3
Learning Objectives
Participants will explore and understand:
- To discuss the fundamental components of data driving social media’s role in healthcare perceptions, behaviors, and incidents in a practical global setting.
- To describe the concept of fake news on COVID-19 and other related matters. We’ll explore tips on making posts go viral – why, how, examples. Bring your experiences too!
- How to practically engage with social media dialogue with simulated misinformation. How do you decipher reality from fiction?
- Review and discuss incredible opportunities for tailoring health promotion messages to different audiences who use the different platforms. How can we lead the world in this?
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Urinary Tract Infections – Updates in Prevention and Management
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 0:800 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
Speakers:
- cUTI and Resistance of Gram Negative Bacteria – Sally Roberts (New Zealand)
- Preventing Urinary Tract Infection in Adults – Ting Soo Chow (Malaysia)
Considering Publishing? Meet the Editors!
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 0:800 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
Speakers:
- The Lancet Digital Health – Rupa Sarkar (United Kingdom)
- ID Cases – Larry Lutwick (United States)
What’s New in Bacterial Infections?
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 0:800 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
Speakers:
- The Utility of Randomized Controlled Trials in Optimal Treatment of Bacteraemia – David Lye (Singapore)
- Clinical Evidence for Therapy of Gram-negative Bacterial Infections – Sasheela Ponnampalavanar (Malaysia)
PLENARY I
Overcoming the Pandemic: National COVID-19 Responses
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 09:15 – 10:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Moderator: Alison Holmes (United Kingdom)
Plenary Speakers:
- Malaysia’s COVID-19 Response – Norhayati Rusli (Malaysia)
- Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response – Chen Chien-Jen (Taiwan)
- Ireland’s COVID-19 Response – Mary Horgan (Ireland)
PARALLEL SYMPOSIA
One Health Session: Surveillance of High Consequence Zoonotic Viruses at the Human-Animal Interface
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 2 KLCC
Chair: Latiffah Hassan (Malaysia)
Speaker:
- Zoonotic Diseases and One Health Integration – Lucille Blumberg (South Africa)
- Nipah Virus: Clinical Diagnostics – Veasna Duong (Cambodia)
- COVID-19: A Multi-Host Pandemic – Pablo Beldomenico (Argentina)
Clinical Management of Hard to Treat Infections
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 3 KLCC
(In collaboration with the Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy)
Co-Chairs: Paul Tambyah (Singapore) & Sasheela Ponnampalavanar (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Management of Recurrent or Persistent MRSA Infections – Paul Tambyah (Singapore)
- Optimizing Management of Polymyxin Resistant Enterobacteriaceae – David Lye (Singapore)
- Drug Resistant Enteric Pathogens – Priscilla Rupali (India)
Infectious Disease Innovations for a Digital World
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: TBD
Room: TBD
Co-Chairs: Rupa Sarkar (United Kingdom) & Sean Wasserman (South Africa)
Speakers:
- International Pandemic Preparedness System – Dhesi Raja (Malaysia)
- Digital Publishing- Preprints and Open Access Publishing: What Happens Next? – Gonzalo Bearman (United States)
- Social Media in COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness – Rafidah Abdullah (Malaysia)
HIV – Hot Topics
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
(In collaboration with the International AIDS Society)
Chair: Adeeba Kamarulzaman (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Updates for the Infectious Disease Physician – Iskandar Azwa (Malaysia)
- Self Testing in HIV – Vu Ngoc Bao (Vietnam)
Oral Abstracts – Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
WORKSHOP
The Guide to Infection Control in the Healthcare Setting
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 12:30 – 13:45 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
Speakers:
- The Guide: Last 2 Years in Review – Gonzalo Bearman (United States)
- The Guide: Hot Topics in Infection Prevention; New Material on the Horizon – Ziad Memish (Saudi Arabia)
PARALLEL SYMPOSIA
ISID Emerging Leaders Session
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Room 3 KLCC
Speakers:
- Challenges And Solutions Towards Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation – Afreenish Amir (Pakistan)
- Infectious Diseases in the COVID-19 Era – Tatiana Pinto (Brazil)
- One Health Perspectives for Responding to Pandemics – Seif Al-Abri (Oman)
Debates: Antibiotics for Diarrheal Disease
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Banquet Hall KLCC
Debaters:
- Miguel O’Ryan (Chile)
- TBD
Respiratory Infections: Present and Future Directions
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 3 KLCC
Chair: Norazah Ahmad (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Influenza in South East Asia – Uzma Bashir Aamir (Pakistan)
- Pan-Respiratory Disease Surveillance – William Davis (Thailand)
- USA H5N1 HPAI Response – Krista Kniss (United States)
Enterovirus Infections in Asia Pacific – Critical Updates
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Theatre KLCC
Chair: Robert Heyderman (United Kingdom)
Speakers:
- Asia-Pacific Network for Enterovirus Surveillance Overview and Development of Enterovirus A71 Vaccines – Min-Shi Lee (Taiwan)
- Laboratory Diagnosis and Management of Enterovirus Infections – Chan Yoke-Fun (Malaysia)
- Antiviral Strategies for Human Enteroviruses – Justin Chu (Singapore)
Dengue Updates
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Room 1 KLCC
Co-Chairs: Panisadee Avirutnam (Thailand) & Sophie Yacoub (Vietnam)
Speakers:
- Immune Responses and Severe Dengue – Neelika Malavige (Sri Lanka)
- Innovations in Monitoring Patients with Dengue – Sophie Yacoub (Vietnam)
- New Proactive Paradigm for Dengue Surveillance Using GOS Traps and NS1 Kits – Datin Indra (Malaysia)
- Dengue Vaccine Implementation Updates – Jaime Torres (Venezuela)
Oral Abstracts – Emerging, Re-Emerging, and Zoonotic Infections
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
PLENARY II
Stopping the Next Pandemic Before it Strikes
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Duration: 16:00 – 17:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Chair: Alison Holmes (United Kingdom)
Plenary Speaker: Chikwe Ihekweazu (Germany)
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Surgical Site Infections – Updates in Prevention and Management
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
Speakers:
- Marc Mendelson (South Africa)
- Sasheela Ponnampalavanar (Malaysia)
A Career in Global Health and Public Health
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
Speakers:
- Paul Tambyah (Singapore)
- Wan Noraini Wan Mohamed (Malaysia)
Meet the ProMED Moderators
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 09:00 hrs
Room: Theatre KLCC
PLENARY III
Monkeypox
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 09:15 – 10:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Chair: Paul Tambyah (Singapore)
Speaker: TBD
PARALLEL SYMPOSIA
Hepatitis C Elimination – Global Opportunities
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Conference Room 3 KLCC
Co-Chairs: Ruksana Raihan (Bangladesh) & Dr. Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Malaysia’s Hepatitis C Elimination Journey – Global Implications and Opportunities – Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan (Malaysia)
- Egypt’s Experience in the Elimination of Hepatitis C – Mohamed El-Kassas (Egypt)
- Innovation and Integration of HCV Diagnostics to Facilitate Linkage to Care – Sem XiaoHui (Malaysia)
AMR Challenges in the COVID-19 and Post COVID-19 Era
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1 KLCC
Chair: Margaret Ip (Hong Kong)
Speakers:
- Global Burden of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance – Li Yang Hsu (Singapore)
- Patient-centered Surveillance of Drug-resistant Infections – Priscilla Rupali (India)
- Learning from COVID-19 to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance – Nicholas Feasey (United Kingdom)
Global Genomic Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Banquet Hall KLCC
Speakers:
- Spotting Unseen Outbreaks Using WGS – Kalisvar Marimuthu (Singapore)
- TB Genomics for Public Health – Cynthia Chee (Singapore)
- From COVID-19 to TB – Transmission Tracking in Practice – Ben Marais (Australia)
- Bacterial Pathogenesis and Genomics: Experimental Systems for Outbreaks Analysis – Swaine Chen (Singapore)
The Global Rise of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Room 302 & 303 KLCC
Co-Chairs: Cecilia Ferreyra (Switzerland) & Yasmin A. Malik (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Resurgence of Syphilis – David Lewis (Australia)
- New Developments on Gonorrhea Diagnostics – Cecilia Ferreyra (Argentina/Switzerland)
- Ongoing Public Efforts to Develop New Treatments for Gonorrhea – Fernando Pascual (Spain/Switzerland)
Oral Abstracts – Viral Infections
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Room 304 & 305 KLCC
WORKSHOP
Bring Your Manuscript
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: TBD
Room: TBD
Lead Facilitators:
- The Lancet Infectious Diseases – TBD
- The Lancet Digital Health – Rupa Sarkar (United Kingdom)
- IJID One Health Journal – Lucille Blumberg (South Africa)
PARALLEL SYMPOSIA
Innovation in Infectious Diseases – Adoption and Implementation
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 2 KLCC
Chair: Adeeba Kamarulzaman (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Digitization & Health – Reflections from the COVID-19 Pandemic – Helmi Zakariah (Malaysia)
Panel Discussion: Antimicrobials and Vaccines – Equitable Global Access
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 3 KLCC
Co-Chairs: Alison Holmes (United Kingdom) & Esmita Charani (United Kingdom)
Speakers:
- Equitable Access – Manica Balasegaram (Switzerland)
- Global Vaccine Equity – Gagandeep Kang (India)
- Global Access to Antimicrobials and the Emergence of AMR in the COVID-19 Era – Ghassan Matar (Lebanon)
- Supply Chains – Mirfin Mpundu (Zambia)
Fungal Resistance, Diagnostics, and Therapy Updates
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Banquet Hall KLCC
Chair: Leong Chee Loon (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Chronic Histoplasmosis – Anna Rozaliyani (Singapore)
- Burden of Serious Human Fungal Infections in Malaysia – Rukumani Devi Velayuthan (Malaysia)
Rabies – Key Areas of Focus for Successful Elimination
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
Chair: Pablo Beldomenico (Argentina)
Speakers:
- Do We Need Oral Bait Vaccination to Eliminate Dog Mediated Human Rabies? – Gowri Yale (India)
- Mass Canine Vaccination: A Proven One Health Context for the Elimination of Human Rabies Caused by Dogs – Umme Ruman Siddiqi (Bangladesh)
Oral Abstracts – Preventing Infectious Diseases
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
PLENARY IV
Malaria: New Challenges and Perspectives
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Duration: 16:00 – 17:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Chair: Zamberi Sekawi (Malaysia)
Plenary Speakers:
- Triple Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Asia and Africa – Chanaki Amaratunga (Thailand)
- Getting Back on Track: The Tools and Strategies Needed to Achieve Malaria Elimination and Eradication – Azra Ghani (United Kingdom)
- Plasmodium Knowlesi: Malaria at the One Health Interface – Fong Mun Yik (Malaysia)
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Travel Medicine Updates
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 09:00 hrs
Room: Banquet Hall KLCC
Speaker: TBD
Management of Infective Endocarditis
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
Speaker: K. M. John Chan (Malaysia)
Early Childhood Diarrheal Disease: Causes, Consequences, and Control Strategies
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 08:00 – 09:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
Speakers:
- Sitara Ajjampur (India)
PLENARY V
Pancoronavirus Vaccines
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 09:15 – 10:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Moderator: Christopher Lee (Malaysia)
Speaker: TBD
PARALLEL SYMPOSIA
Personalized/Integrated Approaches Across Infectious Disease Therapy and Prevention
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Banquet Hall KLCC
Chair: Alison Holmes (United Kingdom)
Speakers:
- Translating Genomics into Practice – Deborah Williamson (Australia)
- Adjunctives and Alternatives to Antibiotics – Phages, Microbiome-modulating, Immune Approaches and Others – Ursula Theuretzbacher (Austria)
- Enhancing Existing Diagnostic Capacity through AI and Data Driven Approaches – Jesus Rodriguez Manzano (Spain/United Kingdom)
Developing Vaccine Confidence
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 2 KLCC
Co-Chair: Zamberi Sekawi (Malaysia)
Speaker:
- How to Build Confidence in Vaccines – Hannelie Meyer (South Africa)
Current Updates in Tuberculosis
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
Co Chair: Syafinaz Amin Nordin (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- Targeting Tuberculosis and Tissue Destruction – Catherine Ong (Singapore)
- MDR-TB Treatment Update – Sean Wasserman (South Africa)
- Advances in Shortening Treatment for Drug-Susceptible TB – Nick Paton (Singapore)
- Updates on HIV and Tuberculosis Co-Infection – Jorge Gonzalez-Mendoza
Oral Abstracts – Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
Neglected Infectious Diseases
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 2 KLCC
Co-Chair: Lau Yee Ling (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- The Role of Animal Reservoirs in Spreading Human Leptospirosis in South East Asia – Zamberi Sekawi (Malaysia)
- Helminth Infections – Yvonne Lim (Malaysia)
- Sarcocystis: From Snakes to Humans – Kum Thong Wong (Malaysia)
- Chikungunya Surveillance Updates – Jaime Torres (Venezuela)
Hospital-Acquired Infections – How Much Can We Prevent?
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 3 KLCC
Co-Chairs: Hamimah Hassan (Malaysia) & Zakuan Zainy Deris (Malaysia)
Speakers:
- HAIs – How Much Can We Prevent and How to Manage Expectations – Gonzalo Bearman (United States)
- Screening Strategies in Different Resource Settings – Nuntra Suwantarat (Thailand)
- The Integration of IPC and Stewardship: Key Strategies – Anucha Apisarnthanarak (Thailand)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases – Challenges and Opportunities
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: 302 & 303 KLCC
Co-Chair: Miguel O’Ryan (Chile)
Speakers:
- Optimizing Management of Neonatal Sepsis and Our Path Towards Evidence-Based Medicine – Samir K. Saha (Bangladesh)
- Enhancing the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B – Tan Soek Siam (Malaysia)
Oral Abstracts – Hot Topics
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Room: 304 & 305 KLCC
PLENARY IV
Dengue
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 15:45 – 16:30 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Chair: Alison Holmes (United Kingdom)
Speaker: TBD
Closing Remarks
Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
Duration: 16:30 – 17:00 hrs
Room: Conference Hall 1-3 KLCC
Speaker: Alison Holmes (United Kingdom)