Conference 2009
Date of event: 11 & 12 November 2009
Organiser: MRF
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London
Time: Two full days
Meningitis and septicaemia in children and adults - two day international conference in November 2009
Two day international conference on
meningitis and septicaemia in children and adults will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine in November where leading experts will present the latest advances in prevention of meningococcal, pneumococcal and Hib infections, and issues in clinical management of bacterial meningitis and sepsis.
The conference will bring together renowned scientists and clinicians from a range of specialities within both the paediatric and adult settings. These include infectious diseases, epidemiology, immunology, vaccinology, tropical medicine, microbiology, molecular medicine, emergency and critical care, and rehabilitation medicine.
Join us for three satellite sessions this year:
GSK Session Day 1
08:30 11th November 2009
- Review of GSK's meningitis portfolio: past , present and future – Dr Jan Poolman
- Review of Synflorix: a new pneumococcal – Dr Lisa Moore-Ramdin
Wyeth Session Day 1
13:30 11th November 2009
A debate between Prof Adam Finn (for) and Prof Andrew Pollard (against):
'Polysaccharide-conjugate vaccines offer at best a partial and temporary solution to the problem of pneumococcal disease and available resources should be diverted from deployment of such vaccines and invested instead in development and implementation of protein antigen vaccines without delay.'
-chaired by Prof David Goldblatt
Novartis Session Day 2
08:20 12th November 2009
Programme: New approaches to Meningococcal prevention
- Future control of Group C meningococcal disease in the UK – Prof Andrew Pollard
- Broadening meningococcal protection – Prof Rino Rappuoli
Conference fees
The conference fees, include breakfast, coffee/tea, buffet lunch, afternoon tea, wine reception (day one), satellite meetings (day one and two) are:
- £120 + vat (£138) for one day
- £195 + vat (£224.25) for both days
Discounted fees for junior trainees, nurses and post-docs
- £90 + vat (£103.50) for one day
- £150 + vat (£172.50) for both days
As places are limited, early booking is advised.
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