4th Global Influenza
Sero-epidemiology
Expert Meeting
20 January 2016
Paris, France
About
CONSISE is pleased to announce that the 4th Global Influenza Sero-epidemiology Expert Meeting for Epidemiology working group members will be held on 20 January 2016 in Paris, France.
At the CONSISE meeting, we will present the online draft version of the question bank for CONSISE influenza protocol templates and the remaining influenza protocol templates undergoing revision and finalization.
The Consortium for the Standardization of Influenza Seroepidemiology (CONSISE) is a global partnership aiming to standardize influenza seroepidemiology and develop comprehensive influenza investigation protocols to inform public health policy. To learn more about CONSISE, please visit https://consise.tghn.org/.
Tentative Programme
| Wednesday 20 January 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Facilitator |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome and introduction of Participants | Maria Van Kerkhove, Institut Pasteur |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Update from the epidemiology working group | Maria Van Kerkhove, Institut Pasteur |
| 09:30 - 9:45 | Update from the laboratory working group | John Wood, retired, formerly from NIBSC, UK |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Discussion | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Development and application of CONSISE Tools | |
| Influenza: Household Studies | Ben Cowling, University of Hong Kong | |
| Influenza: WHO and CONSISE | Kaat Vandemaele, WHO | |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:20 - 12:20 | Development and application of CONSISE Tools (continued) | |
| MERS-CoV: Experience in Qatar | Elmoubasher Farag, Supreme Council of Health, Qatar | |
| MERS-CoV: Experience in KSA | Maria Van Kerkhove, Institut Pasteur | |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | Discussion | All |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Ethical considerations of the use of such tools in epidemics | Abha Saxen, WHO (via WebEx) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Guidance on the reporting from Seroepidemiology studies: ROSES-I Statement | Peter Horby, University of Oxford UK |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | PCR vs. Serology – how to interpret results in seroepidemiologic studies | Christian Drosten, University of Bonn, Germany |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:50 - 16:45 | Question Bank Development and Illustration of online platform | TBD |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | Next steps for CONSISE | Discussion |
| 17:30 | Thank you and close of meeting | |
25-28 Rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France
Online registration has now closed.