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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
2500-3000 |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Most of the countries all over the world including Brazil, USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Canada, China, Iran, Turkey, India, ... |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
WSPID, ESPID |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
For years there has been a debate on whether or not the new genotypes of measles ( such as B3, D4, H1, D9, D8, ... ) are not sufficiently neutralized by the measles vaccines, which are based on a genotype (A) that was circulating in the 50s. Therefore presentation of our own experiences raised many questions for scientists from other countries that what is the protective efficacy of vaccine against currently circulating measles virus genotypes? There were also some requests from me to explain the details of our method about focus reduction neutralization test (FRNT). I also had a valuable discussion with measles specialist from Australia and UK. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Dr. Eitan Berezin from Brazil
Dr. Mark Cotton from South Africa
Dr. Keith Klugman from USA
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
It is a good idea to make a contact with WSPID representative for organizing a mutual programs in our country. There were several "Meet the Professor" Sessions offered during the congress. The “Meet the Professor Sessions” provided participants the opportunity to be updated about the topic of interest in a highly interactive manner. It will be valuable if we can manage this kind of activities in our national congress. |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
I had no specific problem, however booking the hotel and online money transferring is still difficult from our country. |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
The WSPID is a confederation of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (PID) societies. The WSPID aspires to create a global network of national and international PID societies for exchange of information and knowledge between the societies. The Programme Committee of WSPID 2015 had been created a comprehensive series of keynote lectures, symposia, educational workshops and meet-the-professor sessions, covering the entire field of paediatric infection-related diseases and involving a large number of internationally renowned experts. The programme includes regular interactive presentations highlighting the results of applied research and the lessons learned in clinical and laboratory practice. The company’s exhibition area was also very interesting for getting familiar with new vaccines, drugs and technologies. One of the interesting news during the congress was about production of RSV vaccine in the near future. |