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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
About 90 volunteers. |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Almost all countries such as Asia, The Netherlands, United States, Uk, Belgium, France. |
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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 : |
Other Universities |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
Several questions about the diagnostic and treatment options of Aspergillosis and antifungal resistance were asked. The questions were about the prevalence of Aspergillosis in different high risk patient. some question was about prevalence environmental and clinical route of azole resistance in our country. I answered them generally and explained.Also,the responses to my talking points were so interesting and unbelievable. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
I talked to many of experts in medical mycology and antifungal resistance from all of other countries and Iran.
Prof. Jacques Meis, The Netherlands
Dr. Anuradha chawdery, India
Dr. Hamid Badali, Iran
Dr. Katrien Lagrou, Belgium |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
There is no specific action that could be follow up. However I personally talked with many researcher and negotiation with them for any possible collaboration. The main potential for collaboration was Prof. Jacques Meis from CWZ hospital in Nijmegen that works in our filed.
We have valuable researches in our country. It will be useful to hold these meetings in our country and invite expertise from other countries. |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
Everything went well, but It was so expensive. Also, paying registration fee and hotel booking was difficult as well because we do not have visa card |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
This congress was a unique phenomenon happening for Antifungal resistance in Aspergillus spp. around the world to share their valuable experiences in this important field. The latest achievements in diagnosis of Aspergillosis and identification of resistance Aspergillus were discussed thoroughly during the specific congress. The Antifungal resistance, an entity that clinical should pay critical attention to it was discussed. It is crucial to remember that it is a significant problem throughout the world not only our country. I hope that there would be more chance of attending such international congresses to be able to share their valuable experience with experts around the world. |