Press Conference "EBOLA, MERS & CO. - On the Trail of Infectious Diseases" October 31 in Vienna
International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2014)
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IMED 2014 - International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance |
Vienna (ptp021/27.10.2014/13:45) On the occasion of the International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2014) from October 31 to November 3, 2014 in Vienna we would like to invite you to the
Press Conference
EBOLA, MERS & CO. - On the Trail of Infectious Diseases
(in English)
On Friday, October 31, 12.30 p.m.
Hilton Vienna, Am Stadtpark 1, 1030 Vienna
Room Zweig
How can we stop the Ebola outbreak? How can we prevent the spread of other infectious diseases like MERS, Chikungunya, Avian Influenza, WNV and Hantavirus? What are the effects of transmitting infectious agents from animals to humans? What is the relationship between climate change and emerging infectious diseases? What is the OneHealth concept? How does ProMED - the reporting system dedicated to the rapid global dissemination of information on outbreaks of infectious diseases - work?
On the Podium:
- William KARESH, DVM (USA) - EcoHealth Alliance, Executive Vice President for Health and Policy:
"The OneHealth concept in the context of Ebola and MERS: How the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment"
- Lawrence MADOFF, MD (USA) - Editor, ProMED-mail:
"Stalking Ebola: Where will it strike next?"
- Jack WOODALL, MD (Brazil) - Associate Editor ProMED-mail: "How can we stop outbreaks?"
- Oyewale TOMORI, DVM, PhD (Nigeria) - President of the Nigerian Academy of Science:
"Nigeria's response as an example of how to stop Ebola"
- Hilde DE CLERCK, MD (Belgium) - Médecins Sans Frontières "From the frontline of the Ebola outbreak"
- Pamela RENDI-WAGNER, PhD (Austria), Director General for Public Health, Austrian Federal Ministry of Health
Available for questions:
Norbert NOWOTNY, PhD (Austria) - Institute for Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
For more information, interview queries and accreditation please contact:
Daniela Hennrich +43 1 879 99 07 or office@hennrich-pr.at
http://www.isid.org
http://www.promedmail.org
Special congress registration link for journalists (fee waived): https://www.eiseverywhere.com/imed2014?discountcode=P01
International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2014)
October 31 - November 3, 2014
Hilton Vienna, Am Stadtpark 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Infectious diseases cross all national and regional boundaries. To explore and develop effective long term solutions that require global scientific exchange and cooperation, the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) and its Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) will convene the world's most renowned scientists, researchers, and thought leaders in emerging infectious diseases to present new data and discuss potential responses to emerging disease threats at the International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED) 2014 in Vienna, Austria. More than 1000 participants are expected.
About ISID
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) is a global membership organization for scientists and public and clinical health professionals committed to improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world. ISID has a membership of over 81,000 from 201 countries. http://www.isid.org
About ProMED
The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) is an Internet-based reporting system dedicated to the rapid global dissemination of information on outbreaks of infectious disease. Dedicated to the One Health approach ProMED is non-political and available to all without charge. http://www.promedmail.org
More information, including a list of speakers and topics: http://imed.isid.org/
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| Ansprechpartner: | Daniela Hennrich |
| Tel.: | +43 1 879 99 07 |
| E-Mail: | office@hennrich-pr.at |
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