18Under th Annual the Congress High Patronage of the Lebanese of the President Society of the Lebanese Order of Physicians - Beirut Prof. Raymond Sayegh CME ACCREDITED CE ACCREDITED
WELCOME TO BEIRUT! Dear Colleagues and Friends, On behalf of the Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (LSIDCM) and ESCMID, we would like to invite you to the 18 th LSIDCM congress that will be held on March 1-3, 2017 at the Phoenicia Hotel Beirut, Lebanon. The congress shall host a group of leading experts from the region and the world, who will provide an opportunity to learn about state of the art issues and novelties in the field of infectious diseases. The program includes several current topics in both infectious diseases and clinical microbiology, with CME credits provided. The importance of this event, in addition to its scientific and medical scope, is the creation of close relationships and social links between colleagues in Lebanon and the Arab World, in addition to meeting world experts in their respective fields of interest. We look forward to seeing you in Beirut! Ghassan Al Awar President, LSIDCM
IN COLLABORATION WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Ghassan Al Awar Zahi Helou Madonna Matar Pierre Abi-Hanna Roula Atweh Anna Farra Matta Matta REGISTRATION DETAILS President President Elect Secretary Treasurer Member Member Member SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Chairman Members: (by alphabetic order) Zahi Helou Abdul Rahman Bizri Ghassan Matar Jacques E. Mokhbat Pierre Abi-Hanna Rima Moghnieh Rola Husni Souha Kanj Ziad Daoud Congress Registration Lebanese Participants Fees Free International Participants $300 Pre Congress Courses Fees Infection Control Course $150 Antimicrobial Stewardship Course (For both courses)
Wednesday March 1, 2017 08:30 Registration 09:00-12:30 Pre-Conference Course: "Infection Control" Moderators: Pierre Abi Hanna, Jacques Choucair, Mona Jradeh 09:00-09:25 The Environment As a Source of Infection Pierre Abi Hanna 09:25-09:50 Air and Water in The Hospital Madonna Matar 09:50-10:15 How To Choose Among The Different Disinfectants Nadine Yared 10:15-10:30 Interactive Discussion Expert panels 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Moderators: Wafaa Jreige, Hassan Mallat, Fairuz Hamzeh 11:00-11:25 Terminal Disinfection: Fumigation and Other Techniques Zeina Kanafani 11:25-11:50 New Guidelines for Disinfection of Endoscopes Roula Atweh 11:50-12:15 Controversies in Isolation Jacques Mokhbat 12:15-12:30 Interactive Discussion Expert panels Moderator: Anna Farra 12:30-12:50 Engineering Risk Based Approach for Sustainable HAI Prevention Strategy Symposium: 3P TECH 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-15:10 Pre-Conference Course: "Antimicrobial Stewardship" Simon Francis Moderators: Madonna Matar, Zouheir Kreidly, Matta Matta 13:30-13:55 Global Antimicrobial Resistance: Urgent Need for Stewardship Souha Kanj 13:55-14:20 Clinical, Microbiological Characterization and Outcome of Infections in Eid Azar an ICU of a Tertiary Care Center: Impact of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria. 14:20-14:45 The Integrated Effect of Antimicrobial Restriction Policy and Protocol Claude Afif Driven Treatment for MDR. 14:45-15:10 Panels of Susceptibility and Algorithm of Bacterial Resistance Ziad Daoud 15:10-15:30 Coffee Break Moderators: Ghassan Al Awar - Ziad Daoud - Ghassan Dbaibo 15:30-16:15 Plenary Session: From Microbiome to Pathogens Emmanouil Angelakis 16:15-17:00 Keynote Lecture: Childhood Growth Stunting in the Developing World - A Gut Perspective. Anita Zaidi
17:00-18:15 Public Session & Opening Ceremony Moderators: Liliane Andraos, Zahi Helou, Ghassan Al Awar 17:00-17:45 Public Session: Top 5 Infectious Disease Issues in Lebanon Interactive Session with the Public and Media Panelists: Drs: Abdul Rahman Bizri, Jacques Mokhbat Pierre Abi Hanna, Madonna Matar, Zahi Helou 17:45-18:15 Opening Ceremony 18:15 Welcome Cocktail Thursday March 2, 2017 08:30 Registration 09:00-10:30 MDRO Epidemiology and Infection Moderators: Rima Moghnieh, Antoine Saad, Khalil Masri 09:00-09:05 Introduction Rima Moghnieh 09:05-09:25 Optimising Dosages and Strategies in the Management of MDR David Nicolau Pathogens (Covering Dosing, Prolongued Infusion, Inhaled abx, etc ) 09:25-09:45 Molecular Methods for the Rapid Diagnosis of AMR Marie Cecile Ploy 09:45-10:05 Antimicrobial Resistance Burden - Symposium: MSD David Nicolau 10:05-10:30 Complicated Intraabdominal and Skin and Soft Tssue Infections: The Role of Tigecycline? Symposium: Pfizer Souha Kanj 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Moderator: Nisrine Rizk 11:00-11:30 Dolutegravir: The Reason To Rethink First-Line Treatment? Symposium: GSK 11:30-13:00 Update on HCV Infections Moderators: Ghassan Al Awar, Nada Chamseddine, Tahseen Mahfouz 11:30-12:15 HCV Cure: Leaving No One Behind - Interactive Case-Based Discussion. Symposium: Gilead 12:15-13:00 Driving Change in HCV Treatments: The Road to Cure Symposium: Abbvie Sibongile Kubheka Abdul Rahman Bizri Ashley Brown 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
Thursday March 2, 2017 14:00-16:00 Update on Fungal Infections Moderators: Nadine Yared, Claude Afif, Nicholas Haddad 14:00-14:20 Treating Refractory Fungal Diseases Donald Sheppard 14:20-14:40 Case Presentations with Audience Interactions Donald Sheppard 14:40-15:00 Update on Candidiasis Are the Enichocandins Totally Equivalent Issam Raad Symposium: Pfizer 15:00-15:20 Management of IFI in 2017 - Symposium: Gilead Zeina Kanafani 15:20-15:35 Q&A 15:35-16:00 Update on Antifungal Prophylaxis and Empirical Treatment in Febrile Neutropenia Patients - Symposium: MSD Ray Hachem 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-18:00 Antimicrobial Resistance in the One Health Context Moderators: Zuhair Tabbarah, Marc Matta, Fadi Hbeich 16:30-16:50 Antimicrobial Resistance From the Food Chain - A One Health Perspective Ghassan Matar 16:50-17:15 Antimicrobial Resistance From the Environment - A One Health Perspective Marie Cecile Ploy 17:15-17:40 Antimicrobial Resistance From Animals/Environment/Patients - A One Ziad Daoud Health Perspective 17:40-18:00 Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in Lebanon Rima Moghnieh 18:00-18:30 Coffee Break Moderators: Roula Husni, Jamale Hammoud 18:30-19:00 Central Line - Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Issam Raad Friday March 3, 2017 08:30 Registration 09:00-10:35 Epidemiology, Travel Medicine and Tuberculosis Moderators: Ghassan Al Awar, Eid Azar, Nathalie Rizk 09:00-09:25 Infectious Diseases in the Region - A View From WHO Regional Office Rana Hajjeh 09:25-10:00 Travel Medicine - An Update David Freedman 10:00-10:20 WHO Tb Guidelines - The Lebanese Perspective Abdul Rahman Bizri 10:20-10:35 Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Lebanon Monzer Hamzeh 10:35-11:00 Coffee Break
Friday 3 March, 2017 11:00-13:00 Update on HIV Infection Moderators: Jacques Mokhbat, Nissrine Rizk, Mona Jradeh 11:00-11:30 HIV Prevention by Antiretroviral Therapy and Prophylaxis Walid Heneine 11:30-12:00 Ending AIDS - Prospects in Treatment Toward HIV Cure Lydia Barakat 12:00-12:30 Management of HIV and HCV Co-Infection Jad Ghosn 12:30-12:50 Panel Discussion Moderator: Jacques Mokhbat 13:00-13:30 Advancing HIV-1 Therapeutics : The Story of TAF Development and Key Clinical Data for Genvoya. Symposium: Gilead 13:30-14:30 Lunch Break Andrew Ustianowski 14:30-16:10 Diagnostic Tools: Advances, Novelty, and Clinical Utility Moderators: Ziad Daoud, Tamima El Jissr, Gilbert Helou 14:30-14:50 Role of 16S-rRNA Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections Ghassan Matar 14:50-15:10 Use of Rapid Molecular Tests to Manage Antimicrobial Resistance Antoine Andremont 15:10-15:30 Use of Maldi-TOFF in Clinical Microbiology Emmanouil Angelakis 15:30-15:50 Role of Pet Scan in the Diagnosis of FUO Maroun Karam 15:50-16:10 Multiplex & Singleplex Real-Time PCR Assays in Diagnosis of Infectious Disease: Syndromic Approach - Symposium MEATO Fast-Track Diagnostics Said Al Dhahry 16:10-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-18:05 Antimicrobial Resistance / Vaccines Moderators: Ghassan Al Awar, Zahi Helou, Aline Zakhem 16:30-16:55 Survey of Antibiotic Resistance in S.pneumoniae, S.pyogenes, and Ziad Daoud Haemophilus Influenza in the Middle East (SOAR Study) Symposium: GSK 16:55-17:20 War and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Rana Hajjeh 17:20-17:45 Influenza and the Influenza Vaccine in Children Najwa Khuri 17:45-18:05 Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, A One Health Perspective Antoine Andremont 18:05 Closing Remarks
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