Please note that this is a provisional programme and may be subject to changes. The full day-by-day schedule with all speakers will be finalized and published here in July.
Monday 25 August - Setting the scene
- Introduction to virology (Marc Van Ranst)
- Data modelling (Niel Hens)
- Ten steps of outbreak investigation - simulation exercise (Erika Vlieghe, Isabel Brosius, Liesbeth Van Gestel, Naïma Hammami)
Tuesday 26 August - Communication
- Risk assessment and surveillance (Jorgen Stassijns)
- Science communication (Erika Vlieghe, Alma Tostmann)
- Crisis communication (Frank Van Oss)
- Tour of Vaccinopolis (Pierre Van Damme)
Wednesday 27 August - AMR/IPC/Mental Health
- The silent pandemic of AMR (Zoi Dorothea Pana)
- Hospital outbreak management (Alma Tostmann)
- Well-being and resilience (Lode Godderis)
- Panel discussion
Thursday 28 August - Vaccination/ethics
- Vaccine confidence and communication
- Role play on communcation
- Implementation of vaccination campaigns (Inge Neven)
- Ethics (Raffaella Ravinetto)
Friday 29 August - High consequence infectious diseases (HCID)
- Which pathogens require an HLIU?
- Tour of High Level Isolation Unit
- How well is Belgium prepared?
- Panel discussion