Scientific programme - Timetable |
| Each session will include oral presentations and posters. |
| Session 1: Epidemiology I |
| Session 2: Epidemiology II |
| Session 3: LD cases and outbreaks |
| Session 4: Diagnosis and typing |
| Session 5: Genomic and pathogenesis |
| Session 6: Health-care associated infection |
| Session 7: Environmental I |
| Session 8: Environmental II |
| Workshops for EWGLI collaborators |
| EWGLINET business meeting, genotyping schemes, external quality control schemes, follow up of guidelines in European countries, report from the Steering Committee. |
| Distribution of Posters in Sessions: |
| Poster Session 1: |
| Session 2: Epidemiology II: Poster nº P2.01, P2.02 and P2.03. Session 3: LD cases and outbreaks: Poster nº P3.01, P3.02 and P3.03. Session 4: Diagnosis and typing: Poster nº P4.01, P4.03, P4.05, P4.06, P4.07, P4.08, P4.09, P4.10, P4.11 and P4.12. Session 5: Genomic and pathogenesis: Poster nº P5.01, P5.02, P5.03 and P5.04. Session 6: Healthcare associated infections: Poster nº P6.01, P6.02, P6.03, P6.04 and p6.05. |
Poster Session 2: |
Session 7: Environmental I: Poster nº P7.01, P7.02, P7.03, P7.04, P7.05, P7.06, P7.07, P7.08, P7.09 and P7.10. |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-10:15 | Session 1. Epidemiology I Chair: C Joseph and O Tello |
| 9:00-9:20 | Epidemiology of Legionnaires' Disease in Europe-2007 C Joseph |
| 9:20-9:35 | European surveillance of travel associated Legionnaires' Disease 2007 K Ricketts |
| 9:35-9:55 | Surveillance development at ECDC J Takkinen |
| 9:55-10:15 | Response activities at ECDC L Payne |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:45 | Conference 1 C Bartlett |
| 11:45-13:00 | Session 2. Epidemiology II Chair: C Bartlett and C Martín-Bourgon |
| 11:45-12:00 | Trends in Legionnaires' Disease in The Netherlands 1997-2007 P Brandsema |
| 12:00-12:15 | Epidemiology of Legionella infections in Poland, the country of transition H Stypulkowska |
| 12:15-12:30 | Legionnaires' Disease: Impact of the French National Programme 2004-2008 at a regional level - Auvergne - France C Baudon |
| 12:30-12:45 | Completeness of the patient outcome variable in the notifiable diseases database: A chance to improve F Nogareda |
| 12:45-13:00 | Antigen specificities of seroresponders in a seroepidemiological Legionella pneumophila outbreak study E Wedege |
| 15:00-16:15 | Session 3. LD cases and outbreaks Chair: ML Ricci and R Cano |
| 15:00-15:15 | Lessons from large community outbreak in Verhnaya Pyshma (Russia) I Tartakovskiy |
| 15:15-15:30 | A cluster of Pontiac Fever among employees in the biological waste-water treatment plant of a chemical mill J Kusnetsov |
| 15:30-15:45 | An endless Legionellosis outbreak in Cesano Maderno, a small industrial city in North of Italy ML Ricci |
| 15:45-16:00 | Preventing Legionnaires' Disease in hotels: The necessary tension between action and evidence S Crespi |
| 16:00-16:15 | Persistence of L. pneumophila SG 1 in water systems of two LD outbreak related facilities: Hospitals and hotels C Pelaz |
| 16:45-18:00 | Session 4. Diagnosis and typing Chair: T Harrison and C Pelaz |
| 16:45-17:00 | The usefulness of microbiological diagnosis methods for the detection of Legionella infections in the acute phase of illness C Lück |
| 17:00-17:15 | Should Legionella urinary antigen test be applied in any case of community acquired pneumonia? L Mateu |
| 17:15-17:30 | Comparison of the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of clinical and environmental isolates of Legionella pneumophila from England and Wales 2000-2008 T Harrison |
| 17:30-17:45 | The EWGLI Legionella pneumophila sequence-based typing database- An update of the current status, challenges and prospects for the future N Fry |
| 17:45-18:00 | Evaluation of a nested-PCR based sequence-based typing method (SBT) applied directly to respiratory samples from patients with Legionnaires' Disease M Molmeret |
| 9:00-9:45 | Session 5. Genomic and pathogenesis Chair: C Buchrieser and C Lück |
| 9:00-9:15 | Further evidence that Legionella pneumophila-specific protein Pad is an adherence factor for the uptake into protozoan hosts C Lück |
| 9:15-9:30 | Sub-cellular proteomics in Legionella pneumophila C Pascal |
| 9:30-9:45 | Comparison of host cell modulation by LPS of MAB 3/1-positive and MAB 3/1-negative strains of Legionella pneumophila J Helbig |
| 9:45-10:15 | Coffee break |
| 10:15-11:15 | Conference 2: Multigenome analysis of L. pneumophila |
| 11:15-12:15 | Session 6. Health-care associated infection Chair: T Marqués and M Sabriá |
| 11:15-11:30 | Nosocomial Legionellosis in Non-ICU areas. Active surveillance or medical awareness? M Sabriá |
| 11:30-11:45 | Epidemiological investigation of a case of nosocomial Legionnaires´ Disease in Taiwan - Implication of routine environmental Y Lin |
| 11:45-12:00 | Measures to improve the design of hot nursing homes facilities I Morcillo |
| 12:00-12:15 | Nosocomial Legionellosis - Problem of detection and reporting to surveillance system in Poland K Pancer |
| 12:15-13:00 | Busines meeting: EWGLINET transition plans and LD case definition changes. (C Joseph and T Harrison) |
| 13:00-15:00 | Lunch and Poster Session 2 |
| 15:00-16:00 | Session 7. Environmental I Chair: J Etienne and R Gómez-Lus |
| 15:00-15:20 | Quantitative PCR as a monitoring tool to control Legionella proliferation in water J Etienne |
| 15:20-15:35 | The legislative framework for the prevention of Legionellosis in Spain JM Ordóñez |
| 15:35-15:50 | Regional Order 54/2006 of 31 of July, establishing measures for the prevention and control of legionellosis in the Navarre T Ferrer |
| 15:50-16:05 | Control and prevention of legionellosis: The role of accreditation I Villa |
| 16:05-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30-17:30 | Workshops EQA Urinary antigen, typing methods (Tim and Norman) EQA water samples, Guidelines, ... (John Lee) |
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner at The Royal Tapestry Factory with guided visit |
| 9:00-10:00 | Session 8. Environmental II / Meteorology Chair: J Lee and T Plasencia |
| 9:00-9:15 | Meteorological study of Legionnaires´ Disease cases in England and Wales K Ricketts |
| 9:15-9:30 | The influence of the weather on the incidence of Legionnaires´ Disease in The Netherlands M Sande |
| 9:30-9:45 | Are meteorological factors associated with increased risk of legionellosis in southern Switzerland? V Gaia |
| 9:45-10:00 | Characterization, structure and function of warnericin RK, a unique anti-Legionella peptide Y Héchard |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Conference 3 T Plasencia |
| 11:30-12:30 | Conclusions, announcements and Closing ceremony |
| 12:30-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:00 | Guided visit at The Prado Museum |
