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22-23/03/16: CVN Conference programme & bursary details

22-23/03/16: CVN Conference programme & bursary details

Conference  programme & bursary details:

CVN Conference programme

Tuesday, March 22nd

14.00-14.30 – Update on avian influenza and MERS-CoV – Maria Zambon

14.30-15.00 – The application of rapid molecular respiratory point of care tests in relation to clinical and infection control paediatric practice – Richard Cooke

15.00- 15.30 – Commercial company presentations

15.30-15.45 – Coffee break/posters

15.45-16.15 – Monitoring and treating hepatitis B carriers now and in the future – Patrick Kennedy

16.15-17.00 – CVN meeting:

  • Chairs report
  • Treasurer’s report
  • Research report
  • Training
  • Website update

17.00-17.30 – Join Room 1A: The hostile cell: Intrinsic antiviral immunity – part 1: RNAi – Ronald Van Rij

18.00 Join Debate about RCT and Ebola trials Jake Dunning and panel

20.00 – CVN dinner

Wednesday March 23

10.00 – 13.00 – Offered papers (12 minutes each)

13.00 – Lunch/commercial exhibits/Posters

14.30 – 15.00 – Human animal infections and risk surveillance (HAIRS) and emerging infection risks to human health – Dilys Morgan

15.00-15.30 – The management of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis – the case for steroids – Tom Solomon

15.30 Coffee/Posters

16.00 – 16.30 – Cats, rats and bats: Rabies clinical service case histories and management issues – Kevin Brown