2nd Nordic Seminar on Infection Control
Nordic seminar and webinar on Infection Control, Gothenburg, September 18-21, 2023. The seminar is by support from the Nordic Council of Minsters free to attend for the participants. The aim of the seminar is to support Nordic cooperation in research on infection control.
The aim of the seminar is to support Nordic cooperation in research on infection control. The seminar is by support from the Nordic Council of Ministers free to attend for the participants. Only individual costs for travel and accommodation need to be covered.
To secure to be present at the seminar in Gothenburg, please register before June 15. The program between 9.00- 13.00 at September 19-21 will also be available as webinar.
Hotel
Gothia Towers at Korsvägen ( near stop for airport bus, trams) If the use this link the price will be 1271 SEK for single room and 1495 SEK for double room including breakfast
Nordic Infection Control Seminar | Make your room reservation at Gothia Towers
Slottskogens Hostel & Hotel, Vegagatan 21, walking distance to the seminar: Single room with breakfast from 575 SEK
Preliminary program
September 18: Afternoon seminar Health economics
September 19: Air born transmission
Hall: Arvid Carlsson (150 seats), Academicum, Medicinaregatan 3, Gothenburg. This session is also available to attend online!
9.00 Welcome
9.05 Aerosols in transmission of infections with focus on infection control - Jonathan Reid, Professor, University of Bristol
9.50 When and where can we find respiratory pathogens in the air? - Jakob Löndahl, Associate professor, Lund University
10.30 Coffee/tea break
10.50 Prevention and control of airborn infections - Senior physician, PhD, Carl- Johan Fraenkel, Lunds University
11.30 Questions and discussion
12.00- 13.00 Lunch
September 19: Afternoon seminar Anthropology
September 20: Infections transmitted by blood or sex
Hall: Arvid Carlsson (150 seats), Academicum, Medicinaregatan 3, Gothenburg. This session is also available to attend online!
9.00 Welcome
9.05 Epidemiology and clinical symptoms of mpox - Finn Filén, MD, specialist in infectious diseases and dermatovenereology; Dpt of Infectious diseases, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm.
9.45 Infection control in intravenous drug users including needle exchange program- Magdalena Ydreborg , MD, PhD, specialist in infectious diseases and Simon Larsson , MD, PhD with experience from clinical virology, psychiatry and addiction medicine ; both at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg
10.20 Coffee/tea break
10.45 Sociological perspectives on preventon of sexual transmitted infections and infections among drug users - Heikki Tikkanen- Associate professor, Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg
11.30 Questions and discussion
12.00- 13.00 Lunch
September 20: Afternoon seminar Sociology
September 21: One Health
Hall: Arvid Carlsson (150 seats), Academicum, Medicinaregatan 3, Gothenburg. This session is also available to attend online!
9.00 Welcome
9.05 Prevention and control of zoonotic diseases - Karl Ståhl, State Epizootiologist, Professor, National Vererinary Institute, Uppsala,
9.50 Control of Salmonella in Swedish livestock- Cecilia Hultén, Epizootiologist, National Vererinary Institute, Uppsala
10.20 Coffee/tea break
10.50 Infection control in veterinary medicine- Maria Tholander Hasselrot, veterinary surgeon, District Veterinarian Division, Swedish Board of Agriculture
11.30 Discussion
12.00-13.00 Lunch
Seminars September 18, 19 and 20 at 13.00-17.00
Presentations on research in infection control on 15-30 minutes for each project with 15-30 minutes of discussion. Report projects you want to present with title as early as possible and at latest June 15 to rune.andersson@gu.se All projects on infection control are welcome all days. We will have experts in anthropology, economics, and sociology some of the days, mention if you want to discuss any of these aspects in your project. It is OK to participate with the project more than one day.
Multiprofessional focus
September 18: Health economics
September 19: Anthropology
September 20: Sociology
Rooms
September 18 -Biomedical Library, Medicinaregatan 4, Gothenburg (Ada 30 seats and Beda 24 seats).
September 19-20: will be announced later
Remember to register as a researcher on our webpage!
The Nordic Reserach Networks homepage
For more information or suggestions, contact: Rune Andersson