Bangkok--14 Jun--Vivaldi
Quarter centenary of International Congress on Infectious Diseases a forum for Asia’s largest gathering of disease thought leaders
For 30 years the International Congress on Infectious Diseases has been a leading forum for infectious disease experts worldwide to come together for answers to the challenges posed by infectious diseases. This 15th ICID marks a quarter of a century for this world-leading collective of scientists, doctors and experts who are able to share solutions and help mankind win the war against serious infectious disease challenges. The opening Ceremony will be held at Plenary Hall 22nd Floor, Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Wednesday 13 June, 2012, 18:00pm.
Some 2,500 physicians, scientists, microbiologists, veterinarians and public health experts from over 100 different countries will join together in Bangkok to discuss the latest advances in the prevention, control and treatment of infectious diseases. Plenary topics from the world’s leading experts will include ‘The Future of Dengue’, ‘Treating Hepatitis B in 2012’, ‘Finding a Cure for HIV’, ‘Infection Control: Worldwide Perspectives’, ‘Vaccines for Cholera, Shigellosis and Typhoid’, and ‘Confronting TB/HIV’.
Organised by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) in collaboration with the Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT), the 15th ICID will feature presentations by an outstanding group of internationally known infectious disease leaders on the latest scientific advances covering patient care, diagnostics, public health measures and global solutions necessary to address problems such as influenza, HIV/AIDS, hospital infections, malaria, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and vaccine preventable diseases.
The event will open with an award ceremony and opening remarks by Porntep Siriwanarungsun, Director General, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, The Royal Thai Government. He will be joined by Daniel Lew, President, International Society for Infectious Diseases, Boonmee Satapathayavongs, President, Infectious Disease Association of Thailand, and Thira Sirisanthana, Chair, 15th ICID Local Organizing Committee at the Bangkok Convention Center.
Dr. Eric Summers, ISID Program Director, said “ICID was established to allow for ongoing collaborative efforts in the fight against infectious diseases, and to provide a worldwide forum for leading experts to share their experience on overcoming infectious disease challenges. The topics were selected to allow crucial information on key areas such as HIV and tuberculosis to be brought to the attention of governments, NGOs, health industry professionals and the public. ICID is well supported by the Royal Thai Government, which has recognised that infectious diseases transcend national boundaries and that global solutions are necessary. ISID exists to encourage collaboration between leaders to find these solutions, share their experiences and demonstrate their commitment to public safety.”
Dr. Thira Sirisanthana, The Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, said, “ICID is now recognised as a proven global stage for the world’s leading experts to come together to share and network on the platform of scientific programmes that run the spectrum from cutting edge research to state of the art practices in combating the global threat of infectious diseases. The end result of the congress is the forming of new partnerships, the sharing of new preventative methods and new therapeutics that will be useful for people throughout Asia and around the world.”
For more information, please visit http://www.isid.org/icid/ .