2020 – Virtual meeting
Programe ICDS 2020 virtual
Sessions every Wednesday, 2pm to 3.30 pm (CEST or CET time zone)
| Session date | Faculty | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 30th September | CEST time zone | |
| 25 min + discussion | Robert Fagan, Sheffield, UK | Cell surface virulence determinants in C. difficile |
| 25 min + discussion | Cristina Lanzas, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | Dynamics and control of C. difficile: lessons learned from a decade of modeling |
| 7th October | CEST time zone | |
| 25 min + discussion | William Petri, Charlottesville, Virginia | Gut immunity, microbiome, toxins and C. difficile |
| 25 min + discussion | Larry Kociolek, Chicago, USA | Pediatric aspects of C. difficile epidemiology |
| 15 min + discussion Selected from abstracts | Martinique Frentrup, Braunschweig, DE | Application of poultry manure for agricultural fertilization causes persistent environmental contamination with C. difficile spores and potential airborne spread |
| 14th October | CEST time zone | |
| 25 min + discussion | Patrizia Spigaglia Rome, Italy | Antibiotic resistance across C. difficile ribotypes and reservoirs |
| 15 min + discussion Selected from abstracts | Virginie Viprey Leeds, UK | Key differences in diagnosis and patient populations between community and inpatient C. difficile infections: results from the combatting bacterial resistance in Europe CDI (COMBACTE-CDI) |
| 15 min + discussion Selected from abstracts | Ilse M. Boekhoud Leiden, NL | Heme is crucial for medium-dependent metronizole resistance in clinical isolates of C. difficile |
| 30 min | POSTERS-presentations | (display on Zoom + Slack session) |
| 21th October | CEST time zone | |
| 25 min + discussion | Yves Longtin Montreal, Canada | C. difficile - infection control perspective |
| 25 min + discussion | Christopher Lopez Sacramento, USA | C. difficile adaptation to nutrients in the gut |
| 15 min + discussion Selected from abstracts | Abigail Kelly Newcastle, UK | Peptidoglycan deacetylases in C. difficile |
| 20 min | POSTER SESSION (on Zoom) | |
| 28th October | CET time zone | |
| 25 min + discussion | Mark Wilcox Leeds, UK | The treatment guidelines update in US and EU/UK |
| 25 min + discussion | Lena Biehl Cologne, Germany | FMT and other CDI treatment options from Infectious disease specialist perspective |
| 15 min + discussion Selected from abstracts | Qiwen Dong Chicago, USA | Accessory genomic elements may contribute to the virulence of hypervirulent C. difficile isolates (BI/NAP/027) in colonized mice |
| 20 min | POSTER SESSION (on Zoom) | |
| 4th November | CET time zone | |
| 25 min + discussion | Aimee Shen Boston, USA | C. difficile sporulation |
| 25 min + discussion | Bruno Dupuy Paris, France | C. difficile biofilm in the gut ecosystem |
| 15 min + discussion Selected from abstracts | Rajani Thanissery Raleigh, USA | Gut microbiota derived lithocholate derivatives inhibits the pathogen C. difficile while sparing commensal gut microbes |
| 20 min | POSTER SESSION (on Zoom) | |
Additional Poster sessions will be incorporated in the programme.
