New Southbound Policy

Taiwan Centers for Disease Control

2018

APEC Conferences.Dec 27

 

APEC Conference on Severe Dengue Prevention and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden( 2018-04-24 ) 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Time

Subject

Moderator / Speaker

08:20-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:10

Cultural Performance

09:10-09:20

Opening Remarks

Dr. Shih-Chung Chen

Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Chinese Taipei

09:20-09:30

Group Photo (Invited Guests)

 

09:30-10:10

Keynote Speech

Aedes-Transmitted Diseases: A Global Public Health and Economic Threat

Moderator

Dr. Jih-Haw Chou

Director-General, Centers for Disease Control, Chinese Taipei

Speaker

Prof. Duane J Gubler

Emeritus Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore / Adjunct Professor, International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health /

Adjunct Professor, Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical School,

The United States

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break 

Session I 

Early Diagnosis and Clinical Management 

Moderator

Prof. Ih-Jen Su

Distinguished Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ,

Chinese Taipei

10:30-11:00

Epidemiology and Strategies for Early Detection of Dengue Case in Chinese Taipei

Dr. Chin-Hui Yang  

Division Director, Division of Acute Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Chinese Taipei

11:00-11:30

Dengue Fever in Thailand

Dr. Darin Areechokchai

Deputy Director, Bureau of Vector-borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

11:30-12:00

Dengue Illness: Emphasizing Diverse Clinical Manifestations in Adults

Dr. Jien-Wei Liu

Medical Doctor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 

12:00-12:30

Clinical Predictors and Case Management of Severe Dengue in Singapore

Prof. Yee-Sin Leo

Executive Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore

12:30-12:40

Panel Discussion

12:40-14:00

Lunch Break

Session II 

Dengue Vaccine 

Moderator

Prof. Duane J Gubler

Emeritus Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore / Adjunct Professor, International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health /

Adjunct Professor, Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical School,

The United States

14:00-14:30

Dengue Vaccine: Current Situation and Public Health Impact

Dr. In-Kyu Yoon

Director, Global Dengue & Aedes-Transmitted Diseases Consortium (GDAC) International Vaccine Institute, Republic of Korea

14:30-15:10

Introduction to the NIAID live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine

 

Update of Dengue Vaccine Development at the US NIH

Dr. Stephen Whitehead

Senior Associate Scientist, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH,

The United States  

Prof. Anna Durbin

Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The United States

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break 

15:30-15:50

Dengue Drivers, Restrainers, and the role of Biomedical Interventions

Prof. Michael Malison

Adjunct Professor, Department of International Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, The United States 

15:50-16:20

Update of Dengue Vaccine Developed by Sanofi Pasteur

Dr. Ta-Wen Yu

Regional Medical Head, Regional Medical Affairs, Sanofi Pasteur, Singapore

16:20-16:50

Panel Discussion

16:50-17:00

Group Photo (All Participants) 

18:00-20:00

Welcome Party (Invited Only) 

 

Friday, May 4, 2018

Time

Subject

Moderator / Speaker

08:30-09:00

Registration

Session III 

New Technology Development in Vector Surveillance and Control

Moderator

Dr. Ching-Len Liao

Investigator and Director, National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Chinese Taipei

09:00-09:30

Project Wolbachia Singapore - Using Male Aedes to Fight Dengue Mosquitoes

Dr. Cheong-Huat Tan

Research Scientist, Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore

09:30-10:00

Field Experience on Ecological Control of Dengue and Malaria Vectors

Dr. Kun-Hsien Tsai

Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Chinese Taipei

10:00-10:20

Coffee Break 

10:20-10:50

New Approach of Mosquito Vector Surveillance and the Application of Environment Management

Prof. Wu-Chun Tu

Professor, Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Chinese Taipei

10:50-11:20

Panel Discussion 

11:20-11:30

Closing Remarks

Dr. Jih-Haw Chou

Director-General, Centers for Disease Control, Chinese Taipei

11:30-12:30

Lunch Break 

12:30-13:00

Shuttle to the Mosquito-Borne Diseases Control Research Center

Session IV 

Site Visit to the Mosquito-Borne Diseases Control Research Center

Dr. Ching-Len Liao

Investigator and Director, National

Institute of Infectious Diseases and

Vaccinology, National Health

Research Institutes, Chinese Taipei

13:00-15:30

●Registration & Team Assignment

●Introduction of MDC

●Visit & Practice*

Team I

Team II

Team III

A

D

C

B

A

D

C

B

A

D

C

B

●Discussion

Visit & Practice area:

A: Mosquito factory        

B: Mosquito rearing rooms  

C: Biological control measures

D: Chemical control measures

 

 

 

 

APEC Conference on Strategies Against the Evolving Threats from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): From Awareness to Concrete Action( 2018-09-10 ) 

 

Thursday, 20 September 2018

Time

Subject

Moderator/ Speaker

08:20-08:50

(30 mins)

Registration

 

08:50-09:00

(10 mins)

Opening Ceremony

 

09:00-09:10

(10 mins)

Opening Remarks

Dr. Shih-Chung Chen

Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare

Dr. Chin-Cheng Huang

Deputy Minister, Council of Agriculture

09:10-09:25

(15 mins)

Group Photo

09:25-09:55

(30 mins)

Keynote Speech I

Chinese Taipei’s action plan against antimicrobial resistance

 

 

Moderator

Dr. Tzou-Yien Lin

Chair of the Board of Directors, National Health Research Institutes

 

Speaker

Prof. Shan-Chwen Chang

Dean, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

09:55-10:25

(30 mins)

Keynote Speech II

World Veterinary Association’s strategy on the prudent use of antimicrobials

 

Moderator

Dr. Tai-Hwa Shih

Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ)

 

Speaker

Dr. Shih- Ming Johnson Chiang

President, World Veterinary Association (WVA)

 

10:25-10:45

(20 mins)

Coffee Break 

 

 

Session I

Strengthening surveillance and laboratory capacity to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Moderator

Prof. Feng-Yee Chang

Professor, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center

Dr. Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

10:45-11:10

(25 mins)

Fighting antimicrobial resistance with rapid, point-of-need diagnostic methods

Prof. Kazuhiro Tateda

President, Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

11:10-11:35

(25 mins)

Establish network for AMR surveillance in Asia Pacific region

Dr. Stephen Sheng-Fong Lin Regional Medical

Therapeutic Area Lead, Anti-infective, Asia-Pacific, PEH, Pfizer Inc.

11:35-12:00

(25 mins)

Longitudinal multicenter surveillance on AMR

Dr. Tsai-Ling Yang Lauderdale

Investigator, National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes

12:00-12:30

(30 mins)

Panel Discussion

12:30-14:00

(90 mins)

Luncheon Session: Strategies to Scale up Patient Access to Novel Antibiotics.

Hosted by LSIF

Session II

Policies to promote antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP)

Moderator

Dr. Yao-Shen Chen

Chief, Department of Internal Medicine ,Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Dr. Shu-Hui Tseng

Director, Division of Infection Control and Biosafety, Centers for Disease Control

14:00-14:30

(30 mins)

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme in Singapore

Prof. David Chien Boon Lye

Associate Professor, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 

14:30-15:00

(30 mins)

The Antibiotic Stewardship Programme in Malaysia

Prof. Victor Lim

Pro Vice-Chancellor, International Medical University

15:00-15:40

(40 mins)

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing 

15:40-16:10

(30 mins)

The Antibiotics Stewardship in Hong Kong

Prof. Wing Hong Seto

Co-Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong

16:10-16:40

(30 mins)

Healthcare-associated Infections in Intensive Care Units in Asia: Recent Trends Based on Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Network over an 8-year period

Prof. Yee-Chun Chen  

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine

16:40-17:10

(30 mins)

Panel Discussion

18:00-20:00

(120 mins)

Welcome Reception (Invited Only)

Friday, 21 September 2018

Time

Subject

Moderator/ Speaker

08:30-09:00

(30 mins)

Registration

09:00-09:30

(30 mins)

Keynote Speech III

WHO strategies to fight antimicrobial resistance

 

Moderator

Prof. Shan-Chwen Chang

Dean, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Speaker

Prof. Didier Pittet

Chief Medical Officer, University hospitals of Geneva

 

09:30-10:00

(30 mins)

Keynote Speech IV

Antimicrobial Resistance Detection and Containment;a current US approach

Moderator

Dr. Yi-Chun Lo

Deputy Director-General, Centers for Disease Control

Speaker

Dr. Michael Bell

Deputy Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:00-10:15

(15 mins)

Coffee Break 

Session III

Infection control strategies to contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Moderator 

Prof. Yin-Ching Chuang

Professor, Chi Mei Medical Center

Prof. David Chien Boon Lye

Associate Professor, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 

10:15-10:40

(25 mins)

Ten years improvement in infection control practice and antimicrobial optimization in the 29 private university hospitals in Japan

Prof. Satoshi Hori

Professor, Department of Infection Control Science, Juntendo University

10:40-11:05

(25 mins)

Strategies to prevent and control AMR infection in Hong Kong

Ms. Patricia Ching

Principal Nurse, WHO Collaborating Center For Epidemiology, School Of Public Health, University of Hong Kong

11:05-11:30

(25 mins)

Carrot or stick? Building capacity in ASP and infection control through quality accreditation

Prof. Marilyn Cruickshank

Professor of Nursing Research, University of Technology Sydney

11:30-12:00

(30 mins)

Panel Discussion

12:00-12:10

(10 mins)

Closing Remarks

Dr. Jih-Haw Chou

Director General, Centers for Disease Control

12:10-13:10

(60 mins)

Lunch Break

13:10-14:00

(50 mins)

Transport to Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Session IV

Site Visit to Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Invited Only)

Moderator 

Prof. Wen-Jin Cherng

Superintendent, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Speaker 

Dr. Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Dr. Chun-Wen Cheng

Medical doctor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital