Programme Overview

Opening Ceremonies

Philippine National Anthem

Welcome Remarks

by Lulu Bravo (Philippines)

Opening Remarks

by Rontgene Solante (Philippines)

Scientific Program Overview and Formal Declaration of Convention Open

by Mitzi Marie Chua  (Philippines)

Keynote Address

Improving the Health of the Country through Vaccination

by Teodoro Herbosa

Secretary, Department of Health

Opening Plenary 1
Protect: To Leave No One Behind
The Global Health and Immunization Agenda 2030

Speaker: Kim Mulholland (Australia) 

Plenary Discussion 1

Protect:  Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Truly Behind Us? 

Updates on COVID Vaccines 

Break

Exhibit Area and Poster Hall Visit

Symposium 1
Protect: Why am I Special?

Vaccination for the “Young Once” and Over-18 but with Many Ills 

Vaccines in Elderly

(Epidemiology of infectious diseases, the range of vaccines in the elderly and the importance of prevention)

Speaker: Leo Yee Sin (Singapore)

Challenges and Opportunities in Vaccination in the Elderly

(Scheduling of vaccination and how to get the elderly and caregivers to accept and receive vaccines; vaccination in aged facilities and home)

Speaker: Shelley dela Vega (Philippines)

Vaccination in the Elderly with Comorbidities

Speaker: Tan Maw Pin (Malaysia)

Lunch Symposium

Introduction

Speaker: Choo Beng Goh

Navigating Dengue: Enhancing Clinical Management Strategies

Speaker: Rontgene Solante

Vaccination as a Powerful Shield: Preventing Dengue Disease

Speaker: Alberta Di Pasquale

Panel Q&A

Panel Discussion 2

Protect thy Warriors 

Panel discussion on indicated vaccines for healthcare workers (HCWs) 

Speakers: Mitzi Marie Chua (Philippines) & Elfleda Hernandez (Philippines) 

Moderator: Ethel Daño (Philippines)

Panel Discussion 3

Connect-1:  Vaxx Protection Plus for Mum ‘n Kiddo and the Jetsetter  

Mommy Knows Best:  Maternal Immunization Updates 

Speakers: Hiro Moriuchu (Japan) & Liona Poon (Hong Kong)

Moderator: Zulkifli Ismail (Malaysia)

Break

Exhibit Area and Poster Hall Visit

Symposium 2  

Connect-2:  Vaxx Protection Plus for Mum ‘n Kiddo and the Jetsetter  

Wrestle for a Shot, Worth the Wriggle 

Challenges of Childhood Immunization in the Era of Pandemic 

Speaker: Naveen Thacker (India)  

Child Immunization in Developing Countries   
Strategies to increase NIP Vaccine Inclusions in Developing Countries/ Vaccine for Life (about outreach and community) 

Speaker: Zulkifli Ismail (Malaysia) 

Importance of increased Rotavirus Vaccine Update 

Speaker: Tony Nelson (China)

Chair: Daniel Goh (Singapore)

Co-Chair : Jemilly Margaux Po-Rosell (Philippines)

A TRIBUTE SYMPOSIUM FOR DR. KAMRAN RAFIQ

Symposium 3  

Connect-3:  Vaxx Protection Plus for Mum ‘n Kiddo and the Jetsetter  

Travel Unraveled, Bug-Protected 

Scenario-based interactive discussion on what appropriate vaccines to administer for the traveler plus other Travel Med Updates 

Speakers: Pornthep Chanthavanish (Thailand), Somia Iqtadar (Pakistan)

Alyssa Wong (CDC, USA)

Chair : Hasitha Tissera (Sri Lanka)
Co-Chair : Kim Basilla (Philippines)

Sunset industry sponsored symposium by MSD

Welcome and Introductions

Speaker: Lulu Bravo (Philippines)

Emerging burden of ST3 and challenges in prevention

Speaker: Kam Lun Ellis Hon (Hong Kong SAR China)

Pneumococcal prevention strategy in the era of novel PCV vaccines

Speaker: Jin Oh Kim (South Korea)

Panel discussion and Q&A

All Faculty

Closing

Speaker: Lulu Bravo (Philippines)

Gala Dinner

Meet the Expert

Novavax, from small biotech to the world stage. Development of a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine from Pandemic to Endemic use

Session Chair: Lulu Bravo (Philippines)

Background to the Novavax development program during the pandemic and an update of current data

Speaker: Seth Toback (USA)

Update on safety data and the Novavax pipeline

Speaker: Matthew Rousculp (USA)

Discussion and Q&A

Lulu Bravo, Seth Toback, Matthew Rousculp

Plenary Session 3 

Assure:  Sharing Successes and Catching Challenges 

Updates on Dengue Epidemiology and Control  

Speaker: Judith Wang (Singapore)

Plenary Session 4 

Assure:  Flu is not Forgotten 

Influenza epidemiology updates and new vaccine developments 

Speaker: Pham Quang Thai (Vietnam)

Break

Exhibit Area and Poster Hall Visit

Symposium 4  

Connect:  I get it; but not quite; say huh!?! When Communication is Key! 

Confused State of Mind:  Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy 

Speaker: HT Wickramasinghe (Sri Lanka) 

Handling Mixed Signals 

How to convey clear pro-vaccination messages 

Speaker: Iqbal Ahmad Memon (Pakistan)

Impact of Covid 19 Vaccine Mandates

Speaker: Katie Attwell (Australia)

Chair: Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro (Indonesia)

Co-chair: Shayne Morales (Philippines)

Lunch Symposium by Moderna

Welcome and introduction

Speaker: Anna Ong-Lim (Philippines)

mRNA vaccines – a new era in vaccinology

Speaker: Chris Clarke (Australia)

Keeping pace with SARS-CoV-2 variants

Speaker: Jonathan Van-Tam (United Kingdom)

Q&A moderated by Anna Ong-Lim

Oral Presentation: Top 5 Papers

Coffee/Tea Symposium 

Meet the Experts by GSK

Welcome Remarks 

Speaker: Lulu Bravo (Philippines)

The Impact of Vaccine Preventable Diseases and its Prevention in Adults and the Elderly 

Speaker: Rontgene Solante (Philippines)

Advancement in vaccinology: Increasing vaccine effectiveness in adults & elderly

Speaker: Selim Badur (Turkey)

Q & A 

Moderator: Lulu Bravo (Philippines)

Plenary Session 5 

Thrive:  Equity in Protection  

Vaccine Safety and Diseases of the Most Impoverished

Speaker: Weigong Zhou (WHO)

Closing Plenary 6 

Thrive:  Ready to Renew the Vaxx P.A.C.T.?  

Boosting Vaccine Confidence 

Speaker: Lois Privor-Dumm (IVAC)

Closing Ceremonies

Award for Best Paper/s

Industry Sponsor Appreciation

Closing Remarks

Registration

Opening Ceremonies

Emcee: Jemilly Margaux Po-Rosell

Inter-faith invocation

Philippine national anthem

Welcome remarks

by Dr. Enrique Tayag

Opening remarks

by Jaime Bernadas, MD, DOH7 Reg Director 

Scientific Program Interview

Ground rules

by Mitzi Chua

Morning Session

Chair:  Bryan Lim

Co-chair: Ethel Daño

Plenary 1

Have we conquered?

The Philippine Immunization Status

Speaker: Madonna Anabieza

Plenary 2

We can conquer!

Updates on Recommended Philippine Schedule of Immunization

Speakers: Marimel R.  Pagcatipunan (PIDSP), Faith Villanueva (PSMID)

Industry-sponsored  Symposium by MSD

Symposium 1 – Vector-borne VPDs

Japanese B and Dengue
Interactive discussion on vaccine indications and updates

Speaker: Maria Rosario Z. Capeding

Symposium 2 – Vehicle-borne VPDs
Typhoid and Rotavirus
Case-based discussion on appropriate vaccine use

Speaker: Grace Devota G. Go

Symposium 3 – Respi-Partners in Crime
PCV and Flu

Speaker: Elizabeth E. Gallardo

Symposium 4 – Pandemic Blues
COVID-19

Speaker: Anna Ong-Lim

Industry-sponsored Symposium by Sanofi

Industry-sponsored Symposium

Afternoon Sessions

Chair: Chatie Olasiman

Co-chair: Belle Ranile

Immunize and Conquer
Parallel Workshops I – III

Moderator/Emcee: Norren Matig-a

Workshop 1 – Population in Focus: The Elderly

Facilitator: Rontgene Solante and Shayne Morales

Workshop 2 – Population in Focus: School-aged Children and Adolescents

Facilitator: Cynthia A. Aguirre, Kim Basilla

Workshop 3 – Vaxx in the Workplace

Facilitator: Enrique A. Tayag and Larsen Omolon

Group Output Discussion

Industry-Sponsored Symposium by Pfizer

Industry-Sponsored Symposium by Takeda

Closing

Key Takeaways

by Dr. Ma. Rosario Capeding

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