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Disease surveillance
Disease surveillance is a methodology in where epidemiologists monitor the spread of a specific disease in order to understand how it progresses. The goals of disease surveillance are to predict, observe, and minimize the harm caused by diseases which present as outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics.
SEP 14, 2023 | 8:30 PM
Wastewater-based surveillance is valuable as it allows for the detection of pathogens before symptomatic cases are identified. In Korea, wastewater surveillance has been implemented, and the...
JUL 26, 2023 | 8:30 PM
Differences in how users gate populations within experiments are major sources of variability in flow cytometry data analysis. Incorporating automated image analysis can substantially reduce...
JUL 26, 2023 | 8:00 AM
Differences in how users gate populations within experiments are major sources of variability in flow...
JUN 21, 2023 | 6:00 AM
Globally, the hepatitis B virus is a major cause of mortality from infectious diseases. Around 250 million people suffer from chronic HBV infections, with the virus being responsible for ove...
JUN 13, 2023 | 8:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
1. HBV 5 Line Guideline (Proposed): • Test all adults for Hepatitis B with the triple panel: HBsAg, Anti HBc total, Anti HBs • Vaccinate all adults for HBV who are HBV triple panel...
APR 20, 2023 | 7:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Date: April 20, 2023 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) A recent systematic review found that more than half of known infectious diseases will be aggravated by climate hazards,...
APR 05, 2023 | 11:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Date: April 05, 2023 Time: 11:00am (NZDT) Date: April 04, 2023 Time: 4:00pm (PST), 7:00pm (EST), 1:00pm (CET) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely...
FEB 28, 2023 | 11:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Date: February 28, 2023 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CET) Traditional methods of infection prevention to detect healthcare-associated outbreaks have remained unchanged for many...
JAN 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM
Date: January 19, 2023 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CET) There has been an evolution of organized HPV screening programs from the pap smear to liquid-based cytology, which has...
NOV 15, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: November 15, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CET) Waterborne pathogens lead to deteriorating water quality and challenge global health and economy. The latest U.S. Envi...
NOV 10, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Date: November 10, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) Wastewater-based surveillance has gained wide recognition throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor trends of SARS-C...
OCT 26, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) To control and monitor the epidemiology and diffusion of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV...
OCT 25, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Date: October 25, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CEST) Candida auris is a multi-drug resistant yeast that continues to be a global threat for infection and transmission in h...
OCT 19, 2022 | 9:45 AM
SARS-CoV-2 spreads through airborne transmission. Aerosols containing live virus are dispersed when an infected person exhales and then continue to accumulate indoors, putting others at risk...
OCT 19, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been made in a record time. However, although the vaccines that have been deployed have clearly reduced the percentage of severe infections in countries wher...
OCT 06, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Genetic biomarkers have become increasingly important for disease prediction, early disease detection and progression, and options for intervention. Tumor biopsies are commonly used as sourc...
OCT 05, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: October 05, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Cancer is a complex disease at the level of both cells and tissues, and uncovering novel treatments requires understan...
SEP 08, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) uses a stand-displacing DNA polymerase and four to six primers to rapidly amplify DNA at a single temperature. By eliminating temperature cyclin...
SEP 07, 2022 | 3:00 PM
Pathogen detection and surveillance have become a high priority in both healthcare and environmental settings for the safety of patients and the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic highlig...
AUG 16, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: August 16, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) In this session, researchers, clinicians, and program implementers from four countries will address the disruption in co...
JUL 28, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Date: July 28, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Hepatitis B and C continues to be a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, resulting in 1.1 million deaths and 3 million new in...
JUN 29, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: June 29, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CEST) As of May 2022, there have been more than 500 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including numerous variants. Additiona...
OCT 06, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Genetic biomarkers have become increasingly important for disease prediction, early disease detection and progression, and options for intervention. Tumor biopsies are commonly used as sourc...
OCT 05, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: October 05, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Cancer is a complex disease at the level of both cells and tissues, and uncovering novel treatments requires understan...
SEP 08, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) uses a stand-displacing DNA polymerase and four to six primers to rapidly amplify DNA at a single temperature. By eliminating temperature cyclin...
SEP 07, 2022 | 3:00 PM
Pathogen detection and surveillance have become a high priority in both healthcare and environmental settings for the safety of patients and the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic highlig...