SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Keynote Speakers
Opening Keynote Speaker

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization
Closing Keynote Speaker

Prof. Sir Nicholas White
Professor of Tropical Medicine, Oxford University and Mahidol University
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Time (TH) | 15 December 2020 | ||||
Room A | Room B | Room C | Room D | Room E | |
Period 1 | S1 Opening Ceremony | ||||
8.30-9.30 | The 25th Chamlong-Tranakchit Harinasuta Lecture Keynote Speaker: Tedros Adhanom | ||||
10 minutes | Advertisements | ||||
Period 2 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 |
9.40-11.10 | |||||
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 prophylaxis (TH) Chair: Kesinee Chotivanich and Nicholas Day (TH) | Malaria parasite epidemiology and population dynamics during elimination (FL USA, AUS) Chair: Liwang Cui (FL, USA) | Neurobehavioral impact of tropical diseases (MO, USA) Chair: Mathew Reed (TH) | New targets for detection and intervention in melioidosis (WA, USA) Chair: Narisara Chantratita (TH) and Paul Brett (NV, USA) | New normal of occupational setting in the era of COVID-19 (Thai/Eng) Chair: Chuleekorn Tanathitikor | |
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11.20-12.20 | Poster session 1: COVID-19, travel medicine, others | Free paper I: Malaria Chair: Wang Nguitragool and Wanlapa Roobsoong (TH) | Translational genomics: finding the needle in the haystack with digital PCR Sponsored by: QIAGEN | Poster session 2: Zoonosis | Lunch session sponsored by MiCAN |
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Period 3 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 |
12.30-14.00 | |||||
The research and control of COVID-19 in Taiwan Chair: Steve Hsu-Sung Kuo (TWN) | Advances in malaria diagnostics (AUS, OR, USA) Chair: Norman Waters and Mariusz Wojnarski (TH) | Re-emergence of chikingunya virus (TH, JP) Chair: Pornsawan Leaungwuttiwong (TH) | Future trends in vaccine for melioidosis (NV, USA) Chair: Narisara Chantratita and Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai (TH) | Community and health system research for malaria elimination (CA, USA, NLD) Chair: Suparat Phuanukoonon (TH) | |
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Period 4 | S12 | S13 | S14 | S15 | S16 |
14.10-15.40 | |||||
Free paper II: COVID-19 and bacterial related diseases
| Genetic and epidemiological determinants of malaria risk (TH, MYR) Chair: Mallika Imwong (TH) | Free paper III: Medical entomology
| Updates on HIV prevention (TH) Chair: Punnee Pitsuttithum and Eileen Dunne (TH) | COVID-19 case management (Thai/Eng session) Organizer: MOPH | |
Period 5 | S17 | S18 | S19 | S20 | S21 |
15.40-17.10 | |||||
Perspectives on COVID-19 research, surveillance, and treatments (TH, PH) Chair: Anthony Jones (TH) | Elimination of P. falciparum from Kayin State (Myanmar) (MYR, FRA) Chair: Francois Nosten (MYR) | The current landscape of tropical diseases vaccine (UK, KOR) Chair: Punnee Pitisuttithum (TH) and Jerome Kim (KOR) | Melioidosis: Targeting the sources of infection Organizer: Matthew Reed (AFRIMS) | Social, ethical, and behavioral aspects of COVID-19 (UK, ITA) Chair: Wirichada Pan-ngum and Phaik Yeong Cheah (TH) | |
Period 6 | S22 | S23 | S24 | S25 | S26 |
17.10-18.40 | Tropical disease controls amd the COVID-19 pandemic (TH, CAM) Chair: Jodi Fiorenzano amd Katie Poole-Smith (TH) | Biology of malaria parasite Chair: Jacob Baum (UK) | Dengue control amidst challenges of COVID-19: lessons learned for reduction of future threats (UK) Chair: James Tibenderana (UK) | Global burden of diabetes, infections, melioidosis (UK, IND) Chair: Narisara Chantratita and Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (TH) | Social dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (FRA and NLD) Chair: Phaik Yeong Cheah (TH) and Christopher Pell (NLD) |
Time (TH) | 16 December 2020 | ||||
Room A | Room B | Room C | Room D | Room E | |
Period 1 | S27 | S28 | S29 | S30 | S31 |
8.30-10.00 | |||||
Gut microbiota functions and natural products: to fight against COVID-19 (CAN) Chair: Narisara Chantratita and Pornrutsami Jintaridth (TH) | Malaria transmission: contribution of asymptomatic population (NC, USA) Chair: Wang Nguitragool (TH) | Scrub typhus animal models and vaccine development (MD, USA, KOR) Chair: Piyanate Sunyakumthorn and Luis Lugo (TH) | Antibiotic resistance: am overlooked pandemic (MD, USA, TBLISI, GE) Chair: Samandra Demons (TH) | Risk communication (Thai/ Eng session) (NY, USA) Organizer: MOPH | |
15 minutes | Sponsored session: Introducing the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | ||||
Period 2 | S32 | S33 | S34 | S35 | S36 |
10.15-11.45 | |||||
Clinical management of COVID-19 (TH) Chair: Usa Thisyakorn | Human challenge for drug and vaccine development (MD, USA, KEN) Chair: Michele Spring and Norman Waters (TH) | Dengue and other arboviral diseases (TH, SG) Chair: Stefan Fernandez (TH) | Research work in Lao PDR Under Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Project (Thai session) (TH, LAOS) Chair: Teera Kusolsol and Prawat Nitiyanant (TH) | Emergency operation center and function in the national response to COVID-19 (Thai/Eng session) Organizer: MOPH | |
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11.50-12.50 | Free paper IV: Zoonosis | Poster Session 3: Malaria | Poster Session 4: Vector borne diseases | Poster Session 5: Bacterial related diseases | Free paper V: Parasite infection and others |
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Period 3 | S37 | S38 | S39 | S40 | S41 |
13.00-14.30 | |||||
New serological tools and approaches for malaria and COVID-19 (SPA, AUS) Chair: Ivo Mueller (AUS) and Chris Drakeley (UK) | Malaria animal models (WA, USA, MD, USA, AUS) Chair: Luis Lugo (TH) | Management of severe dengue (TH) Chair: Terapong Tantawichien | Healthcare and technology innovations (TH) Chair: Santi Maneewatchararangsri and Supachai Topanurak (TH) | Field epidemiologists fighting against COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Organizer: MOPH | |
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Period 4 | S42 | S43 | S44 | S45 | S46 |
14.40-16.10 | |||||
Use of models for policy and decision support in emerging infection (UK, AUS) Chair: Jodie McVernon (AUS) and Wirichada Pan- ngum (TH) | Residual malaria transmission in the Asia- Pacific: challenges and new opportunities Chair: Ivo Mueller (AUS) and Leanne Robinson (UK) | Tropical cases highlight (TH) Chair: Yupaporn Wattanagoon and Wirongrong Chierakul (TH) | TB/MDR-TB is challenging (UK) Chair: Francois Nosten (MYR) | Capturing of COVID-19 cases travelling from high risk countries at port of entry, state and local quarantine, and development of national laboratory services (Thai/ Eng session) Organizer: MOPH | |
Period 5 | S47 | S48 | S49 | S50 | S51 |
16.10-17.40 | |||||
Facing COVID-19 situation around the world by CTM alumni Chair: Wirongrong Chierakul and Prakaykaew Charunwatthana (TH) | Ivermectin for malaria: characterizing pharmacokinetics, metabolites, and impacts of Anopheles and Plasmodium Chair: Kesinee Chotivanich and Joel Tarning (TH) | Biologics development for prevention and treatment of viral diseases (UK) Chair: Pongrama Ramasoota (TH) | Emerging viruses (GER) Chair: Jonas Schmidt- Chanasit (GER) | COVID-19 response in relation to other disease control program (Thai session) Organizer: MOPH | |
Period 6 | S52 | ||||
17.40-18.40 | Closing Ceremony Keynote speaker: Sir Nicholas White |
Scientific Program
With the theme “Tropical disease control amid the COVID-19 pandemic”, JITMM Virtual 2020 will highlight the impact of the pandemic on our ability to prevent, manage and control tropical diseases and co-existing/ related diseases, and will discuss trends in tropical medicine research post-pandemic.
A variety of online symposia will cover all aspects of tropical medicine, including:
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COVID-19
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Malaria
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Clinical studies
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Dengue and other arboviral diseases
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Controlled Human Infection Model Studies (CHIM)
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Vector control
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Vaccines
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Antimicrobial resistance
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Melioidosis
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Leptospirosis
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Tuberculosis
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Research ethics
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Healthcare and technology innovations
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Other tropical diseases and related topics
IMPORTANT DATES
Important Dates | Date |
Call for registration and abstract submission | 1 August 2020 |
Abstract submission deadline | 15 September 2020 |
Conference Awards application deadline | 30 September 2020 |