13.30 – 15.30

Pre-conference Field trips

(Optional - only for those who have specifically registered  for these)

The Rowett Institute / SRUC Vet School

15.00 – 16.00

Registration

17.00 – 18.30

Welcome and Opening Plenary Session

Opening keynote: Historical & Scottish perspective; patient-focused perspective; One Health links

George Gunn (SRUC, chair); Sally Johnson (Newcastle NHS); Stefano Morabito (EURL-STEC)

P&J Live

18:30 -

Welcome Reception

P&J Live

08.00 – 09.00 / 17.00

Registration

P&J Live

09.00 – 10.00

Plenary Session One

Public Health: Epidemiology       

Sooria Balasegaram (UKHSA)

P&J Live

10.00 – 11.00

Plenary Session Two

Pathogen Genomics and Evolution

Lauren Cowley (University of Bath)

P&J Live

11.00 – 11.30

Refreshments

P&J Live

11.30 – 12.30

Plenary Session Three

Public Health: Food Safety

Alec Kyriakides (Independent Food Safety Consultant)

P&J Live

12.30 – 13.30

13:15 - 14:15 

Lunch

Post Infection Shedding: Pop Up Session

P&J Live

13.30 – 14.30

Poster Session

P&J Live

14.30 – 16.30

Parallel Session A

Clinical Health: Patient treatment & early diagnosis         

Paula Coccia (Buenos Aries)

P&J Live

15.30 – 16.00

Refreshments

P&J Live

14.30 – 16.30

Parallel Session B

Pathogen: Transmission (on-farm, wildlife, environment)

Anne Allende (CEBAS-CSIC, Spanish National Research Council)

P&J Live

16.30 – 17.00

Flash Poster Session

P&J Live

18:30 TBC

Civic Reception

Maritime Museum

08.00 – 09.00 / 17.00

Registration

P&J Live

09.00 – 10.00

Plenary Session Four

Pathology & disease      

Andy Roe (University of Glasgow)

P&J Live

10.00 – 11.00

Plenary Session Five

Public Health: Outbreak / Incidence management

Steen Ethelberg (Statens Serum Institut)

P&J Live

11.00 – 11.30

Refreshments

P&J Live

11.30 – 12.30

Plenary Session Six

Pathogen: Biology & Pathogenesis

Melissa Kendall (University of Virginia)

P&J Live

12.30 – 13.30

13:15 - 14:15

Lunch

STEC Definition: Policy Discussion: Pop Up Session. Existing risk classifications for STEC have become less clear and useful in the light of new knowledge on genomic diversity and virulence characteristics. This session will discuss the implications for associated policies and regulations

P&J Live

13.30 – 14.30

Poster Session

P&J Live

14.30 – 16.30

Parallel Session C

Pathogen Microbial ecology

Heather Allison (University of Liverpool)

P&J Live

15.30 – 16.00

Refreshments

P&J Live

14.30 – 16.30

Parallel Session D

Pathogen Detection & Surveillance

Claire Jenkins (UKHSA)

P&J Live

16.30 – 17.00

Flash Poster Session

P&J Live

19.00 for 19.30

Conference Dinner (Optional - must be purchased in advance online)

TBC

08.00 – 09.00 / 14.00

Registration

P&J Live

09.00 – 10.00

Plenary Session Seven

Management of STEC as a One Health pathogen

Robert Atterbury (Nottingham University)

P&J Live

10.00 – 11.00

Roundtable discussion

STEC across countries: multi-national public health communication / pathogenic potential

Jacqui McElhiney (FSS, chair)

P&J Live

1100 – 11.30

Refreshments

P&J Live

11.30 – 12.00

Plenary Session Eight

VTEC, the way forward

David Gally (University of Edinburgh)

P&J Live

12.00 – 12.15

Closing Session

P&J Live

12.30 – 13.45

Lunch

P&J Live

Afternoon

Optional Social Excursion

08.00 – 09.00

Registration

P&J Live

09.00 – 12.00

Session 1

P&J Live

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

P&J Live

13.00 – 15.00

Session 2

P&J Live

09.00 – 18.00

Optional Sightseeing Trip