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ISTP 2008 PROGRAM- AT- A- GLANCE (as of 31 March 2008)
11 APRIL (FRIDAY)
12 APRIL (SATURDAY)
13 APRIL (SUNDAY)

6:00-7:00 AM
MARCH FOR CHILD SURVIVAL, 
Museo Pambata 
7:30-9:00 AM 
Opening Ceremony/Launch of BATA Movement
Museo Pambata
9:00-12:00 NN 
Visit to Booth Exhibits

8:15-845 AM
Plenary Lecture I: Child's Rights  Child Health Interface
Prof. Hussein Kamel Bahaa El-Din, MD
Chair: Prof Mortada El- Shabrawi, MD
Co-Chair: Benjamin P. Sablan, MD
8:30-9:15 AM
Plenary Lecture VI: Value of Vaccination & Assessing New Vaccines for Inclusion in National Immunization Program
Prof. Mathuram Santosham, MD
Chair: Prof.Tom Schulpen, MD
Co-Chair: Lulu C. Bravo, MD
REGISTRATION

10:00 AM-5:00 PM SOCIETY MEETINGS

8:45-9:45
Plenary Symposium I:
Management of the Newborn
Newborn Care: Back to the Basics
Prof. Ashok Gupta, MD
Exclusive Breastfeeding:

The Key to Quality Life
Prof. Maria Asuncion Silvestre, MD
Micronutrient Supplementations:

A Strategy to Reduce Infant M&M
Prof. Michael Krawinkel, MD
Chair: Prof. Pornthep Chanthavanich, MD
Co-Chair: Cynthia A. Aguirre, MD
0915-10:15 AM (PS III-A)
Plenary Symposium III: New and Underutilized Vaccines: "Time is Gold"
Hib: "Time and Time Again"

Prof. Mathuram Santosham, MD
PCV: "Its About Time"
Prof. Fred Were, MD
Rotavirus: "The Time to Act is Now"
Prof. Tony Nelson, MD
Chair: Prof. Uday Bodhankar MD
Co-Chair: Salvacion Gatchalian, MD 
09:45-10:00 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:15-10:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:00-10:30 AM
Plenary Lecture II: IMCI New Born & Child Survival Strategy
Prof. Uday Bodhankar, MD
Chair: Prof Mohamed Sham Kasim, MD
Co-Chair: Jocelyn Quidlat, MD
10:30-11:15 AM (PS III-B)
Plenary Symposium III: New and Underutilized Vaccines: "Time is Gold"
Flu: "Same Time Next Year"
Prof. Lance Jennings, MD
Spanish Flu: "Bad Times Ahead"
Prof. Zulkifli Ismail, MD
Chair: Prof. Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro MD
Co-Chair: May B. Montellano, MD
10:30-11:00 AM
Plenary Lecture III:
Improving Child Survival:
A Continuing Challenge from the
IPA Perspective
Prof. Chok-Wan Chan, MD
Chair: Prof Ramon Arcadio, MD
Co-Chair: Edilberto J. Garcia, MD
11:15-12:15 PM
Industry Sponsored Plenary Symposium
(Educational Grant from Novartis Vaccines)

"A Fully Liquid 5-in-1 Combined Vaccine:
Protecting Child Against Diptheria,
Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and
Haemophilus Influenza type B"

The Challenge for HIB Disease in Asia
Lulu C. Bravo, MD
Combination Vaccines: The Key to Expanding the EPI
Prof. Jean Petre, MD
A Pentavalent Fully Liquid DTwP Hib HBV Vaccine: From Clinical Development to Introduction Into National Vaccination Programs
Simonetta Viviani, MD

Open Forum
11:00-11:45 AM
Plenary Lecture IV: "TB: What's the Game Plan?"
(With A CME Grant from Natrapharm Philippines)
Prof R K Agarwal, MD
Chair: Prof. Hussein Kamel Bahaa El-Din, MD
Co-Chair: Ma. Liza M. Gonzales, MD
11:45-12:15 PM
Plenary Lecture V: Quality Improvement of Pediatric Hospital Care: Opportunities and Constraints for Developing Countries"
Prof. Tom Schulpen, MD
Chair: Dr Hassan Badrek-Amoudi, MD
Co-Chair: Josefina C. Carlos, MD
11:00 AM-1:00 PM 
PRESS 
CONFERENCE
LUNCH BREAK/ POSTER SESSION

12:00-1:00PM ISTP MEETING
LUNCH BREAK/ POSTER SESSION
1:00-2:00 PM
Industry Sponsored Plenary Symposium (Educational Grant from Wyeth Pharma)

"Changing landscape in pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: Its impact and future considerations"

"Impact of Pneumococcal vaccination: Observations from different schedules"
Prof. Mathuram Santosham, MD

"Appraising new PCVs: An approach from Correlates of Protection"

Dr. Nitin K. Shah
1:30-2:00 PM
Plenary Lecture VII: Management of Severe & Persistent Diarrheal Diseases
Prof. Iqbal Memon, MD
Chair: Prof. Jules Tolboom, MD
Co-Chair: Cecilia Gan, MD
REGISTRATION
2:00-3:00 PM
Industry Sponsored Plenary Symposium
(Educational Grant from Glaxo-SmithKline)
SPEAKERS'
NIGHT 
6:30-9:00PM
3:00-3:15 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:00-2:30 PM COFFEE BREAK
3:15-5:15 PM
Plenary Symposium II (in Collaboration with PDVI / IVI): "Dengue: Cutting Edge Technology for Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention"

I. Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative

PDVI Strategic Overview
Joel Kuritsky, MD
PDVI Field Consortium and Vaccine Trials
Bill Letson, MD

II. Dengue Surveillance and Laboratory Diagnostics

Dengue Surveillance in Asia – Need for Laboratory-based Component
Ananda Amarasinghe, MD
Dengue Diagnostics: State of the Art and Status of Rapid Diagnostics
Prof. Shamala Devi, MD

III. Clinical Management of Dengue – Treatment Guidelines

Prof Nguyen Thanh Hung , MD

Chair: Prof. Usa Thisyakorn, MD
Co-Chair: Rosario Z. Capeding, MD
2:30-3:40 PM
Plenary Symposium IV: Putting Neglected Diseases to the Fore
Malaria: A Persisting Vector-borne Disease
Prof. Rajeshwar Dayal, MD
Stepping on the Rat's Tail: Keeping Abreast with Leptospirosis
Prof. Sunny Kurian, MD
J.E. Disease and Vaccine: A New Development
Prof Mansour Yaich, MD 
Chair: Prof. Zulkifli Ismail, MD
Co-Chair: Margaret Lu-Fong, M.D.
6:30-9:00 PM
OPENING/WELCOME RECEPTION
(BANQUET NIGHT)
3:30-4:20 PM
CLOSING/ PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS

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