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Schedule at a Glance

Coming Oct.16 - Sponsored Bootcamp Recording

1–3 p.m.

Bootcamp: Workshop 1 | Discovery Strategies

   
Moderators: Anna Hirsch and Ursula Theuretzbacher
  • Mining Natural Resources
    Speaker: Rolf Müller, HIPS, Germany.

  • Antibiotic Discovery Strategies: New Targets, Old Targets, No Targets
    Speaker: Alice Erwin, Consultant, U.S.

  • Machine Learning and Chemogenomics to Improve Early Antibiotic Discovery
    Speaker: Silvia T. Cardona, University of Manitoba, Canada.

  • 3–3:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion.
3:15–3:30 p.m.

Coffee Break

   
3:30–5:30 p.m.

Bootcamp: Workshop 2 | Challenges of Antibacterial Drug Discovery

   
Moderators: Anna Hirsch and Ursula Theuretzbacher
  • Combined Diagnostic-Therapeutic Discovery Strategies (Theranostics)
    Speaker: Robin Patel, Mayo Clinic, U.S.

  • Animal Models, In Vitro Models: An Experimental Perspective
    Speaker: Lynn Miesel, Pharmacology Discovery Services, U.S.

  • Pitfalls in the Discovery and Non-Clinical Development of Alternative Antibacterial Therapies
    Speaker: Peter Warn, Magic Bullet Consulting, U.K.

  • 5:15–5:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion.
5:30–6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

   
7:30–8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

   
8–8:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

   
8:15–9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

   
Speaker: Helen Boucher, Tufts Medical Center, U.S.    
Moderator: David Andes, U.S.
9:15–11:45 a.m.

Session 1: The Impact of Different Approaches to Breakpoints

   
Moderators: Shampa Das and Judith Steenberg
  • 9:15–9:45 a.m. | Differences in Approach Between CLSI, EUCAST and USCAST
    Speaker: Gunnar Kahlemeter, The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), Sweden.

  • 9:45–10:15 a.m. | Impact of Different Testing Methodologies on Clinical Development
    Speaker: Jane E. Ambler, ContraFect, U.S.

  • 10:15–10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break.

  • 10:45–11:15 a.m. | Impact of Different Breakpoints on Clinical Trials
    Speaker: Angela Talley, Scientific and Medical Affairs Consulting, U.S.

  • 11:15–11:45 a.m. | Session 1 Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up.
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Lunch

   
12:45–3:15 p.m.

Session 2: Are We Developing the Right New Antibacterials?

   
Moderators: Paul Ambrose and Deborah O’Neil
  • 12:45–1:15 p.m. | Overview of AB in Development and Prioritized Paediatric Formulation & Indication for Children and Neonate (PADO exercise)
    Speaker: Valeria Gigante, World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland.

  • 1:15–1:45 p.m. | Access to New Antibacterials to Address Global Public Health Needs
    Speaker: Jennifer Cohn, Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP), Switzerland.

  • 1:45–2:15 p.m. | Are We Addressing the Needs of Children, Infants and Neonates?
    Speaker: Andrew Whitelaw, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

  • 2:15–2:45 p.m. | Global Strategies for New Products
    Speaker: Gareth Morgan, Shionogi, U.S.

  • 2:45–3:15 p.m. | Session 2 Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up.
3:15–3:35 p.m.

Rapid Fire Oral Presentations Session 1

   
3:35–4 p.m.

Coffee Break

   
3:35–4:30 p.m.

Poster Presentations Session 1

   
4:30–5:30 p.m.

Young Investigators Presentations I

   
Moderator: Shampa Das
  • 4:30–5 p.m.| How Useful is the Current Antibiotic Pipeline Going to Be in India?
    Speaker: Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India. Pre-recorded talk.

  • 5–5:30 p.m.| ARLG DOOR Work in cUTI, HABP/VABP and ABSSSI
    Speaker: Jessica Renee Howard-Anderson, Emory University School of Medicine, U.S.
7:30–8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

   
8–11 a.m.

Session 3: Antifungal Drug Development

   
Moderators: Sumathi Nambiar and Deborah O’Neil
  • 8–8:30 a.m. | Unmet Need/Pipeline Update for Antifungal Medications
    Speaker: Kieran Marr, Johns Hopkins University, U.S.

  • 8:30–10 a.m. | Complexities of Antifungal and Antibacterial Clinical Programs: Indications vs. Organisms
    Speaker: Kieran Marr, Johns Hopkins University, U.S.
  • 8:30–9 a.m. | Isavuconazole, Speaker: Laura Kovanda, Astellas Pharma Inc., U.S.
  • 9–9:30 a.m. | Olorofim, Speaker: John Rex, F2G, U.S.
  • 9:30–10 a.m. | Overview of Specific Organism Antibacterial Trials, Keith Rodvold, University of Illinois, U.S.

  • 10–10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break

  • 10:30–11 a.m. | Session 3 Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up: Are There Aspects of Antifungal Regulatory Pathway That Could Be Applied to Antibacterials?
    Kieran Marr, Johns Hopkins University, U.S.

    Additional panel members: Cornelius “Neil” Clancy, University of Pittsburgh, U.S., Peter Kim, FDA, U.S., Peter Pappas, University of Alabama, U.S.
11–11:20 a.m.

Rapid Fire Oral Presentations Session 2

   
11:20–12:15 p.m.

Poster Presentations Session 2

   
12:15–1:15 p.m.

Lunch

   
1:15–3:45 p.m.

Session 4: Updates in Antibiotic Stewardship

   
Moderators: David Hyun and Jeff Loutit
  • 1:15–1:45 p.m. | Day in the Life of an Antimicrobial Steward: An Overview of Stewardship Program Operations
    Speaker: Alicia Demirjian, U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), U.K.

  • 1:45–2:15 p.m. | Technological Tools for Antimicrobial Stewardship
    Speaker: Josh Herigon, Children’s Mercy Hospital, U.S.

  • 2:15–2:45 p.m. | Patient-Specific Clinical Decision Support Through PK-PD Optimization
    Speaker: Christopher Rubino, Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics, U.S.

  • 2:45–3:15 p.m. | Evidence Behind Shorter Duration of Antibiotics Treatments
    Speaker: Rebecca Same, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, U.S.

  • 3:15–3:45 p.m. | Session 4 Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up.
3:45–4:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

   
4:15–5:15 p.m.

Young Investigators Presentations

   
Moderator: Peter Coombs
  • 4:15–4:45 p.m. | Access to Antifungals in LMIC
    Speaker: Katherine Stott, University of Liverpool, U.K.

  • 4:45–5:15 p.m. | The development of molecular tools to investigate the mechanism of action of hit compounds for Acinetobacter baumannii
    Speaker: Nicole Cardoso, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
7:30–8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

   
8–10 a.m.

Session 5: The Role of Diagnostics in Tackling AMR

   
Moderators: Anna Hirsch and Judith Steenberg
  • 8–8:30 a.m. | Early Development Perspective
    Speaker: Gyorgy Abel, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, U.S.

  • 8:30–9 a.m. | The Role of Diagnostics in Antimicrobial Use Clinical Development
    Speaker: Romney Humphries, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, U.S.

  • 9–9:30 a.m. | Perspective From Another Oncology and How This Could Be Leveraged in the AMR Space
    Speaker: Joshua Lang, University of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine, U.S.

  • 9:30–10 a.m. | Session 5 Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up.
10:00–10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

   
10:45–11:45 a.m.

Keynote: Future in AMR Space

   
Speaker: Mark Albrecht, BARDA, U.S.
Moderator: Valeria Gigante  
11:45 a.m.

Closing Remarks: ASM-ESCMID Program Committee Co-Chairs

   

Program Committee

David Andes, M.D.

Co-chair

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wis.


Shampa Das, Ph.D.
Co-chair
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Kingdom

Mark Albrecht, Ph.D.

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
Washington, D.C.


Paul G. Ambrose, Pharm.D., FIDSA

Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics
Schenectady, N.Y.


Radu Botgros, M.D.

European Medicines Agency
Amsterdam The Netherlands


Sharon Chen, Ph.D., FRACP, FRCPA

Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research
Sydney Australia


Valeria Gigante, Ph.D.

World Health Organization (WHO)
Geneva Switzerland

Anna K. H. Hirsch, Ph.D.

Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
Saarbrücken Germany


David Hyun, M.D.

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Washington, D.C.


Jeffery S. Loutit, MBChB

Qpex Biopharma Inc.
San Diego, Calif.


Sumati Nambiar, M.D., MPH

Johnson & Johnson
Raritan, N.J.


Deborah A. O’Neil, OBE, Ph.D., FRSE

NovaBiotics
Aberdeen °®¶¹´«Ã½ Kingdom


Judith N. Steenbergen, Ph.D.

Scientific and Medical Affairs Consulting (SMAC)
Newtown, Pa.


Ursula Theuretzbacher, Ph.D.

Center for Anti-Infective Agents
Vienna Austria

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