Symposium Speakers
Professor David Lye, MBBS, FRACP, FAMS, FRCP
Implementation of AMS in HIC
Heiman Wertheim, MD
Ethical dilemmas in AMS: Ecology vs Patient
Marie Yvette C. Barez, MD, FPCP, FPSMID
AMS in the Philippines: Struggles & Successes
Dr. Hee Chang Jang
Ticking Time Bombs: The Rise of Emerging Tick-borne Pathogens
Norio Ohmagari, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Emerging Pathogens & the Race for Effective Therapeutics: Current Trends & Future Directions
Yee-Chun Chen, MD, PhD
The Rise of Emerging Fungal Pathogens: Implications for Global Health, Environmental Decontamination
Chen Seong Wong
Towards ending HIV in HIC
Anchalee Avihingsanon, MD, PhD
Towards ending HIV in LMIC
Edsel Maurice T. Salvana, MD, DTM&H, FPCP, FIDSA
HIV Molecular Epidemiology and Its Challenges in the Philippines
Andreas Voss, MD
Contact Precautions: Is it necessary?
Regina P. Berba, MD, MSc, FPCP, FPSMID
N95 vs Surgical Masks: Rethinking Respiratory Protection
Anuradha Chowdhary, MD, PhD, FRCPath, FIDSA, (F)AAM
Candida auris: An Emerging Global Threat
Professor Oliver A. Cornely, MD FACP, FIDSA, FAAM, FECMM
Rising Resistance: The Threat of Fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis
Jacques Meis, MD, PhD
Beyond Susceptibility: The Clinical Impact of Fluconazole-resistant Candida tropicalis
Janus Ong, MD, MPH
Ending Hepatitis B: The Last Mile Challenge
Zhang Wenhong, MD
Silent But Serious: Bringing Hepatitis D into the Spotlight, Treatment of non MDR and latent TB
Professor Kordo Basim Aiob Saeed, MB ChB, MSc, FRCPath, FISAC, MD
State of the Art Diagnostics for MDRO
Professor Katsunori Yanagihara, MD, PhD
Role of Diagnostic Stewardship
Arthur Dessi E. Roman, MD, FPCP, FPSMID
Breaking Barriers in MDRO Diagnostics in LMICs
Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris, MD
Will H5N1 be the next pandemic?
Janice C. Caoili, MD, FPCP, FPSMID
The Ultimate Shot: Quest for a Universal Influenza Vaccine
Bin Cao, MD
The Flu Fight: What Works, What's New, What's Next
Professor Annelies Zinkernagel, Prof Dr. Dr. med., MSc
Invasive Group A Streptococcal infections - why are they more frequent?
Associate Professor Katherine Gibney, MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FAFPHD, PhD
Controversies in antibiotic prophylaxis for household contacts of Invasive Group A Streptococcal patients
Marissa M. Alejandria, MD, MSc, FPCP, FPSMID
Fighting the untouchables: Strategies against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales
Marco Falcone, MD
Effective Control of Other Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
Michael Zdenek David, M.D., Ph.D.
Effective control of MRSA
Professor Pranita Tamma, MD
New antibiotics for XDR GNB
Associate Professor Helmi Bin Sulaiman, MD
Ethical dilemma in drug development: access to new antibiotics in areas of needs
Mary Ann D. Lansang, MD, MSc, FPCP, FPSMID
Antibiotic Renaissance: Revisiting Old Antibiotics for New Threats
Xerxes Seposo, MENRM, MPH, MPM, PhD
Climate Change & Dengue: A Perfect Storm
Assistant Professor Jue Tao Lim, PhD
Harnessing Wolbachia: A Novel Approach to Controlling Dengue
Professor Leo Yee Sin, MD
Zika Virus Across the Lifespan: Clinical Impact on Infants & Adults
Anna Ong-Lim, MD, FPPS, FPIDSP, FIDSA
Rebuilding Immunity: Strategies for Post-pandemic Pediatric Vaccination
Hiroshige Mikamo, MD, PhD
It’s Never Too Late: Enhancing Adult Immunization Coverage
Professor Gerard Thomas Flaherty, MD, PhD
Vaccines Without Borders: Safeguarding Health Through Travel Immunization
Professor Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH
Understanding the threat: Epidemiology, Resistance and Clinical Impact
Hui Wang, MD
An AI-based PK/PD model-informed precision dosing and interpretation system for antimicrobial agents
Minggui Wang, MD, FESCMID, FISAC
Lessons & Successes in Treating XDR Acinetobacter baumanii
Professor Jeffrey Lipman AM, MD, MBBCh, DA, FFA, FCICM, FISAC, DMed
PK PD to optimize treatment for MDRO
Prof. Dr. Sebastian G. Wicha, PhD
How can PK/PD help Clinical Practice?
Yu-Wei Lin, MD
Model-informed Drug Development for Antimicrobials
Ma. Tarcela S. Gler, MD, FPCP, FPSMID
Hope Against Resistance: Advances in MDR/XDR TB Therapy
Seiya Kato, MD
Challenges in Global Funding for TB
Ronald Jarvik A. Buscato, RN, MD
Predicting and Treating Malaria: Science Meets Strategy
Dr. Giri Shan Rajahram
Plasmodium knowlesi
Kristina Osbjer, M.Sc, DVM, PhD
Overview of ICARS
Percival Ethan C. Lao, MD
Vaccines to Reduce AMR in Southeast Asia
Lul Raka, MD, PhD
Appropriate use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections in Kosovo primary care