2 - 4 September 2010, Istanbul, Turkey

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Influenza Viruses

• Influenza pandemics: historical perspective. C. Hannoun
• Origin and evolution of influenza viruses. A. Osterhaus
• Biology of influenza viruses. B. Lina
• Epidemiology and molecular epidemiology of influenza viruses. A. Hay
• Love in the time of H1N1: Challenges and lessons learnt. U. Kartoglu
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Surveillance

• Influenza surveillance. J.-M. Cohen
• Methods to identify increased influenza activity. P. Froom
• Laboratory diagnosis of influenza viruses. M. Rothberg

Pathogenesis-immunology 

• Antiviral innate immunity mechanisms in the lung mucosa: the flu as an example. M. Si-Tahar
• Influenza pathogenesis and adaptive immune response. E. Wissinger
• Mechanisms underlying the constitutional symptoms of influenza. C. Sweet

Prevention

• Influenza vaccines and vaccine development. S. Sambhara

Treatment

• Current anti-virals and resistance. M. de Jong
• Novel antiviral strategies and development. S. Sambhara

H1N1 pandemic: Turkish experience

• The course of pandemic influenza H1N1 in children: Turkey. M. Bakir
• Epidemiological features and clinical course of H1N1 infections among adults. O. Ergonul
• 2009-2010 pandemic: Turkish laboratory experience. M.A. Ciblak 
• Sequence analysis of influenza isolates from selected patients. M. Hasoksuz
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Course Faculty

• Mustafa Bakır, Istanbul, TR
• Meral Akcay Ciblak, Istanbul, TR
• Jean-Marie Cohen, Paris, FR
• Onder Ergonul, Istanbul, TR
• Paul Froom, Tel Aviv, IL
• Claude Hannoun, Paris, FR
• Umit Kartoglu, Geneva, CH
• Mustafa Hasoksuz, Istanbul, TR
• Alan Hay, London, UK
• Menno de Jong, Amsterdam, NL
• Bruno Lina, Lyon, FR
• Albert Osterhaus, Rotterdam, NL
• Michael Rothberg, Springfield, MA, US
• Suryaprakash Sambhara, Atlanta, GA, USA
• Mustapha Si-Tahar, Paris, FR
• Clive Sweet, Birmingham, UK
• Erica Wissinger, London, UK

Contact Person (educational programme): 

Selim Badur
S. Badur

Meral Akcay Ciblak
M. Ciblak

Course Objectives

• Describe public health aspects of influenza epidemics and pandemics
• Emphasize the importance of influenza infections and address problems related to: Diagnosis of infections with current subtypes, detection of emerging subtypes and misuse of antivirals and antibiotics
• Increase awareness
• Address the economical burden caused by influenza viruses

Course Venue

Armada Hotel
Ahirkapi Sokak. No: 24
34122 Sultanahmet
Istanbul, Turkey

Target Audience

150-200 participants including, but not limited to, infectious disease specialists and microbiologists from Europe, Middle East and beyond.