Dear generals, officers, colleagues, ladies, and gentlemen,
with reference to the first and second symposium on tropical medicine and infectious diseases in a military context in 2016 and 2019, we cordially invite you for a third time to this event on 25th and 26th August 2022 in Hamburg. Again, up-to-date topics from the fields of infectious disease prevention, diagnostics, treatment and management will be in the focus of the discussions. The symposium will be organized in cooperation of the German Association of Military Medicine and Pharmacy (DGWMP e. V.) in Bonn and the Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg. It will take place at the headquarters of the Hamburg Association of Statutory Health Insurance -Physicians (“Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hamburg”). The program as well as detailed information regarding registration, travel information, social events etc. will be available in spring 2022.
Knowledge, awareness, and expertise in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and management of tropical and infectious diseases remain crucial to be prepared for present and future challenges. This is particularly true for remote settings as well as on board of military ships. Finally, infectious diseases in large groups of refugees may become another challenge.
The present corona crisis increased the importance of preparation for infectious disease-associated medical scenarios in the field of military medicine. Beyond, military deployments may lead to an import of infectious agents such as gastrointestinal parasites, atypically resistant or even multidrug-resistant bacteria, viral causes of acute and chronic infections as well as rare or emerging tropical pathogens. Military medical research must focus on solutions for the arising problems on deployment and after return of service members to their home countries. In addition, military deployments in tropical environments that are rich in zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases are a matter of concern to be addressed in an appropriate way by a one health approach.
Key Topics
– Prevention, diagnosis, therapy and management of tropical and infectious diseases
– Outbreak investigation and management
– Health surveillance and screening
– Imported pathogens
– Infectious disease management in austere environment
For the Scientific Committee
| Brigadier General (MC, RET) Dr. Joachim Hoitz, M.D. Norderstedt |
Lieutenant Colonel (MC) Dr. Dorothea Wiemer, M.D. Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg |
Lieutenant Colonel (MC) |
Thursday, 25th August 2022
07:30 – 08:30
Early coffee, snacks & sandwiches
08:30 – 09:30
Opening ceremony
08:30 – 08:50
Opening remarks by Brigadier General (MC) (ret.) Prof. Dr. Becker
08:50-09:10
Opening remarks by Colonel (MC) Dr. Harbaum
09:10-09:30
Spores on swords and ploughshares: a brief view on Christian peace ethics
M. Rohde
09:30 – 10:00
Coffee break – industry exhibition
10:00 – 11:30
Plenary Session 1 – International infectious disease concerns
Chairs: Emmerich, Le Dault
10:00-10:30
Risk-assessment of the import and secondary transmission of infectious diseases by French servicemembers, in return of overseas operations
E. Le Dault
10:30-10:50
Resistant microorganism in war-related injuries
O. Golubovska
10:50-11:10
Infectious Diseases during Operation PITTING (the UK military evacuation of Kabul August 2021)
D. Burns
11:10-11:30
Outbreak caused by a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in Ukraine
I. Demchyshyna
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch break – industry exhibition
12:30 – 14:00
Plenary Session 2: Corona – an interim balance
Chairs: C. Rothmund, Dr. Aiguo Wu
12:30-13:00
COVID-19 in West Africa
St. J. Hadeed
13:00-13:20
Five-Phase-Model
I. Lincke
13:20-13:40
Outpatient care in times of COVID-19 prevention – have we gone too far?
C. Rothmund
13:40-14:00
Influence of ACE I/D & AT polymorphisms on clinical and serological parameters in hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
C. Zobel
12:30 – 14:00
Parallel session 1 – Outbreak response, typing and vaccine development
Chairs: Frickmann, Frankel
12:30-13:00
Response to serogroup B meningococcal disease among military trainees
D. Frankel
13:00-13:20
Molecular characterization of Leishmania strains responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia
L. Mtibaa
13:20-13:40
Update on Takeda’s Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate
E. Petri
13:40-14:00
Candida albicans isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis: Genotype analysis and antifungal susceptibility
L. Mtibaa
14:00 – 14:30
Coffee break – industry exhibition
14:30 – 16:00
Plenary Session 3 – Surveillance and prevention
Chairs: Wiemer, Soentjens
14:30-15:00
Improved preventive measures for last-minute military deployment
P. Soentjens
15:00-15:20
Tunisian response plan against COVID-19: Role of the Military Health Service
M. Beji
15:20-15:40
Near real time surveillance; a fast way to detect outbreaks
R. Lindfield
15:40-16:00
Aliarcobacter species – an emerging pathogen in the tropics
A. E. Zautner
14:30 – 16:00
Parallel session 2 – International infectious disease epidemiology
Chairs: Hoitz, Kavoussi
14:30-15:00
Intestinal parasites in refugee populations from Afghanistan and Ukraine
B. Kavoussi
15:00-15:20
Imported malaria in Tunisia: assessment of cases diagnosed at the Tunis military hospital (2012-2022)
L. Mtibaa
15:20-15:40
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infections in US Air Force military trainees who donated blood, 2017-2020
D. Frankel
15:40-16:00
Notional spread of cholera in Haiti following a natural disaster
St. J. Hadeed
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break – industry exhibition
16:30 – 18:00
Plenary Session 4 – Interactive infectious disease quiz
Chairs: Rothmund, Soentjens
16:30-16:52
TED-Session 1
A. Vanegas Ramirez
16:53-17:15
TED-Session 2
T. Uhlmann
17:15-17:37
TED-Session 3
R. M. Hagen
17:38-18:00
TED-Session 4
K. Oltmanns
19:00 – 22:00
Congress dinner
Friday, 26th August 2022
09:00 – 10:30
Plenary Session 5 – New and emerging infectious disease threats
Chairs: Frickmann, Toriro
09:00 – 09:30
An unusual outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a British military population in Kenya
R. Toriro
09:30 – 09:50
Early warning system for mosquito borne diseases in Germany
J. Schmidt-Chanasit
09:50 – 10:10
Fungal colonization and infection associated with severe Covid-19: a retrospective study in Tunisia
L. Mtibaa
10:10 – 10:30
Analysis of the Origins of Pandemics: Potential Links Between WHO and BWC Investigative Procedures
M. Himmel
09:00 – 10:30
Parallel Session 3 – Infectious diseases from environmental sources
Chairs: Krüger, Wu
09:00 – 09:30
Environmental niche modeling of melioidosis in Australia
A. Owens
09:30 – 09:50
What if – transboundary animal diseases from the tropics enter Europe?
U. Schotte
09:50 – 10:10
Infectious diseases in military working dogs during out of area missions
J. Nieter
10:10 – 10:30
Same same but: Different mosquito vector dynamics measured by standardized long-term surveillance in Bundeswehr camps in Asia and Africa
A. Krüger
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break – industry exhibition
11:00 – 12:30
Plenary Session 6: Strategies for the management of infectious disease concerns
Chairs: Hoitz, Burns
11:00 – 11:30
Operational considerations in global health modeling
K. M. Broadway
11:30 – 11:50
Update contagious diseases and aviation in an age of pandemics
J. Siedenburg
11:50 – 12:10
Programme of military diarrhoeal research in the UK
D. Burns
12:10 – 12:30
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in members of the Bundeswehr and its allied forces and amongst the local population during overseas deployments
D. Hagemeister
12:30 – 12:45
Closing remarks by Colonel (MC) Dr. Harbaum
Organization Department
German Association of Military Medicine and Pharmacy
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrmedizin und Wehrpharmazie e. V. (DGWMP e. V.)
Neckarstr. 2a – 53175 Bonn
Tel.: 0049 228 632420 – Fax: 0049 228 698533
E-Mail: bundesgeschaeftsstelle@dgwmp.de
www.dgwmp.de
in cooperation with
Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg
Lesserstr. 180
D-22049 Hamburg
Scientific Board
Brigadier General (MC, RET) Dr. Joachim Hoitz, M. D.
Lieutenant Colonel (MC) Dr. Dorothea Wiemer, M. D.
Lieutenant Colonel (MC), Prof. (APL) Dr. Hagen Frickmann, M. D.
Congress Venue
Hamburg Association of Statutory Health Insurance-Physicians
(„Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hamburg“)
Humboldtstr. 56
D-22083 Hamburg
www.kvhh.de
Accomodation
A limited number of different rooms are available until 20th August, 2022 at the Hotel Alsterblick, Hotel du Nord Alster and Apartment040, Hamburg. Please include the keyword „Tropical Medicine“ when booking.
Accomodation can be booked via
Hotel Alsterblick
Schwanenwik 30, D-22087 Hamburg
www.hotel-alsterblick.de
Single room 125,10 Euro – 206,10 Euro (breakfast and VAT incl.)
Double room 143,10 Euro – 224,10 Euro (breakfast and VAT incl.)
Tel: +49 40 22948984
Email: info@hotel-alsterblick.de
Hotel du Nord Alster
Hofweg 75, D-22085 Hamburg
www.hoteldunord-alster.de/de
Single room 165,00 Euro (breakfast and VAT incl.)
Tel: +49 40 2271140
Email: fb.alster@hoteldunord.hamburg
Apartment040
Schroetteringksweg 16, D-22085 Hamburg
www.apartment040.de
Single room 99,00 Euro without breakfast (VAT incl.)
Double room 139,00 Euro without breakfast (VAT incl.)
Tel: +49 40 22927736
Email: concierge@apartment040.de
Congress Fee
First-presenting authors: 80.00 Euro
All other participants: 130.00 Euro
The congress fee includes complimentary early coffee with snacks and sandwiches and beverages served during coffee breaks.
WINING AND DINING
Thursday, 25th August, 2022 and Friday, 26th August, 2022
07:30 a.m. – 08:30 a.m.
Early coffee with snacks and sandwiches.
Thursday, 25th August, 2022
07:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Congress dinner
Location: T.r.u.d.e. in Hamburg-Barmbeck
Dress code: Smart casual
Fee for attending: 45.00 Euro per person (excl. beverages)
Exhibitors
Advanz Pharma Germany GmbH
Biotest AG
Biozym Scientific GmbH
Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
Institut Virion/Serion GmbH
Moderna Germany GmbH
QIAGEN GmbH
Roche Diagnostics Deutschland GmbH
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG