Vaccinology for Public Health and Clinical Practice in the 21st century
Croucher Summer Course
16 - 20 Jul 2018 | Hong Kong
ABOUT
This course is designed to provide graduate students and postdoctoral-level scientists an overview of the basic concepts in vaccinology. Participants will learn about the immunological and epidemiological mechanisms of vaccination, the process of developing vaccines, how to measure the efficacy or effectiveness of vaccines, how vaccines influence disease transmission and herd immunity. We will also discuss basic health economic evaluation of vaccines and risk communication on vaccine acceptability.
SPEAKERS
SCHEDULE
08:00
Shuttle Bus from Hotel Jen Hong Kong to Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
08:30
Registration
09:00
Welcome remarks
Joseph T. Wu
Mark Jit
09:10
Lecture 1
Immunologic principles of vaccination
Leo L.M. Poon
10:40
Coffee break
11:00
Lecture 2
Vaccine trials
Benjamin J. Cowling
12:30
Lunch at Rome Café, Graduate House
14:00
Tutorial 1
Evaluating serological responses induced by influenza vaccination
Leo L.M. Poon
15:30
Coffee break
16:00
Tutorial 2
Planning a phase III vaccine trial: How big does it have to be?
Benjamin J. Cowling
17:45
Shuttle Bus to Kowloon Shangri-La
18:30
Welcome Dinner at Cafe Kool, Kowloon Shangri-La
20:30
Shuttle Bus to Hotel Jen Hong Kong
08:25
Shuttle Bus from Hotel Jen Hong Kong to Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
09:00
Lecture 3
Using surveillance data to evaluate vaccination programs and guide vaccine strategies
Cecile Viboud
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Lecture 4
Updating vaccines based on molecular epidemiology studies: genetic and antigenic surveillance
Tommy T.Y. Lam
12:30
Lunch at Victoria Harbour Restaurant, The Westwood (round trip shuttle bus provided)
14:00
Tutorial 3
Inferring disease burden from surveillance data
Cecile Viboud
15:30
Coffee break
16:00
Tutorial 4
Selecting a vaccine strain for influenza virus?
Tommy T.Y. Lam
08:25
Shuttle Bus from Hotel Jen Hong Kong to Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
09:00
Lecture 5
Infectious disease modeling
Joseph T. Wu
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Lecture 6
Health economic evaluation of vaccination programs
Mark Jit
12:30
Lunch at Prompt, Le Méridien Cyberport (round trip shuttle bus provided)
14:00
Tutorial 5
Case study: “Impact of Model, Methodological, and Parameter Uncertainty in the Economic Analysis of Vaccination Programs” by Brisson and Edmunds
Joseph T. Wu
15:30
Coffee break
16:00
Tutorial 6
The benefit is worth the risk: The case of rotavirus vaccine
Mark Jit
08:25
Shuttle Bus from Hotel Jen Hong Kong to Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
09:00
Lecture 7
Vaccine acceptability
Pauline Paterson
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Lecture 8
Communicating vaccines: lessons from the polio programme
Thomas Abraham
12:30
Lunch at Rome Café, Graduate House
14:00
Panel discussion followed by Q & A
  1. Virological/Epidemiological aspects of flu vaccines
  2. Socio-economical/Modelling perspective of vaccines in general
All Faculty
16:00
Coffee break
18:00
Shuttle Bus to Island Shangri-La from Graduate House
18:30
Farewell Dinner at Cafe Too, Island Shangri-La
20:30
Shuttle Bus to Hotel Jen Hong Kong
08:25
Shuttle Bus from Hotel Jen Hong Kong to Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
09:00
Lecture 9
Post-marketing safety and effectiveness surveillance
Joseph T. Wu
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
(6 minutes each)
Poster session
Damian Duffy
Marta Galanti
Isaac Ghinai
Taylor Holroyd
Demuni Duleepa Lasith Jayasundara
Elizabeth Lee
Di Liu
Yan Luo
Megan O'driscoll
Yao Pei
Kristyna Rysava
Hayley Thompson
Mario Alberto Ynga-Durand
12:30
Lunch at Momo Café, Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong (round trip shuttle bus provided)
14:30
Lecture 10
Vaccine licensure in China
Hongjie Yu
16:00
End
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LOCATION
Room P503, P5 Level, Graduate House, No. 3 University Drive, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
TRANSPORTATION
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ACCOMMODATION

Hotel Jen by Shangri-La (HKU MTR station exit B2)

https://www.hoteljen.com/hongkong/westerndistrict/about/map-directions/

APPLICATION
How to apply
Applications should be submitted via online portal with following documents:
1. One-page CV
2. One reference letter
Closing date: 30 Apr 2018 23:59 EST (successful applicants will be notified by 11 May 2018)
Maximum no. of participants: 35
Course fee
The course fee is HK$3,000 which covers the course materials, 5 nights of accommodation (2 participants share 1 room with twin beds), transportation between hotel and course venue, a welcome dinner, a farewell dinner and all breakfasts, lunches and tea breaks during the course. Limited single rooms are available at a higher fee upon special request and subject to approval. Payment should ONLY be made via online portal upon confirmation of acceptance to the course.

Cancellation must be made via online portal before 18 May 2018.
An administrative fee of 50% of the course fee will be charged if cancellations are made after 18 May 2018.
No refund will be made after the course commencement.
Scholarships
A poster session on vaccinology will be held during the course. A number of scholarships are available for participants whose poster abstracts are accepted for presentation in the poster session. The course fee will be waived for all scholarship awardees. In addition, scholarship awardees from Asia and those from elsewhere will receive an airfare (economy class) subsidy of up to HK$5,000 and HK$12,000, respectively. To apply, please submit an abstract (max 600 words) in your application. Scholarship results will be announced by 11 May 2018.
Who should apply
Early-stage public health and medical professionals and researchers with interests in multi-disciplinary skills of vaccinology are strongly encouraged to apply.
CME Accreditations in Hong Kong
CME credits have been applied for practicing doctors who are not taking CME programme for specialists in Hong Kong. One CME point for each hour of completed session is applicable for CME accreditations from Hong Kong Doctors Union, Department of Health, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and The Hong Kong Medical Association.
Croucher Summer Course
16 - 20 Jul 2018

Room P503, P5 Level, Graduate House,
No. 3 Uni. Drive, The University of Hong Kong,
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong