RSTMH Annual Meeting 2020: Emerging Diseases and Outbreaks

Our Annual Meeting took place as a virtual event, bringing together RSTMH members and supporters from around the world.

Speakers included:

• Patricia Amira, broadcaster and media personality
• Professor Daniel Bausch, Director, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), Scientific Chair of the RSTMH Annual Meeting
• Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Infectious Hazards Management Department, World Health Organization
• Sean Carrol, Matron ICU, Royal Free Hospital, UK
• Dr Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Incident Manager, National Lassa Fever Emergency Operations Centre, Nigeria CDC
• Professor Rashida Ferrand, Epidemiologist and physician, Parirenyatwa General Hospital, Zimbabwe
• Professor George Gao, Director-General, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
• Professor Paul Garner, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
• Victoria Gill, Science Correspondent, BBC
• Dorcas Gwata, Nurse and global mental health specialist
• Professor Janet Hemingway, Professor of Vector Biology, LSTM & Senior Technical Advisor on NTDs, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Professor David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, LSHTM
• Dr Johan Van Hoof, Global Therapeutic Area Head, Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceuticals R&D & Managing Director, Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
• Professor Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Oxford, Chair of NERVTAG
• Professor Peter Hotez, Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
• Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
• Dr Benido Impouna, Coordinator, Health Emergency Information, WHO
• Dr Sir Michael Jacobs, Clinical Director of Infection, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
• Professor Helen Lambert, Professor of Medical Anthropology, University of Bristol
• Professor Heidi Larson, Director, Vaccine Confidence Project
• Professor Graham Medley, Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling, LSHTM
• David Morens, Senior Advisor to the Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
• Theresa Ochoa, Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt, Peru
• Professor Rosanna Peeling, Chair of Diagnostics Research, LSHTM & Director, International Diagnostics Centre (IDC)
• Dr Bhargavi Rao, Clinical Team Lead: COVID focal point and Malaria & Infectious Diseases Specialist, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
• Melanie Seville, Director of Vaccine Development and R&D, CEPI
• Dr Santosh Vijaykumar, Senior Lecturer, Health and Communication Risk Scientist, Northumbria University
• Kate White, Health Lead: Emergency Desk, MSF
• Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government
• Professor Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Public Health, LSHTM, and RSTMH Trustee

Delegates had access to live sessions, virtual networking, abstract presentations, and on-demand content after the event. The meeting provided opportunities to:

• Learn from global experts on a wide range of topics
• Hear the latest research and real-world insights
• Engage in plenary Q&A sessions
• Network with fellow attendees in virtual settings
• Contribute to a panel helping to shape RSTMH’s direction for the coming year