FINAL-PROGRAM

WVA/WMA GLOBAL
CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH
Drivers towards One Health
“Strengthening collaboration between
Physicians and Veterinarians”
21-22nd
May 2015, Madrid, Spain
PROGRAM
Sponsored by A.M.A. CE Accreditation by
Day 1 Thursday, 21st
May 2015
8.00- 9.30 Registration
9.30 – 10.15 Welcome speeches
 Diego Murillo Carrasco – A.M.A. President
 Carlos Jesús Moreno Sánchez – Director General, Spanish Ministry of Health
 René Carlson and Xavier Deau – WVA and WMA Presidents
 Juan José Badiola Díez and Juan J. Rodríguez Sendín – SVA and SMA Presidentes
 Katinka DeBalogh – Tripartite FAO/OIE/WHO on One Health
10.15 – 11.00 ONE HEALTH CONCEPT – Introduction session
Laura H. Kahn and Lisa A. Conti – One Health Initiative
One Health – the bigger picture
11.00-11.30 Coffee break + poster sessions
11.30– 13.30 ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Moderated by SVA President, Juan José Badiola Díez
 Prejit Nambiar – Kerala Veterinary University, India
One Health – multidisciplinary holistic approach for harmony among Man, Animal
and Nature.
 Albert Osterhaus – Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
From zoonosis to pandemic: are we prepared?
 Lisa A. Conti – One Health Initiative
One Health Approach to Invasive Species
 Dr. Guillermo Vazquez – Spanish Medical Council
Ebola outbreaks in West Africa 2014
Questions and discussions
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch break + poster sessions
Day 1 Thursday, 21st
May 2015
15.00 – 17.00 ZOONOTIC DISEASES (CONT.)
 David L. Heymann – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Infections at the animal/human interface: shifting the paradigm from detection
and response to prevention at the source
 Katinka DeBalogh – Tripartite FAO/OIE/WHO representative
The role of close collaboration of veterinary and medical authorities in early
detection of zoonotic disease outbreaks
 Louis Nel – Global Alliance on Rabies Control (GARC)
Rabies – a disease of poverty
 Global One Health Challenge
Presentation of the winning team: St. George’s University, Grenada.
17.00 – 17.30 Coffee break + poster sessions
17.30 – 18.30 ZOONOTIC DISEASES (CONT.)
Panel discussions with all speakers
20.30 Dinner at Casino de Madrid
Address: Calle Alcalá, 15, 28022 Madrid – MAP
Dress code: Coat and tie
2 day Friday, 22nd
May 2015
9.00 – 11.00 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Moderated by WMA Chair of Council, Ardis Hoven
 Laura H. Kahn – One Health Initiative
Physicians, Farmers, and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health
Analysis
 Nadav Galon – Chief Veterinary Officer of Israel
Prudent use of Antimicrobials
 Delia Grace – International Livestock Research Institute
Antimicrobial use in developing countries
 Carles Llor – Primary Healthcare Centre Jaume I, Tarragona, Spain
Over the counter sales of Antimicrobials
Questions and discussions
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break+ poster sessions
11.30 – 13.00 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (CONT.)
 Arturo Anadon – Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Examples of “responsible Antimicrobials use” in veterinary practices
 Arnauld Nicogosian – George Mason University, USA.
Education to avoid Antimicrobial Resistance
 Panel discussions with all speakers
13.00 -14.30 Lunch break + poster sessions
2 day Friday, 22nd
May 2015
14.30 – 16.30 OTHER ASPECTS OF ONE HEALTH
Moderated by SMA President, Dr Juan José Rodriguez Sendin
General considerations
 Alasdair Cook – Surrey University, UK
Evaluating the interactions between people and animals in different environments
from a One Health perspective
One Health in Food production/Environmental hazards exposure to
humans and animals
 Thijs Kuiken – Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
One Health approach to use of veterinary pharmaceuticals
Natural disaster management – Preparedness and vet-med
collaboration
 Yoshitake Yokokura – Japan Medical Association.
Japan Earthquake 2011 and Fukushima nuclear Accident – experience and
Physicians – Veterinarians collaboration to recover
 Isao Kurauchi – Japan Veterinary Medical Association
The recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake – the role of veterinary profes-
sionals and its prospects.
Questions and discussions
16.30 – 17.00 Coffee break + poster sessions
2 day Friday, 22nd
May 2015
17.00 – 19.00 Considerations for the future of One Health Concept
Moderated by Gregorio Torres – World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
 Juan Zarate Ramos – Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nuevo
León, México.
Introducing One health concept to the veterinary curriculum
 Sarah Krones, International Veterinary Students’ Association
 Skander Essafi, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
One Health Education for the future of doctors and veterinarians
 Margaret Mungherera – World Medical Association
What Physicians and Veterinarians can learn one from each other?
Panel discussions with all speakers
19.00 – 19.30
Conference conclusions, recommendations and future initiatives by
WVA President, René Carlson
19.30 Closure of the conference
The WVA/WMA would like to thank very much the
A.M.A. insurance company for the great contribution to
the organization of the One Health Conference and for
the support of the Spanish health professionals.
A.M.A. is specialized in providing insurance services to health sector professionals (physicians, veterinarians, pharmacists).