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Break

Challenging Cases Presentations

E-Poster Discussions

Interactive Symposium

Meet the Experts

Networking

Nurses Symposium

Opening / Closing Ceremony

Oral Presentations

Plenary Symposium

Pre-Registration/Invitation Needed

Society Joint Symposium

Supported Symposium

Workshop

World / Special Lecture

WSPID Symposium

Tuesday, 28 October, 2025
Time BH 1 Hall Amber 1-3 Hall For changing hall Exhibition Area
09:00-15:00
Sally Gatchalian & Pui Ying Iroh Tam Research Workshop
11:30-12:30
Sponsored Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
12:30-12:45
Short Break
12:45-13:45
Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
13:45-14:00
Short Break
14:00-15:00
Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
15:10-16:25
Pre Congress Workshop - The change makers workshop: Tips for your advocacy toolbox
16:30-18:00
Plenary Session 1: Panel: WSPID call to action on fairer vaccine prices: What’s the scorecard on vaccine equity?
18:00-19:00
WSPID 2025 Opening Ceremony
19:00-20:00
Welcome Reception in the Exhibition Area
Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
Time BH 1 Hall Amber 1-3 Hall Nile 3-4 Hall For changing hall Exhibition Area Station 01 Station 02 Station 03 Station 04
07:45-08:30
Meet the Experts 01: Fungal infections- Emerging problems
Meet the Experts 02: CNS infection and treatment
Meet the Expert: Pulse oximetry and oxygen best practice workshop
08:30-08:40
Short Break
08:40-10:10
Plenary Session 02: Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: The Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security
10:10-10:40
Coffee Break, E-Poster Viewing, Visit The Exhibition
10:40-12:10
WSPID Symposium 01: Memorial Lecture in Memory of Pui Ying Iroh-Tam: Advances in the prevention and treatment of childhood pneumonia
WSPID Symposium 02 : Climate change, vector borne diseases and the built environment
Nursing Symposium 01: Unique paediatric IPC issues
12:10-14:00
Lunch Break, E-Poster Viewing, Visit The Exhibition
12:30-13:45
E-Poster Discussion session 01: Immunization
E-Poster Discussion session 02: Global Health
E-Poster Discussion session 03: TB, HIV, Malaria
E-Poster Discussion session 04: Sepsis and infections in the immune compromised host
12:30-13:30
Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
14:00-15:15
Oral Presentations 01: Immunization
Oral Presentations 02: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Control
Nursing Symposium 02: School health
15:15-15:45
Coffee Break, E-Poster Viewing, Visit The Exhibition
15:45-17:15
Society Symposium 01: Joint Symposium PIDS-AfSPID: HIV clinical care and research in high and low-middle income countries
Society Symposium 02: Joint Symposium ESPID-SLIPE: Implementation, impact, and future directions of RSV immunization programs in diverse settings
Society Symposium 03: Joint Symposium ANZPID-ASPID: Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Strategies for Prevention
17:15-17:30
Short Break
17:30-18:30
Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
19:00-22:00
Networking Event
Thursday, 30 October, 2025
Time BH 1 Hall Amber 1-3 Hall Nile 3-4 Hall For changing hall Exhibition Area Station 01 Station 02 Station 04 Station 03
08:00-08:45
Meet the Experts 03: Bone and joint infections: Updates in treatments
Young WSPID Debate: Molecular testing should replace smear microscopy as the frontline diagnostic tool for pediatric TB in all settings
Meet the Experts 04: Vaccination in special situations and immunocompromised children
08:45-09:00
Short Break
09:00-10:30
Plenary Session 03: Ensuring the needs of children are included in pandemic planning and response
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break, E-Poster Viewing, Visit The Exhibition
11:00-12:30
WSPID Interactive Session: From Seizures to Skin to Systemic Collapse: A Pediatric Puzzle Challenge
WSPID Symposium 03 : AMR burden and implications for empiric antibiotic selection for neonatal & paediatric sepsis
WSPID Workshop 01: WORLD CAFÉ Panel: Inspiring women in leadership stories
12:30-14:20
Lunch Break, E-Poster Viewing, Visit The Exhibition
13:00-14:00
Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
13:00-14:15
E-Poster Discussion session 05: Public Health Threats
E-Poster Discussion session 06: Neonatal infections
E-Poster Discussion session 08: Late-Breaking
13:02-14:15
E-Poster Discussion session 07: Respiratory Infections
14:20-15:35
Challenging Cases Session
Oral Presentations 03: Global Health
Oral Presentations 04: Bacterial Infections and Diagnostics
15:35-16:05
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
16:05-16:50
Napoleón González World Lecture
16:50-17:00
Short Break
17:00-18:30
WSPID Symposium 05 : Novel treatments and antimicrobial agents
WSPID Symposium 04 : New technology and AI
WSPID Workshop 2: WORLD CAFÉ: Infectious diseases in a reduced vaccination and reduced surveillance world
Friday, 31 October, 2025
Time BH 1 Hall Amber 1-3 Hall Nile 3-4 Hall For changing hall Exhibition Area
08:00-08:45
Meet the Experts 05: Meningitis: Prevention of meningitis: Including timing of meningococcal booster vaccinations for at risk groups
Meet the Experts 06: Infections in adolescents: STIs, HIV, Sinusitis etc
Meet the Experts 07: Dengue
08:45-08:50
Short Break
08:50-10:20
Plenary Session 04: Clinical trials in LMICs: Hot topics and improving the efficiency of research systems
10:20-10:50
Coffee Break in the Exhibion Area
10:50-12:20
WSPID Symposium 06: Hot topics in Vaccinology
WSPID Symposium 07: Emerging and re-emerging infections
WSPID Symposium 08: Old foes, new approaches and special populations
12:20-13:45
Lunch Break in the Exhibiton Area
13:45-15:00
Oral Presentations 05: HIV and other Viruses
Oral Presentations 06: Emerging Infections
Oral Presentations 07: Late-Breaking
15:00-15:05
Short Break
15:05-16:05
Special Session: Did you miss this? The top papers in PID that will change your practice
16:05-16:20
Closing Ceremony