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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
2 Sponsored Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
12:30-12:45
Short Break
12:45-13:45
01 Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
13:45-14:00
Short Break
14:00-15:00
3 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?
18:00-19:10
WSPID 2025 Opening Ceremony
19:10-20:00
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 E-poster 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 Experts 04: Vaccination in special situations and immunocompromised children
08:00-19:00
Antimicrobials and Stewardship
Bacterial Infections
Diagnostic Microbiology
Emerging and Zoonotic Infections
Fungal Infections
HIV/blood born virus/STD
Immunization, vaccine policy and advocacy
Infection Control
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
Other
Parasitic infections
Public Health, epidemiology and pandemic preparedness and response
Tropical and Global Child Health
Viral Infections
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
4 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
Joint Society Symposium 01: PIDS-AfSPID: HIV cure and care in high and low-middle income countries
Joint Society Symposium 02: ESPID-SLIPE: Implementation, impact, and future directions of RSV immunization programs in diverse settings
Joint Society Symposium 03: ANZPID-ASPID: Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Strategies for Prevention
17:15-17:30
Short Break
17:30-18:30
6 Supported Symposium (Not included in main program CME/CPD credit)
19:00-22:00
Networking Event at BH1 Foyer
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 03 Station 04
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 Expert: Pulse oximetry and oxygen best practice workshop
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
5 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 07: Respiratory Infections
E-Poster Discussion session 08: Late-Breaking
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
12:20-13:20
Lunch Break in the Exhibiton Area
13:20-14:35
Oral Presentations 05: HIV and other Viruses
Oral Presentations 06: Emerging Infections
Oral Presentations 07: Late-Breaking
14:35-14:40
Short Break
14:40-15:40
Special Session: Did you miss this? The top papers in PID that will change your practice
15:40-16:00
Closing Ceremony