JULY 9, 2025 

14.00
Welcome 

Introduction – S. Maggi

14.10
Significance and news on the topic – J. Barratt 

14.30
Intrinsic factors favouring infections in Long Term care residents – T. Fulop 

14.50
Environmental factors favouring infections in LTC facilities – E. Coemans 

15.10
Economical burden of IDs in LTC facilities – M. Hiligsmann 

BURDEN OF INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Chair: J-P. Michel

15.30
An exemplified story, not to forget: COVID in long term care institutions – S. Gravenstein 

15.50
Burden & functional consequences of respiratory tract infections in LTC – F. Martin (Online) 

Coffee break 

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS (HAI) IN LTC RESIDENTS
Chair: C. Sieber

16.30
Healthcareassociated infections and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities (HALT-4) – T. Kärki  

16.50
Clostridium difficile infections – M. Falcone

17.10
Non-pharmacological infection prevention and control measures – J. Ory

17.30
Prevention of anti-microbial resistances in adults and older adults – M. Riccò

17.50
Prevention of anti-microbial resistances in children: focus on a life-long approach – P. Manzoni 

18.10
General discussion 

JULY 10, 2025 

09.00
Synthesis of the first day – N. Veronese

09.10
Vaccine uptake rates in residents in long-term care facilities – M. Del Riccio

09.30
Vaccine uptake rates among staff working in long-term care facilities – M.C. Polidori 

AVAILABLE VACCINES FOR PREVENTING INFECTIONS IN RESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Chair: T. Fulop

09.50
Covid vaccination – past present, future – P. Openshaw 

10.10
Influenza vaccination for NH residents – T. van Essen 

Coffee break 

11.00
Pneumococcal vaccination – A. Torres 

11.20
RSV vaccination – G. Gabutti 

11.40
Pertussis vaccines – N. Veronese 

12.00
Herpes Zoster vaccine – G. Kassianos 

Lunch 

FACING THE CHALLENGING IN IDS IDS PREVENTION, CONTROL AND TREATMENT IN LTC RESIDENTS 

14.00
STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLE: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Chair: J. Barratt

• ECDC and European Parliament – T. Kärki
• EuGMS – C. Sieber
• ESWI – T. van Essen
• Adult Immunization Board (ABI) – J. Pattyn, M. del Riccio
• WONCA – E. Hummers
• Nurses and other health professionals Eu referents – E. Peetermans
• Directors of LTC facilities – A. Morandi
• International Federation on Aging – J. Barratt
• Happy Ageing Alliance – F. Macchia
• Active Citizenship Network – M. Votta
• Pharmaceutical Industry

17.00
General discussion

17.30
Closing remarks – S. Maggi, C. Sieber

JULY 11, 2025 

08.00
Outline of the Executive Summary for the peer review publication – to be finalized by September 2025 – All Faculty Members 

Departure during the day 

Jane Barratt, Canada 
Eveline Coemans, Belgium 
Marco del Riccio, Italy 
Marco Falcone, Italy 
Tamas Fulop, Canada 
Giovanni Gabutti, Italy 
Stefan Gravenstein, USA 
Mickaël Hiligsmann, The Netherlands 
Eva Hummers, Germany
Tommi Kärki, Sweden
George Kassianos, UK 
Francesco Macchia, Italy 
Stefania Maggi, Italy
Paolo Manzoni, Italy 
Finbarr Martin, United Kingdom 
Jean-Pierre Michel, Switzerland/France
Alessandro Morandi, Italy 
Peter Openshaw, United Kingdom 
Jerome Ory, France 
Jade Pattyn, Belgium 
Eva Peetermans, Belgium
Maria Cristina Polidori, Germany 
Matteo Riccò, Italy 
Cornel Sieber, Switzerland 
Antoni Torres, Spain 
Ted van Essen, The Netherlands 
Nicola Veronese, Italy 
Mariano Votta, Italy

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Prof. Stefania Maggi, EICA
Prof. Jean-Pierre Michel, EICA

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