Abstract Information

Abstract Submission is now closed. Thank you for your interest in Options VII.

Notification: All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Abstract acceptance and selection for oral presentation at workshops will be made by the Scientific Program chairperson. All decisions by the Scientific Committee are final. Due to the unexpected volume of submitted abstracts, notification of acceptance and instructions for oral or poster presentations will be sent by 15 July 2010. Notification will be sent via e-mail to the submitter. Thank you for your patience.

Goals and objectives for the Options VII conference:

  • Provide comprehensive scientific guidance for all stakeholders involved in influenza prevention, control, and treatment, including seasonal pandemic planning
     
  • Promote genuine international and multidisciplinary collaboration, supporting the full spectrum of influenza research from basic science to the development of new vaccines and antiviral agents to epidemiology and control programs
     
  • Provide a collegial atmosphere where scientists working in public health and scientists working in agricultural or veterinary agencies may exchange information to develop collaborative approaches to the control and prevention of pandemic influenza
     
  • Maximize the opportunities for informal discussions and exchange of ideas between representatives of government agencies, academia, and industry

Categories for abstract submission:
Abstract submissions should focus on the following topics:

  1. Pathogenesis & Systems biology
  2. Virology and viral receptors
  3. Influenza ecology in birds and poultry
  4. Influenza ecology in swine and other (non-human) mammals
  5. Epidemiology, disease burden and health economics
  6. Mathematical models informing public health decisions
  7. Influenza Surveillance and the Global Influenza Surveillance Network
  8. Viral genomics and evolution
  9. Antiviral drugs and resistance
  10. Controversies in clinical care
  11. Diagnostics
  12. Transmission and infection control
  13. Vaccines
  14. Pandemic mitigation: What worked and what did not
  15. Innate & adaptive immunity
  16. Animal human interface, risk factors, sero-epidemiology, food safety
  17. Animal models for influenza
  18. Controlling influenza in domestic livestock
  19. Novel therapeutic strategies