Climate change, infectious diseases and encephalitis FREE webinar – Health professional event (online)
Registration is now OPEN!
If you are a health professional please join us on the 29 April 2025, at 2pm (BST) to find out more about the impact of climate change on infectious diseases and encephalitis. If you are not able to join ‘live’, please register and a link to the recordings will be sent to you after the event.
The webinar will be chaired by: Dr James Sejvar: Neuroepidemiologist, Department of Neurology , University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Consultant Neuroepidemiologist, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.
Dr Sejvar is a member of Encephalitis International Scientific Advisory Panel.
TOPICS
West-Nile encephalitis
Assoc. Professor Kiran Thakur: Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center – New York Presbyterian Hospital, US ; and Vice Chair of Encephalitis International Scientific Advisory Panel.
Japanese encephalitis
Professor Lance Turtle PhD FRCP DTMH: Chair in Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Honorary Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases, Deputy Head of Department, Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool, UK; and member of Encephalitis International Scientific Advisory Panel.
Chikungunya virus encephalitis
Dr Netravathi M, MBBS, DM Neuro, MBA(HHSM); Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfections, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Dengue encephalitis
Professor Saraji Wijesekara (MBBS/DCH/MD(PAEDIATRICS),FRCPCH); Professor in Paediatrics and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist University of Sri Jayewardenepura/Teaching Hospital Colombo South
Oropouche encephalitis
Assoc. Professor Maria Paula Mourão: University of the State of Amazonas (UAE), Brazil.
How to register
This webinar is for Encephalitis International Professional Members. Tickets are FREE.
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If you are not a Member yet, but would like to join, please fill in the membership form.
Membership is free.
(If you unable to join the webinar ‘live’, you will still need to register to receive the recording).