Dear Colleagues and friends,
It is with great pleasure that we announce the upcoming international conference on Antibiotic Resistance, IC2AR 2021, to be held in the Caparica, Portugal on 14th – 17th June 2021. In the last years, there is a great concern about the problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics used in human medicine as well as in veterinary. The use of antibiotics constitutes an important factor for selection of resistance, not only among pathogenic bacteria but also among the commensal ones. Antimicrobial resistance is a major problem in public health due to the possibility in therapeutic failure.
Appearance of multiresistant bacteria is probably accompanied by co-contamination of the environment, leading to a major clinical and public health concern within the lifetime of most people living today. The extensive use has heightened concerns about the expression of antimicrobial resistance, which impacts human and animal safety, food safety and environmental exposure. Antibiotic resistance is an emergent problem, and for this reason the WHO appealed for an urgent and concerted action by governments, health professionals, industry, civil society and patients to slow down the spread of drug resistance, limit its impact today and preserve medical advances for future generations. In the latest years much investigation was developed to understand the emergence of the resistance genes and their spread but this fact does not let us to control totally this problem. In this conference an attempt has been made to present the latest research on possibilities to manage this question.
The primary objective of this meeting is to bring together researchers involved in antibiotic resistance prevention and control. The meeting will take an integrated approach to research and it will bring about researchers specializing in different subjects related to antibiotic resistance. We expected to present a universal vision of the importance of antimicrobial resistance in different ecosystems and what can be done about it.
During diverse sessions, all aspects related to epidemiology of resistance in animal and zoonotic pathogens, mobile elements containing resistance genes, proteomics of antimicrobial resistance, emerging antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, control of resistant infections, antimicrobial resistance in animal pathogens and its exchange with humans, organizing antibiotic surveillance, policies to stimulate drug development and discovery and alternatives strategies to overcome the problem of antimicrobial resistance worldwide will be discussed.
Yours truly
J. L. Capelo, C. Lodeiro
Conference chairs
On behalf of the organizing and scientific committee
Important dates
- Registration Deadline: March 15th 2021
- Abstract submission deadline: March 15th 2021
Symposium Subjects
- Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology: Concerns on Pathogen Resistance and Public Health
- A public health approach to antimicrobial Resistance
- Genetics of antimicrobial resistance
- Proteomics of antimicrobial resistance
- The emergence of antimicrobial resistance in animals
- Antimicrobial resistance in animal pathogens and its exchange with humans
- How antimicrobial resistance may be affected by the use of antibiotics in food and agriculture
- Mechanisms of Antibacterial Resistance
- Organizing antibiotic surveillance
- Policies to stimulate drug development and discovery
- Alternative Strategies to overcome the problem of antimicrobial resistance worldwide
- Control of resistant infections
Venue Registration
The conference Venue ALDEIA DOS CAPUCHOS GOLF & SPA is located in a little village near Lisbon (5 min by car), close to one of the most beautiful beaches from Portugal. To have included breakfast, lunch and dinner you must book your room in the Conference Venue, ALDEIA DOS CAPUCHOS GOLF & SPA.
Schedule
Conference starts with a welcome dinner at 7:30 PM on Sunday.
Official Opening Ceremony: Monday, 8:30 AM.
Official Closing Ceremony: Thursday, 1 PM.
- Plenary talks (40 min, 30 min plus 10 min questions)
- Keynotes: (20min, 17 min plus 3 min questions)
- 15 min oral presentations for researchers (12 min talk plus 3 min questions).
- Shot-gun presentation for young scientists: 5 min oral presentations (no questions).
- Poster: regular Posters (A0) must fit onto a 841 mm (wide) by 1189 mm (long) space.
Presentation should be prepared in PowerPoint or PDF
Contacts
Carlos Lodeiro Espiño, PhD
Conference Chair
LAQV, FCT- University NOVA of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
Mobile Phone: +351 916 949 133
Office Chemistry Department: +351 21 29 48 300 (Ext. 11402)
E-Mail: jlcapelom.ic2ar2021@bioscopegroup.org | clodeiro@fct.unl.pt
José Luís Capelo Martínez, PhD
Conference Chair
LAQV, FCT- University NOVA of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
Mobile Phone: + 351 91 94 04 933
Office Chemistry Department: +351 21 29 48 300 (Ext. 11402)
E-Mail: jlcapelom.ic2ar2021@bioscopegroup.org | jlcm@fct.unl.pt