Day Two session information
On Day Two of this two-day event, sessions will occur congruently in the morning, then simultaneously in the afternoon.
Morning sessions:
Session 1: “The voices of chagas” — Patient perspective panel
Session Moderator
María Jesús Pinazo, M.D., Ph.D., Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Session Moderator
Bernardo Moreno Peniche, M.D., University of California Berkeley
Session 2: “Innovations in Chagas disease diagnostics and treatments in animals and humans”
Session Moderator
Sarah A. Hamer, D.V.M., DACVPM, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Session Moderator
María Jesús Pinazo, M.D., Ph.D., Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Lunch talk, invited speaker: “Riding against chagas”
Speaker
Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D., Ohio University
Session 4: “From endemic to global: What 117 years of Chagas experience in Latin America can teach us”
Session Moderator
Victoria Periago, Ph.D., Mundo Sano
Session Moderator
Marina Gold, Ph.D., Mundo Sano
Afternoon sessions (simultaneous):
“Health systems strengthening and access to care for animals and humans with Chagas disease“
Session Moderator
David Hamer, M.D., Boston University
Session Moderator
Sebastián Cañón, Mundo Sano
“The human-animal-environment paradigm of Chagas disease“
Session Moderator
Gabriel Hamer, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Session Moderator
Norman Beatty, M.D., M.S., University of Florida
“Clinical manifestations of animal and human Chagas disease“
Session Moderator
Andrés Henao Martinez, M.D., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Session Moderator
Nelson Agudelo Higuita, M.D., Oklahoma University
“Telling the story of Chagas disease — breaking down silos: Integrating disciplines to combat Chagas disease“
Speaker
Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D., Ohio University
Session Moderator
Ilan Moss, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Session Moderator