Registration to the symposium (1st floor, Foyer outside Rooms 1-2)
09:30
Opening of the 12th AACM by Prof. dr. Servaas A. Morré
Session 1 Keynote lectures & Late complications Moderator: Servaas Morré
09:35
Novel approaches to assess persistence and cancer-promoting activities of Chlamydia trachomatis infections, Prof. Thomas Meyer, Max Planck Insitute, Berlin, Germany
10:10
The Netherlands Chlamydia Cohort Study (NECCST): Risks of long-term complications after Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women, intermediate outcomes, Bernice Hoenderboom
10:25
Host genetic factors in relation to late complications of urogenital CT infections, Jelmer Jukema
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee Break (In front of the meeting room)
Session 2 C. trachomatis control and clinical presentations Moderator: Joke Spaargaren
11:00
Prevention and control of chlamydia in Europe – from data to policies addressing the young population, Otilia Mårdh
11:30
PICC-UP: Patient Initiated Contact treatment for Chlamydia: Understanding the Potential for increased effectiveness of Partner treatment in the Netherlands: current practice and attitude of health professionals, Hannelore Götz
11:45
FemCure: Prospective multicentre study on the transmission of genital and extra-genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women receiving routine care. An update, Lisanne Eppings
Session 3 Pitches Moderator: Sander Ouburg
12:00
Chlamydia trachomatis: geographical variation in test practices of general practitioners, 2011-2015, Juliën Wijers
12:04
Prevalence Estimate of Chlamydia and gonorrhoeA in the Netherlands (PECAN-study): preliminary results, Janneke Heijne
12:08
Evaluation of the performance of the multi-target Mikrogen Chlamydia trachomatis IgG ELISA in the prediction of tubal factor infertility (TFI) in subfertile women: comparison with the Medac MOMP IgG pELISA, Eleanne van Ess
12:12
The relation between oropharyngeal and incident anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis in MSM and women, Jeanine Leenen
12:16
Bacterial load in C. trachomatis control, Anne Dirks
12:20
Viability-PCR as a New Approach to Assess Chlamydia trachomatis Viability, Kevin Janssen
12:24
Analysis of Host Genetic Biomarkers in a Chlamydia-infected Fallopian Tube Organoid Model, Ivan Brankovic
12:28
The ChlamIndia project, Pierre Thomas
12:32
STI Education in Zimbabwe. Challenges and Opportunities for Reaching out the Youth, Jimmy Wilford
12:36 - 13:15
Lunch (In front of the meeting room)
Session 4 Late complications and the vaginal microbiome Moderator: Henry de Vries
13:15
A critical review on current knowledge on pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with special reference to Chlamydial infections, Per-Anders Mårdh
13:45
Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections in pregnant women and their partners in the Netherlands: prevalence, risk factors, and pregnancy outcomes, Eline op de Coul
14:00
Vaginal microbiota composition and association with Chlamydia trachomatis infection among young women attending a STI clinic in France, Jeanne Tamarelle
14:15
CT Antibiotic resistance: Towards a Ribosomal sequence approach, Petra Wolffs
14:30
Next Generation Sequencing versus ISPro-technique to define the vaginal microbiome, Martin Singer
14:45 - 15:15
Coffee Break (In front of the meeting room)
Session 5 Prevalence and epidemiology Moderator: Remco Peters
15:15
Chlamydia trachomatis control in South Africa: fighting a losing battle?, Remco Peters
15:45
Transfer of Chlamydia suis from pigs to the humans eye, Daisy Vanrompay
16:00
In silico multilocus sequence typing of C. trachomatis plasmids shows clustering of isolates according to the disease related biovars, Bart Versteeg
16:15
Oropharyngeal testing and positivity between 2009-2015 in South Limburg, Geneviève van Liere
16:30
Double Trouble: The Impact Of Low Risk Perception And High Risk Sexual Behaviour On Chlamydia Transmission, Daphne van Wees
16:45
Moderators meet to select the best oral presentation by a PhD student
16:55
Awarding a price for the best presentation of a PhD-student Closing remarks: Prof. dr. Servaas Morré
