MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2011   13.00 Opening of the conference   Plenary Keynote Lectures Setting the scene   Chair: Dr. Stephen Page Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics, Australia   13.15 Setting the scene – a US perspective Dr. Christine Hoang, Assistant Director, Scientific Activities Division, American Veterinary Medical Association, USA   13.45 Setting the scene – a European Union perspective Dr. Karolina Törneke, Medical Products Agency, Sweden; Chair of Scientific Advisory Group for Antimicrobials, European Medicines Agency   14.15 The future of antibiotics in animals – evolution or revolution? Peter Allen, Chairman, RUMA Alliance, UK   14.45 Networking break     Plenary meeting Development of legislation and regulatory policies: Tour du Monde   Chair: Dr. Thomas R. Shryock Elanco Animal Health, USA   15.15 Development of regulatory policies in Europe Dr. Valérie Thomas, Chair of Anti-infectives Working Party, International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH-Europe), Belgium; Intervet Innovation, Germany   15.40 The evolution of statute and regulations governing the use of antibiotics in animals – how you can make a difference Dr. Nancy E. Halpern, Attorney at Law – Associate, Intellectual Property Department, Fox Rothschild LLP, USA   16.05 New perspectives on the use of antibiotics in animals in Latin American Dr. José Luis Rojas Martínez, National Laboratory of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Costa Rica   16.30 Legislation and regulatory policies on the use of antibiotics in animals and fish in Africa Prof.dr. George W. Nasinyama, Deputy Director Research, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Makerere University, Uganda   16.55 Antimicrobial use and resistance in animals in Asia Prof.dr. Yong Ho Park, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea   17.20 Regulation of veterinary antibiotics in Australia Dr. Allen Bryce, Program Manager, Veterinary Medicines Program, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Australia     17.45 - 19.30 The Lounge Party   TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2011   Parallel session 1 The focus on veterinary medical practice   Chair: Peter J.G. Oostenbach, M.Sc. MSD Animal Health, the Netherlands   08.30 Focus on veterinary medicine: uncertainties and demands Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Division Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands   08.55 U.S. perspectives on veterinarian oversight of antibiotics Dr. Richard Carnevale, Vice President, Regulatory, Scientific and International Affairs, Animal Health Institute, USA   09.20 Consequences of generic marketing on antibiotic consumption and the spread of resistance: facts and hypotheses Prof.dr. Pierre-Louis Toutain, Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology and Toxicology, National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France   09.45 Veterinary medicine use according to data sheet – exception rather than the norm? Dr. Matt Dobbs, Director, Westpoint Veterinary Group, UK   10.15 Networking break   10.45 Demonstration of efficacy for antimicrobials now and in the future Dr. Gesine Hahn, Department Veterinary Drugs, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Germany   11.10 Formularies and other risk management strategies promoting responsible use Dr. Annette Cleveland Nielsen, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Denmark   11.35 Advertising and promotion in the context of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials Anne Chevance, French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products / French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, France   12.00 The veterinary contribution to the responsible use of antimicrobials: decoupling veterinary prescription and dispensing? Prof.dr. Ludo J. Hellebrekers, President, Royal Dutch Veterinary Society and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, the Netherlands     12.30 - 13.30 Networking break Poster viewing Parallel session 2 The focus on feed industry practice   Chair: Dr. Stephen Page Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics, Australia   08.30 Antimicrobial agent delivery to animals in the feed: responsible or irresponsible? Dr. Stephen Page, Director, Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics, Australia   08.55 Key management options in animal nutrition for food producing animals Alexander Döring, Secretary General, European Feed Manufacturers' Federation, Belgium   09.20 Are antibiotic residues a concern in distiller's co-products? Prof.dr. Gerald D. Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, USA   09.45 Antibiotics in aquaculture: practice, needs and issues Prof.dr. Peter R. Smith, Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland   10.15 Networking break   10.45 Manufacturing and use of medicated feeds: feed industry issues Dr. Fabrice Putier, Director, Tecaliman, France   11.10 Is there a future for medicated feed? The Dutch approach Dr. Linda Stolker, RIKILT- Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen UR, the Netherlands   11.35 Putting the vet in the Veterinary Feed Directive Dr. Elizabeth Wagstrom, Chief Veterinarian, National Pork Producers Council, USA   12.00 Antibiotic use in the UK poultry industry – past, present and future? Dr. Stephen Lister, Partner, Crowshall Veterinary Services, UK     12.30 - 13.30 Networking break Poster viewing Parallel session 3 The role of monitoring antibiotic use and resistance   Chair: Prof.dr. Peter Silley, MB Consult Limited and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, UK   13.30 DANMAP – integrated surveillance of antimicrobial consumption and resistance Dr. Yvonne Agersø, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark   13.55 Antibiotic use data: the long way from numbers to knowledge Nico Bondt, Market & Chains, LEI, Part of Wageningen UR, the Netherlands   14.20 CLSI XR-08: Generation, presentation and application of antimicrobial susceptibility test data for bacteria of animal origin - a report Dr. Shabbir Simjee, Elanco Animal Health, UK   14.45 title to be confirmed Prof.dr. J. Dewulf, Unit of Veterinary Epidemiology, Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium   15.15 Networking break   15.45 Antimicrobial resistance in companion animals and horses Dr. Gina Pinchbeck, Department of Animal and Population Health, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, UK   16.10 Challenges in harmonising resistance monitoring programmes in veterinary medicine Prof.dr. Peter Silley, MB Consult Limited and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, UK   16.30 Discussion / Q&A     17.00 - 18.00 Poster viewing Parallel session 4 Future research, specific approaches   Chair: Dr. Christine Hoang American Veterinary Medical Association, USA   13.30 Why anti-inflammatory compounds are the solution! Prof.dr. Theo Niewold, Department of Biosystems, K.U. Leuven, Belgium   13.55 EU regulation of feed & feed additives - strategic opportunities for alternatives to antibiotics Dr. Elinor McCartney, Director, Pen & Tec Consulting, Spain   14.20 Antibiotic alternatives: vaccine, probiotic and functional metagenomic approaches Dr. Heather Allen, Food Safety and Enteric Pathogens Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA   14.45 Improving animal hygiene and housing conditions and measuring its effect on the use of antibiotics Prof.dr. Thomas Blaha, Field Station for Epidemiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany   15.15 Networking break   15.45 Veterinary education and antibiotics Dr. Virginia Fajt, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, USA   16.10 Innovation in regulatory agencies to keep pace with innovative technology Dr. Thomas W. Campi, Elanco Animal Health, USA   16.35 The role of future veterinary diagnostics in responsible use of antibiotics Prof.dr. Enrico Bollo, Department of Animal Pathology, University of Turin, Italy     17.00 - 18.00 Poster viewing  WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2011 Parallel session 5 Evidence-based use of antibiotics   Chair: Dr. Annette Cleveland Nielsen Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Denmark   08.30 Antimicrobial prescribing in veterinary practice is evidence-based: true or false? Dr. Ana Mateus, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK   08.55 Case study: Guidelines for evidence-based responsible antimicrobial treatment of pigs in Denmark - General outline and purpose: Dr. Annette Cleveland Nielsen - Antimicrobial resistance data: Dr. Sven Erik Jorsal, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark - Clinical effects: Jens Christian Eskjær Jensen, Danish Association of the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry - Pharmacokinetics: Prof.dr. Christian Friis, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Copenhagen - Human health concerns – risk profiling: Dr. Yvonne Agersø, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark - The swine industry´s participation and use of the guidelines: Dr. Margit Andreasen, Danish Agriculture & Food Council     10.30 Discussion / Q&A   11.00 Networking break     Parallel session 6 Food chain perspectives on antibiotic use   Chair: Prof.dr. Yong Ho Park Seoul National University, Korea   08.30 Responsible use – contribution of the animal health industry Dr. Olivier Espeisse, Chair of Antibiotics Working Group, International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH-Europe), Belgium; Director, Elanco Animal Health, Belgium   08.55 The responsible use of antimicrobials on a global level: the view of the profession Dr. Tjeerd Jorna, President, World Veterinary Association (WVA), the Netherlands   09.20 Prudent use of antibiotics: an animal nutrition company's perspective Dr. Coen H.M. Smits, Manager, Nutreco Ingredients Research Centre, Nutreco Research and Development, the Netherlands   09.45 Demonstrable controlled prudent use of antibiotics in the food chain Prof.dr. Bert Urlings, Director Quality Assurance, VION Food Group, the Netherlands and Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands   10.10 The view of a retailer David Mainon, Chairman of the GlobalG.A.P. Livestock Technical Committee; Senior Technical Manager, Asda*Walmart, UK   10.35 Antibiotics and animals – communicating societal uncertainties to an unknown public Prof.dr. Lynn J. Frewer, Centre for Rural Economy, School of Agriculture, Food and rural Development, Newcastle University, UK   11.00 Networking break     Plenary meeting Conclusions & path forward 11.30 - 12.30 Brief presentations and panel discussion   Moderator Prof.dr. Peter Silley MB Consult Limited and University of Bradford, UK     Panel members Dr. Annette Cleveland Nielsen Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Denmark Dr. Christine Hoang American Veterinary Medical Association, USA Peter J.G. Oostenbach, M.Sc. MSD Animal Health, the Netherlands Dr. Stephen Page   Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics, Australia Prof.dr. Yong Ho Park Seoul National University, Korea Dr. Thomas R. Shryock Elanco Animal Health, USA     Purpose and organisation of the panel discussion During this three-day conference the present and future of the use antibiotics in animals have been discussed from different viewpoints. But has the path forward become clearer? What of the future? During the first part of this final plenary discussion the panelists (session chairs) will give brief summaries tying the keynote talks to the content throughout the conference to the "take-home" messages. During the second part of the discussion questions from the participants will be answered. 12.30 Closing of the conference

 

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