Conferences
19 September 2024, Online
Water Webinar | Shifting from Legionella Species to L. pneumophila Monitoring and Control, What Are the Benefits and Why Is It Important? 19 September 2024, 14:30 (CEST)
Legionnaires’ disease is mainly related to buildings and urbanization processes and can be effectively prevented by environmental monitoring and public health measures. The availability of tailored regulations, guidelines and their correct application represent key issues in controlling risks and protecting populations. However, on a large public health scale, effectiveness requirements need to flank efficiency and appropriateness. A comparison of different strategies must include a cost/benefit analysis. In particular, different Legionella species are frequently detected in buildings’ water pipelines, but most community cases (>95%) are due to Legionella pneumophila, the original cause of the Philadelphia outbreak in 1976. Speakers will introduce the epidemiological scenario and the available policies, with a special focus on the European framework and the application of the recent Directives on Water. A mathematical model will be introduced in order to contribute to the comparison of different scenarios and preventive strategies or improve guidelines based on the local epidemiological scenario.
We look forward to sharing our considerations with colleagues from different disciplines interested in the prevention of Legionnaires’ disease and within a public health perspective.
Date: 19 September 2024
Time: 2:30 pm CEST | 8:30 am EDT | 8:30 pm CST Asia
Webinar Secretariat: [email protected]
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Program
|
Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CEST |
Time in EDT |
|
Prof. Vincenzo Romano Spica |
14:30–14:35 |
8:30–8:35 |
|
Dr. Cristian Carboni |
14:35–14:40 |
8:35–8:40 |
|
Prof. Vincenzo Romano Spica |
14:40–15:00 |
8:40–9:00 |
|
Prof. Paul van der Wielen |
15:00–15:20 |
9:00–9:20 |
|
Q&A |
15:20–15:30 |
9:20–9:30 |
|
Dr. Cristian Carboni |
15:30–16:40 |
9:30–10:40 |
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Interested in contributing to the topic?
The following Special Issue is open for submissions. Do not hesitate to send in your article!
Legionella: A Key Organism in Water Management
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024
Webinar Chair and Speakers
- Professor Vincenzo Romano Spica, Public Health Unit, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
- Dr. Cristian Carboni, Innovative Disinfection systems of Industrie De Nora S.p.a.
- Professor Paul van der Wielen, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
