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The scientific programme for the REVERSE conference is detailed below.

 

Day 1 - Friday, 20th November 2026

Antimicrobial Resistance - Results from the REVERSE Approach

08:30 Session 1: Global Consequences of Antimicrobial Resistance 

08:30

Conference Opening and Welcome
Walter Zingg, University of Zurich (Switzerland)

08:45 

Practising Medicine in the Era of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance
Evelina Tacconelli, University of Verona (Italy)

09:15

The REVERSE Trial
Ashlesha Sonpar, University of Zurich (Switzerland)

09:45

Panel Discussion: Country Perspectives
Moderator: Walter Zingg, University of Zurich (Switzerland)

10:45

Coffee Break / Networking 

11:15

Session 2: Throwing Everything at the Problem

11:15

The Role of Infection Prevention and Control
Stephan Harbarth, University of Geneva (Switzerland)

11:45

The Role of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Elena Carrara, University of Verona (Italy)

12:15

The Role of Rapid Diagnostics 
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, University of Seville (Spain)

12:45

Lunch Break and ePoster Session

14:00

Session 3: Handling Complexity

14:00

Implementation of Complex Interventions
Lauren Clack, University of Zurich (Switzerland)

14:30

The Simplicity of Measuring Bacterial Colonisation
Jan Kluytmans, University Medical Centre Utrecht (the Netherlands)

15:00

Standardisation of Diagnostics and Microbiology
Gian Maria Rossolini, University of Florence (Italy)

15:30

Coffee Break / Networking 

15:50

Session 4: Was a it Worth it?

15:50

Cost Effectiveness of REVERSE
Julie Robotham, UK Health Security Agency and Koen Pouwels, University of Oxford (Both United Kingdom)                                   

16:30

REVERSE Going Global
Elisa Sicuri, Barcelona Institue for Global Health (Spain)

17:00

Oral Abstract Presentations
Speakers to be confirmed

18:00

Conference Dinner

Dozentenfoyer, ETH Zurich

Day 2 - Saturday, 21st November 2026

Antimicrobial Resistance - The Road Ahead

08:30

Session 5 - REVERSE and Beyond

08:30

Welcome Coffee - Choose Your Table!

09:00

'World Café" - Group Discussions
More Details to Follow Soon

10:45

Coffee Break and Networking

11:15

Session 6 - Call for Action

In this final session, we feature two interactive panel discussions, each one features a pitch from a renowned expert followed by panel discussion with external international key opinion leaders, with ample time for Q&A.

11:15

Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance in European Healthcare

Pitch: 
Evelina Tacconelli, University of Verona (Italy)

Panelists:
Diamantis Plachouras, European Centre for Disease Control (Sweden)
Annelies Zinkernagel, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Gabriel Brigand, European Committee on Infection Control (France)
Raheelah Ahmad, City St Georges University of London (United Kingdom)

Interactive Q&A

12:00

Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Pitch:
Elisa Sicuri, Barcelona Institue for Global Health (Spain)

Panelists:
Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organisation (Switzerland)
Horace Cox, Caribbean Public Health Agency (Guyana)
Esperança Sevene, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique)
Chedly Azzouz, Infection Control Africa Network (Tunisia)

Interactive Q&A 

12:45

Lunch Break and ePoster Session

14:00

Closure of Conference

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