Scientific Programme
The scientific programme for the REVERSE conference is detailed below.
Day 1 - Friday, 20th November 2026
Lecture Hall PATH D22
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) Italy: Elena Carrara Greece: Flora Kontopidou Romania: Adriana Hristea Spain: Jesús Rodríguez-Baño |
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 Pilar Retamar-Gentil, 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 Institute 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
World Café | Dick and Davy Bistro
Session 6 Onwards | Lecture Hall OST
Antimicrobial Resistance - The Road Ahead
08:30 | Session 5 - REVERSE and Beyond |
08:30 | Welcome Coffee |
09:00 | The REVERSE World Café How can we build capacity to better integrate infection prevention and control (IPC) and antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in routine healthcare settings? More information and World Café programme |
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 Interactive Q&A |
12:00 | Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Pitch: Panelists: Interactive Q&A |
12:45 | Lunch Break and ePoster Session |
14:00 | Closure of Conference |
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