Programme
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5 August – 9 August 2024
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University of Hong Kong
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HK$3,000 (Includes accommodation)
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Apply by 23 January 2025
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Fully booked
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Past
1st Day
Framing the issue
University of Hong Kong
09:00 – 09:30
Registration & breakfast
09:30 – 09:40
Welcome remarks
(Joseph Wu, HKU)
09:40 – 10:00
Orientation
(Leesa Lin, LSHTM)
10:00 – 11:00
Lecture 1: Introduction: Global issues of public confidence in vaccination
(Pauline Paterson, LSHTM)
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15
Lecture 2: Vaccine confidence in the era of AI: Prospects and challenges
(Leesa Lin, LSHTM)
12:15 – 13:45
Lunch
13:45 – 15:15
Tutorial 1: AI in practice: Real world opportunities and challenges
(Ed Pertwee, LSHTM)
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00
Tutorial 2: Exploration of AI Tools
(Chair: Yongjin Choi, LSHTM)
18:30 – 22:00
Welcome dinner
2nd Day
Measuring and monitoring confidence in vaccination
09:00 – 09:30
Registration & breakfast
09:30 – 10:30
Lecture 3: Monitoring vaccine confidence through quantitative surveys
(Yongjin Choi, LSHTM)
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 12:30
Tutorial 3: Quantitative methods: Vaccine confidence by the numbers
(Chair: Yongjin Choi, LSHTM)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Lecture 4: Taking a deeper dive into public perceptions with qualitative methods
(Pauline Paterson, LSHTM)
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 – 17:00
Tutorial 4: Qualitative approaches to understanding vaccine hesitancy
(Chair: Pauline Paterson, LSHTM)
3rd Day
Communicating risks and benefits
09:00 – 09:30
Registration & breakfast
09:30 – 10:30
Lecture 5: Understanding digital media and vaccine confidence
(Ed Pertwee & Aly Passanante, LSHTM)
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 12:30
Tutorial 5: Social media and the digital world in practice
(Chair: Sarah Malycha, Vaccine Confidence Project)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Lecture 6: Communicating the risks and benefits of vaccines to the public
(Thomas Abraham, HKU)
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 – 17:00
Tutorial 6: Addressing issues of vaccine confidence
(Chair: Thomas Abraham, HKU)
4th Day
Understanding the basics of vaccinology
09:00 – 09:30
Registration & breakfast
09:30 – 11:00
Lecture 7: Infectious disease epidemiology
(Joseph Wu, HKU)
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30
Tutorial 7: Optimising vaccination strategies: Lessons learned from COVID-19
(Chair: Carlos Wong, LSHTM)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Lecture 8: Economics, ethics and epidemiology: balancing individual and societal risks and benefits
(Mark Jit, LSHTM)
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 – 17:00
Tutorial 8: Evidence-based policy approaches to improving vaccination
(Chair: Yongjin Choi, LSHTM)
17:00 – 18:00
18:00 – 21:30
Farewell dinner
5th Day
Lessons learned and future opportunities
09:00 – 09:30
Registration & breakfast
09:30 – 10:30
Lecture 9: Post-marketing safety and real-world effectiveness of vaccines
(Carlos Wong, LSHTM)
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 12:30
Panel discussion: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and future opportunities
(Chair: Joseph Wu, HKU; Panelists: Thomas Abraham, HKU; Mark Jit, LSHTM; Pauline Paterson, LSHTM; Leesa Lin, LSHTM)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Poster session
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