Programme

  • 5 August — 9 August 2024

  • University of Hong Kong

  • HK$3,000 (Includes accommodation)

  • Apply by 4 June 2024

  • Fully booked

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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