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Day 1: Sunday, 2 November 2025

Time		Hall 1	Hall 2	MR 1	MR 2	MR 3
07:00-17:00		Registration
08:30-08:40		Opening of the 51^st Annual Meeting
08:40-09:20	40 min	The First Guideline for Infection Management in SOT 2025 by Thai Transplant ID (TTID) Working Group (presented in Thai language)	Strategies for Combating MDR-GN Infections in Thailand (presented in Thai language)	Pre-congress workshops will start at 9:00
08:40-09:20	40 min			Pre-Congress Workshop 1 Diagnostic and Antimicrobial Stewardships: The Challenges Effective Strategies of Diagnostic Stewardship Program in an Acute Care Hospital Effective Strategies in Hospital ASP Antifungal Stewardship: Rationale and Its Impact Integration of Antimicrobial Stewardship and IPC to Reduce MDROs Q&A (Requires pre-registration and Pre-Congress Workshop Fee)	Pre-Congress Workshop 2 Beauty of The Beast: Visual Guide and Case Scenario (Requires pre-registration and Pre-Congress Workshop Fee)	Pre-Congress Session 3 Bugbowl Showcases Selected cases from case report abstract submissions (Pre-registration not required)
09:20-10:00	40 min	Optimized Vaccination Practices for Adult, Elderly and Immunocompromised Populations in Thailand (presented in Thai language)	Gram-Positive Infections Beyond MRSA: Emerging Clinical Challenges (presented in Thai language)
10:00-10:20		Coffee Break
10:20-11:00	40 min	Key Recent ID Guidelines Clinicians Should Know (presented in Thai language)	Emerging STIs in Thailand: Problems and Solutions (presented in Thai language)
11:00-11:40	40 min	Infection Control and HAI Prevention: Addressing Misconceptions and Enhancing Practice (presented in Thai language)	Challenges in TB/NTM Management in Thailand (presented in Thai language)
11:40-12:10 30 min		51^st Annual General Assembly of IDAT
12:10-13:30		Lunch Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
12:15-13:00	45 min	Industrial Lunch Symposium Siam Pharmaceutical (presented in Thai language)	Industrial Lunch Symposium Atlanta Medicare (presented in Thai language)
13:00-13:30		Short Break
13:30-14:15	45 min	Plenary Lecture 1 Diagnostic Microbiology: How Can It Help Clinicians to Fight AMR in the Real World?
14:15-15:00	45 min	Plenary Lecture 2 Novel Antibiotics to Combat with Asia AMR Hot Zone
15:00-15:30		Coffee Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
Time		Hall 1	Hall 2	MR 1	MR 2	MR 3
15:00-16:30	90 min	Concurrent Symposium 1 Bug Beat: The Excalibur for Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii	Concurrent Symposium 2 Roadshow of Success in Strategic Implementation in Antimicrobial Stewardship Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Antimicrobial Stewardship Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation: Strategies and Successful Case Studies in Thailand Successful Antimicrobial Stewardship in AMR Control in Philippines	Concurrent Symposium 3 The Power of Vaccines Against Preventable Diseases in Children and Adolescents Defeating Dengue: The Emerging Role of Dengue Vaccination in AP Preventing the Spread of HPV in Adolescents: The Critical Role of the HPV Vaccine Enhancing Accessibility to Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children: Addressing Challenges in the Asia Pacific Region
16:30-17:00		Opening Ceremony
17:00-18:30		Welcome Reception

Day 2: Monday, 3 November 2025

Time		Hall 1	Hall 2	MR 1	MR 2	MR 3	Exhibition Hall
07:00-17:00		Registration					Poster View 07:00 – 17:00 hrs APSCMI EXCO Meeting 12:00 – 13:00 hrs
08:00-09:00	45 min	Meet the Expert 1 45 min Challenging Problems in the Management of CMV in Immunocompromised Hosts	Meet the Expert 2 45 min Pitfalls of Managing IFI in the Real World	Meet the Expert 3 60 min Update on Clinical Microbiology Core Elements in Diagnostic Stewardship Point of Care Testings in Clinical Microbiology	Meet the Expert 4 60 min Tropical Infections: Not Gone and Not Forgotten Melioidosis Nontuberculous Mycobacteria	Meet the Expert 5 60 min Emerging Issues in Infection Control for MDRO in Asia Beyond Surface Transmission of MDROs Emerging Strategies to Contain MDR-GNB
08:00-09:00	15 min	Short Break
09:00-09:45	45 min	Plenary Lecture 3 Emerging Viral Pathogens in Asia: The Next Armageddon
09:45-10:30	45 min	Plenary Lecture 4 Current Trends in Management of Invasive Fungal Infections in Critically Ill Patients
10:30-11:00		Coffee Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View		Oral Presentation 1 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 2 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 3 10:30-11:45 (75 min)
11:00-11:45	45 min	Industrial Lunch Symposium GSK	Industrial Lunch Symposium Becton Dickson	Oral Presentation 1 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 2 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 3 10:30-11:45 (75 min)
12:00-13:00		Lunch Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
12:00-12:45	45 min	Industrial Lunch Symposium GSK	Industrial Lunch Symposium Takeda Pharmaceuticals	Industrial Lunch Symposium DCH Auriga
Time		Hall 1	Hall 2	MR 1	MR 2	MR 3		Exhibition Hall
13:00-14:30	90 min	Concurrent Symposium 4 Rapid Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Do We Have a Game Changer? Bacterial Infection Fungal Infection Viral Infection	Concurrent Symposium 5 What's Hot in The Must(h)room Cryptococcosis in an Apparent Immunocompetent Hosts Fungal Resistance in Asia Novel Antifungal Therapy Emerging Endemic Mycoses	Concurrent Symposium 6 Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistances in Different Scenarios (ISAC-APCCMI Symposium) Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict Zones Worsening AMR Post Pandemics: the COVID-19 Experience. Antimicrobial Resistance Among Clinically Significant Bacteria in Wildlife: An Overlooked One Health Concern				Poster View 07:00 – 17:00 hrs Poster Rapidfire 13:00 – 14:00 hrs
14:30-15:00		Coffee Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
15:00-16:30	90 min	Concurrent Symposium 7 Mystery Revealed: Challenging Cases	Concurrent Symposium 8 Current Issues on One Health AMR Programs Data Utilization for Local and National Actions Against AMR Closing the Gaps in One Health AMR Programs in Asia Pacific Region Key Lessons Learned from Japan Integrated One Health AMR Programs AMR (CPE) Control Using Genome-Based Epidemiology	Concurrent Symposium 9 Special Issues in Infectious Diseases Infection Catastrophe During War and Conflicts The Role of AI in Fighting Infectious Disease: Prognostic Prediction of DHF Platform Trials: the Future of Medical Research in Infectious Diseases	Concurrent Symposium E1 Innovation in Battle Against Bad Bugs Innovation in Infectious Disease Diagnosis Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Antifungal Development with Molecular Biology Novel Susceptibilities to Mycobacterial Infection Innovation Under Constraint: Managing Rickettsial Testing as Climate Risk Rises
16:30-16:45		Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
16:45-17:15	30 min	Keynote Lecture 1 Preparedness for the Next Pandemic	Keynote Lecture 2 Dengue: Infinity War or Endgame?	Keynote Lecture 3 Current Regulations for Bacteriophage Therapy to Combat AMR
19:15-21:30		Congress Dinner (invited guests only)

Day 3: Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Time		Hall 1	Hall 2	MR 1	MR 2	MR 3	Exhibition Hall
07:00-12:00		Registration					Poster View 07:00 – 17:00 hrs
08:00-09:00	45 min	Meet the Expert 6 45 min Optimizing Traditional and New Generation Diagnostic Tests in Clinical Practice	Meet the Expert 7 45 min The Symphony of Antibiotics: One for All or All for One	Meet the Expert 8 60 min Endocarditis and CIED Infections: New Challenges, New Solutions Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management Treating Endocarditis: Practical Implications of Updated Guidelines	Meet the Expert 9 60 min Toward Cure of Viral Hepatitis: New Strategies Hepatitis B: On the Cusp of a Cure? Toward Global HCV Eradication: Where Are We Now?	Meet the Expert 10 60 min ID Unboxed: Designing for Precision Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Focus TDM and Clinical Application
08:00-09:00	15 min	Short Break
09:00-09:45	45 min	Plenary Lecture 5 Transforming New Evidences in Transplant Infectious Diseases into Clinical Guideline
09:45-10:30	45 min	Plenary Lecture 6 Back to the Future on Vaccination
10:30-11:00		Coffee Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View		Oral Presentation 4 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 5 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 6 10:30-11:45 (75 min)
11:00-11:45	45 min	Industrial Lunch Symposium FujiFilm	Industrial Lunch Symposium Pfizer	Oral Presentation 4 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 5 10:30-11:45 (75 min)	Oral Presentation 6 10:30-11:45 (75 min)
12:00-13:00		Lunch Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
12:00-12:45	45 min	Industrial Lunch Symposium DCH Auriga	Industrial Lunch Symposium Pfizer	Industrial Lunch Symposium Roche Diagnostics		Industrial Lunch Symposium Thermo Fisher Scientific
Time		Hall 1	Hall 2	MR 1	MR 2	MR 3		Exhibition Hall
13:00-14:30	90 min	Concurrent Symposium 10 Hot Topics in Emerging Viruses Influenza: Past, Present and Future Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Older Adults in Tropical Countries Is COVID-19 Gone in 2025?	Concurrent Symposium 11 Ending HIV/AIDS: One World One Hope HIV Epidemic: The Never Ending Battle Advancing HIV Prevention: Current Strategies and Future Directions Novel HIV Therapy The HIV Endgame: Is It Possible?	Concurrent Symposium 12 The New Upfront in Transplant Infectious Diseases Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Transplant Recipients Infectious Complications of CAR T Cell Therapy Antifungal Stewardship in Transplants Key Experiences in Asian Transplant Infectious Diseases				Poster View 07:00 – 17:00 hrs Poster Rapidfire 13:00 – 14:00 hrs
14:30-15:00		Coffee Break \| Exhibition \| Poster View
15:00-16:00	60 min	Concurrent Symposium 13 Emerging/Re-Emerging Parasitic Threats in Asia Updated Leishmaniasis Across the Region Advanced Diagnosis in Molecular Parasitology Optimizing Malaria Management in the Asia-Pacific Region	Concurrent Symposium 14 Strengthening IPC in Asia Pacific (APSIC-APCCMI Symposium) Integration of Diagnostic Stewardship in IPC Updating Key APSIC Guidelines Implementing HAI Prevention Guideline - the Do’s and Don’ts	Concurrent Symposium 15 Tuberculosis: The New Frontiers Innovations that Transform Tuberculosis Treatment Fighting Two Fronts: Advances in Managing TB and HIV Co-Infection Rapid Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
16:00-17:00		Closing Ceremony and Presentation of Awards