Welcome

On behalf of the ECVM, it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 5th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology (5th ICECVM) that will be held in Bled, Slovenia, on 21-23 September 2023.

The 5th ICECVM is a three-day event dedicated to Veterinary Microbiology, with sessions covering bacteriology, virology, mycology, antibiotic resistance, etc., under the One-Health umbrella. A satellite event consisting of a training school on veterinary clinical bacteriology, organized by the European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (ENOVAT) will be held on Wednesday 20th September. In parallel with the 5th ICECVM scientific conference, we will host sponsored exhibition and workshop events, providing a unique collaborative environment, in one of the most beautiful alpine destinations!

Looking forward to meeting you in Bled,

The Organizing Committee

Early Bird Registration
Deadline 31 July 2023

Abstract Submission Deadline
EXTENDED for June 15th, 2023

Organizing Committee

Matjaž Ocepek (Chair)

Matjaz Ocepek is a Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the National Veterinary Institute at the Veterinary Faculty. He is engaged in development and implementation of the methods for diagnostics of zoonoses. He is also a Leader of several scientific projects and a Principal Investigator of one of the main research groups at the Veterinary Faculty. He has published more than 100 original scientific papers. He is a Member of the European Society of Mycobacteriology, International Association for Paratuberculosis, International Society for Infectious Diseases and Slovenian Microbiological Society (past-President) and a Board Member of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology. Sr. Res. Fell. Matjaz Ocepek is the Head of the National Veterinary Institute. He is engaged in development and implementation of the methods for diagnostics of zoonoses. He is also a Leader of several scientific projects and one of the main research groups at the Veterinary Faculty.

Jana Avberšek

Dr. Jana Avberšek is a research associate at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, and head of the Laboratory for Molecular Bacteriology at the same institute. Her main research interests include molecular methods for detection of various bacterial animal and zoonotic pathogens, genotyping of bacteria by whole-genome sequencing (e.g. Salmonella sp., STEC, Clostridioides difficile, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius) and genetic background of antimicrobial resistance.

Filip Boyen

DVM, PhD, Diplm. ECPHM (non-certified), EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Microbiology. Filip Boyen obtained his DVM and PhD at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium. His research addresses different bacterial diseases in various animals species, with a recent focus on the use of MALDI-TOF in diagnostics.

Darja Kušar

Research fellow, BSc Biology, PhD Microbiology
Darja Kušar holds a PhD in microbiology and is a researcher at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana. She works in the Laboratory for Molecular Bacteriology. She is experienced in molecular diagnostics and typing of bacterial pathogens, including dPCR and NGS.

Rachel Marschang

PD Dr. med. vet. Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Microbiology and of the European College of Zoological Medicine in herpetological medicine. Consultant at Laboklin in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Adjunct professor at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery.

Tina Pirš

Dr. Tina Pirš, DVM, is a specialist at National Veterinary Institute, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana. She is the head of Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology and quality assurance manager. Her main interest is general bacteriological diagnostics in various animals species and she participates in several scientific projects.

Damien Thiry

Professor, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVM Damien Thiry is Professor of Veterinary Bacteriology at Liège University, Belgium. He obtained a PhD thesis on the interactions between suids and hepatitis E virus in the Virology unit of the FARAH Research Center (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULiège) in collaboration with the Scientific Institute of Public Health in Brussels (Sciensano). Simultaneously, he performed a master degree in Veterinary Public Health – Emerging Diseases. He is working since 2014 in the Bacteriology team of the veterinary faculty. He performed two post-doctoral research stays: one in Pasteur Institute (Paris) and a second one at KULeuven where he developed a Galleria mellonella model of phage therapy against Klebsiella pneumoniae. His main research topics are the study of antimicrobial resistance, especially in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacteriacae and the study of bacteriophages as potential treatment against bacterial infections.

Urška Zajc

Urška Zajc is a veterinarian and works in the field of veterinary microbiology at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana. She conducts the diagnostics in the Laboratory for especially dangerous bacterial diseases (BSL III). She is experienced in conventional and molecular diagnostics of bacterial pathogens.

Scientific Committee

Prof. Bryan Markey

Professor Bryan Markey MVB, PhD, Dipl. ECVM, MRCVS. Bryan Markey is Professor of Veterinary Microbiology at the Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine in Ireland, where he heads up the Section of Veterinary Pathobiology. He is a founding member and de facto diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, currently serving as President of ECVM. His research interests include enzootic abortion of ewes, Johne’s disease and MRSA infections in small animals. He has co-authored a number of international books on veterinary microbiology, including Clinical Veterinary Microbiology and Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease.

Nicola Decaro

DVM, PhD, Full Professor of Infectious Diseases of Animals, EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Microbiology, Member of European College of Veterinary Microbiology

Matjaž Ocepek (Chair)

Matjaz Ocepek is a Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the National Veterinary Institute at the Veterinary Faculty. He is engaged in development and implementation of the methods for diagnostics of zoonoses. He is also a Leader of several scientific projects and a Principal Investigator of one of the main research groups at the Veterinary Faculty. He has published more than 100 original scientific papers. He is a Member of the European Society of Mycobacteriology, International Association for Paratuberculosis, International Society for Infectious Diseases and Slovenian Microbiological Society (past-President) and a Board Member of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology. Sr. Res. Fell. Matjaz Ocepek is the Head of the National Veterinary Institute. He is engaged in development and implementation of the methods for diagnostics of zoonoses. He is also a Leader of several scientific projects and one of the main research groups at the Veterinary Faculty.

Irena Zdovc

Professor of Veterinary Microbiology at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana. She is employed at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology where she works as a clinical bacteriologist. Her research interests include methods for isolation of various fungal and bacterial pathogens with an emphasis on the research of multidrug-resistant bacteria (especially MRSA, MRSP and ESBL). At the National veterinary institut she heads up Section on Bacterial Animal Diseases and she is responsible for two National reference laboratories, NRL for Listeria monocytogenes and NRL for antimicrobial resistance.

Urška Kuhar

Dr. Urška Kuhar is a Research Fellow with a DVM diploma and a PhD in veterinary medicine at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana. She is the head of the Virology Department, head of the National Reference Laboratory for Capripoxviruses and head of the working group of NRLs at the National Veterinary Institute. She is an expert in laboratory diagnostics of viral diseases in animals and works with cell culture techniques, serology, and molecular virological techniques, with a focus on next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.

Patrícia Alexandra Curado Quintas Dinis Poeta

Full Professor| Senior Researcher at Veterinary and Animal Research Centre, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS) | Collaborator at LAQV-REQUIMTE
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Microbiology
Head of MicroART- Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team
Head of Medical Microbiology Laboratory
President of the Scientific Committee
School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences
Veterinary Science Department

Thematic Fields

Veterinary Bacteriology

Mycology and Virology

Antimicrobial Resistance


Food Microbiology

Microbiological Diagnostics

Genomics


ENOVAT

ENOVAT training school, Wed. 20th Sept (2.00-6.00pm)-Thursday 21th Sept (9.00-1.00pm) 2023; Rikli Balance Hotel, Bled, Slovenia

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Conference Information

  • Abstract Submission Deadline: EXTENDED for June 15th, 2023
  • Sponsor Registration Deadline: April 28th, 2023
  • Early Bird Registration Deadline: July 31th, 2023
  • General - Early Bird 350,00 € / Late Bird 420,00 €
  • Associate Members - Early Bird 250,00 € / Late Bird 320,00 €
         EAVLD Members, EBVS Diplomates, Members of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), ESGVM members (for associate member registration, certification is required)
  • ECVM Members - Early Bird 200,00 € / Late Bird 250,00 €
         Diplomates, associate and honorary members, residents
  • Students - Early Bird 180,00 € / Late Bird 220,00 €
         Undergraduate and postgraduate (for student registration, certification is required)

  • All above congress packages include:
  • Registration fees
  • 4 Coffee breaks & 2 Lunches
  • Conference Certificate of Attendance
  • Conference Abstract Book
  • Conference Attendance
  • Guided Tour
  • Welcome Reception
  • Abstracts must be typed in English
  • The paper must be typed single-spaced using Arial 11-pitch type letters.
  • Paper title should be typed in Upper case bold letters.
  • Please include name(s) of author(s) in a new line. Please put initials first. Omit titles. The name of the Presenting Author should be underlined.
  • The name of Institution (s) should be included in a separate new line.
  • Clarity in presentation is requested. Objectives, methods, results, and conclusions should be stated meaningfully and concisely. Include only a brief description of experimental procedures. Results must include date or statements related to findings. Authors are responsible for the content and quality of abstract preparation and no editing will be done.
  • Total number of words should not exceed 250.
  • For an abstract sample, please click here
  • Abstracts will be accepted under the condition that one, at least, author will be registered. In case of non-acceptance and if the author does not wish to participate to the conference, the registration fees will be refunded.
  • Please indicate your preference on the type of presentation.
  • The Scientific Committee has the right of the final decision on the forms of presentation.
  • Kindly find our Sponsorship opportunities here.
    If you are interested to participate to the conference as a sponsor, please contact the Secretariat at albinag@triaenatours.gr
    Gala dinner Ticket 50,00€
    Friday, September 22nd 2023
    Grand Hotel Toplice , Grand Hall
    Please follow the instructions in the file
    Transfer costs: Ljubljana airport-Bled-one way
    personal car /1-3 pax/ EUR 60.00
    minibus /4-8 pax/ EUR 85.00

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