Workshops
You can add any of these additional workshops onto your registration to build your learning experience at IPNC 2026. These will appear as optional extras for new registrations. Current attendees can log back in to add them at any time.
Please note: Some of the sessions have a capacity, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Tuesday 15 September
GSK Symposium: Advancing our Ambition for Adolescent IMD Prevention
12:30 - 1:30pm | Auditorium
The symposium will take the form of a roundtable discussion.
This symposium will explore the evolving role of adolescent vaccination in the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), bringing together experts to examine clinical, public health, and policy perspectives.
The symposium will open with an overview of the unmet medical need in adolescents, highlighting that adolescents remain a critical population in IMD prevention. This context will frame discussions on strategies to maximise protection against disease caused by serogroups B and ACWY for this age group while supporting wider population level impact.
The first panel discussion will consider what the current evidence base tells us about optimal IMD prevention strategies for adolescents. Topics will include the goals of vaccination for both direct protection and broader public health benefit and consideration of approaches to optimise the implementation of adolescent vaccination strategies.
The second panel discussion will examine what is holding back adolescent IMD prevention programmes. Discussions will cover the unanswered research questions, the types of data needed to support national and regional decision making, policy barriers, and implementation challenges.
The symposium will include audience question and answer, providing participants with the opportunity to engage directly with the panel and reflect on practical approaches to strengthening adolescent IMD prevention.
