SARInet plus and REVELAC-i Regional Meeting 2026 - SARINET - The Severe Acute Respiratory Infections network

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Schedule	Title
8:00-9:00	Accreditation
9:00-9:30	Official opening Ana Rivière Cinnamond, PAHO Representative in Panama Ashley Fowlkes, Epidemiologist, Influenza Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wenqing Zhang, Head, Global Respiratory Threats, WHO Andrea Vicari, Unit Chief, Infectious Hazard Management, PAHO Fernando Boyd Galindo, Minister of Health of Panama
9:30-9:45	Agenda and objectives of the meeting PAHO
9:45-9:50	Security briefing
9:50-10:20	Keynote Address – A 15-Year Journey of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework and the Evolving Landscape of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) Wenqing Zhang, WHO Anne Huvos, WHO
10:20-10:50	Coffee break and Group Photo

Moderator: Marisol Valenzuela

Schedule	Title
10:50-11:00	From Animal Reservoirs to Human Infection: A One Health Approach for Zoonotic Influenza Viruses St. Jude – WHO CC
11:00-11:30	Intersectoral Coordination: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean Brazil Argentina Cayman Islands
11:30-11:40	Q&A Session
11:40-11:50	Regional Overview: Early Detection of (Re)Emerging Respiratory Viruses PAHO
11:50-12:20	Event-Based Surveillance in Practice: Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Expansion Panama Colombia Paraguay Saint Lucia
12:20-12:30	Q&A Session
12:30-12:50	Use of Zoonotic Influenza Vaccines in Humans WHO
12:50-13:00	Q&A Session
13:00-14:00	Lunch

Moderator: Ornella Cyrus

Schedule	Title
14:00-14:15	Virologic Surveillance Update: What Are We Seeing and How Should We Interpret It? The Francis Crick Institute – WHO CC
14:15-14:30	Influenza Virologic Surveillance in the Americas: CDC Updates and Support to the SARInet Network US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
14:30-14:35	Beyond Walls: Immersive Experience in the PAHO Virtual Reality Laboratory PAHO
14:35-14:45	Influenza Season 2025–2026: Experience from Canada Public Health Agency of Canada
14:45-15:05	Q&A Session
15:05-15:15	Linking Influenza Surveillance to Vaccine Planning and Procurement PAHO
15:15-15:45	Using Data to Counter Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy Argentina Guyana Belize
15:45-16:00	Coffee Break

Moderator: Natalia Acosta

Schedule	Title
16:00-16:15	How to Translate Surveillance Data and Signals into Clear, Timely, and Impactful Messages that Guide Public Action. Using the PISA framework to strengthen risk communication PAHO
16:15-17:00	Interactive Exercise: “RCCE Relay: Turning Signals into Action”

Moderator: Diana Malo

Schedule	Title
9:00-9:10	Pandemic Surveillance Guidance WHO
9:10-9:20	Overview of Progress in Pandemic Preparedness in the Americas PAHO
9:20-9:30	Activation Criteria, Risk Levels, and Escalation of the Pandemic Preparedness Plans PAHO
9:30 -9:40	Country experience: Update of the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for Pandemic Influenza Cuba
9:40-9:50	Q&A Session
9:50-10:30	Multi-level Coordination and Financing for Pandemic Preparedness in Central America and the Dominican Republic SE-COMISCA COSEFIN -/ SICA CEPREDENAC Guatemala
10:30-10:40	Handling of Corpses in the Context of Pandemics PAHO
10:40-10:50	Resilient Laboratory Systems PAHO
10:50-11:20	Coffee Break

Moderator: Francisco Nogareda

Schedule	Title
11:20-11:35	RSV Seasonality and Epidemiological and Virologic Surveillance in the Americas PAHO
11:35-11:45	Clinical Management of RSV PAHO
11:45-12:00	Experience from Early Adopting Countries on RSV Immunization US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
12:00-12:45	Country Experiences Argentina El Salvador Paraguay Uruguay
12:45-13:00	Q&A Session
13:00-14:00	Lunch

Moderator: Marc Rondy

Schedule	Title
14:00-14:10	Introduction and group organization PAHO
14:10-14:30	Situation overview
14:30-14:50	Activity 1: Virological surveillance
14:50-15:50	Activity 2: Epidemiological surveillance
15:50-16:30	Activity 3: Vaccine effectiveness
16:30-17:00	Lessons learned for the next season and conclusion

Moderator: Juliana Leite

Schedule	Title
14:00-14:10	Opening and objectives of the session PAHO
14:10-14:25	Standardized Country Capacity Assessment
14:25-14:35	Automated Classification of Capacities
14:35-15:45	Simulation Exercise From Sequence to Decision: Translating Genomic Surveillance into Public Health Action
15:45-16:45	Working Group Presentations
16:45-17:00	Validation and next steps

Moderators: Francisco Nogareda, Martha Velandia, Marcela Contreras and Jorge Jara

Schedule	Title
14:00-14:15	Opening and objectives of the session PAHO
14:30-14:45	Influenza Vaccination Coverage, Tools and Resources
14:30-14:45	PAHO Influenza Vaccination Dashboard
14:45-16:30	Case study – influenza vaccination coverage and information systems to monitor coverage in priority groups
16:30-17:00	Discussion

Moderator: Yury Garcia

Schedule	Title
9:00-9:10	Regional Guidance for Integrated Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses PAHO
9:10-9:20	Using Syndromic Data for Respiratory Surveillance in the Caribbean CARPHA
9:20-9:35	Country Experiences: Integration of SARI/ILI/ARI Surveillance Systems into DHIS2 PAHO Eastern Caribbean Countries
9:35-10:20	Strengthening Information Systems – Interoperability, Dashboards & Automated Reporting Brazil Bolivia Chile Ecuador Panama Uruguay
10:20-10:30	Forecasting Project Paraguay
10:30-10:40	Advances in AMoMo Guatemala
10:40–10:50	Q&A Session
10:50–11:20	Coffee break

Moderators: Paula Couto and Jorge Jara

Schedule	Title
11:20-11:40	Insights from Combined Virological and Vaccine Effectiveness Surveillance British Colombia Centre for Disease Control
11:40-11:50	Vaccine Effectiveness Evaluation in Latin America PAHO
11:50- 12:00	Impact Evaluation in the Americas – Phase I and Phase II PAHO
12:00-12:20	Economic Burden Evaluations in the Region and Country Experience PAHO Guatemala
12:20-12:30	Q&A Session
12:30 -13:30	Lunch

Moderator: Paula Couto

Schedule	Title
13:50-14:00	Post-pandemic COVID-19 Surveillance in Mexico: 2023-25 Mexico
14:00-14:10	Post-pandemic SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance and Virological Patterns: PAHOGen Experience PAHO
14:10-14:25	COVID-19 In-season Operational Research Challenges and Opportunities: Experience from the USA on In-season Severity Assessments, Impact, Burden and VE US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
14:25 -14:40	Updated Recommendations for COVID-19 Immunization WHO
14:40-15:00	Q&A Session
15:00-15:30	Coffee break

Moderator: Peter Figueroa

Schedule	Title
15:30-16:10	Country Perspective: What Are Your Priorities for Respiratory Virus Surveillance for the Next 5 Years? Chile Honduras Jamaica Nicaragua Peru
16:10-16:30	Closing Remarks