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When Infections Meet NCDs: The Bidirectional Relationship Between Cardiometabolic Conditions and Respiratory Viruses

Satellite Symposium organised by the ESWI IDC and supported by IFPMA and Sanofi.

Chair

#ESWI2026 - Mon 20 Oct 2025, Valencia

16:30 - 16:35
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Cardiometabolic Conditions and Respiratory Viruses why and now?

Marco GOEIJENBIER, ESWI Board Member, Spaarne Gasthuis, Netherlands

16:35 - 16:40
When Glucose Swings Matter: Glycemic Variability and Influenza Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients

Ramon FLUIT, Spaarne Ziekenhuis: Spaarne Gasthuis, Netherlands

16:40 - 16:52
From Evidence to Gaps: Chronic Conditions Shaping Outcomes in Respiratory Virus Infections what we know, don’t know and want to know

Kirsty SHORT, ESWI Associate Member, University of Queensland, Australia

16:52 - 17:02
Obesity’s Impact on Infection & Vaccination response; Could obesity be the key link connecting NCDs and increased susceptibility to respiratory infections

Stacey SCHULTZ-CHERRY, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States

17:02 - 17:12
From Infection to NCD and Back: Clinical Implications of a Bidirectional Relationship

Oana SANDULESCU, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof Dr Matei Bals, Romania

17:12 - 17:20
Barriers to Vaccination Uptake in High-Risk Groups – and Practical Advice for Clinicians and Policymakers

Eric C.M. VAN GORP, Erasmus MC, Netherlands

17:20 - 17:30
Questions and discussion with the audience and panellists