Immunity for health

Immunity for Health Annual Event 2026

2 Dec 2026 | RodeBol Events

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Wednesday, 2 December 2026 | 15:30 - 16:35

Session 3: Vaccination of Immunocompromised Patients

15:30 Vaccination for vulnerable patients - Stephanie Humblet-Baron, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, The Rega Institute, KU Leuven

This presentation will explore how a systems vaccinology approach can be used to investigate vaccine responses in immunodeficient patients.

15:50  Vaccinations for the immunocompromised traveler – Dr. Jelle Visser, Institute of Tropical Medicine and Antwerp University Hospital

This lecture will address routine and travel vaccinations for immunocompromised travelers, including patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment. Through practical case examples, it will cover live and non-live vaccines, contraindications, vaccination timing in relation to immunosuppressive treatment, and the practical organisation of a pre-travel consultation.

16:10 ImmunoVax: the last mile for vaccinations - Prof. dr. Steven Callens, Head of Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital; Co-founder (together with Tom Van Varenbergh) and CMO, ImmunoVax

Vaccination advice for immunocompromised patients is spread over many national and international guidelines that are hard to apply in daily practice. ImmunoVax is an AI-based decision support tool, currently in development, that translates these guidelines into dynamic patient-specific, traceable vaccination recommendations for clinicians.

16:20 Q&A

3 speakers

  • Head of Department General Internal Medicine Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent University Hospital

  • Associate Professor

    KU Leuven

  • Internist and infectious diseases specialist, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

    Institute of Tropical Medicine