ESCMID Newsletter

• ESCMID participates in Latino-American workshops on antimicrobial resistance
• International IACMAC/ESCMID Conference on Antimicrobial Therapy - over 1000 participants
• Acinetobacter course in Istanbul, apply by 1 July
• Fungal infections course in Thessaloniki, application period extended to 15 July
• For comments by the membership: ESCMID guidelines for diagnosing CDI
• Apply for an Observership!
• Webcasts available for 2nd International Day of Fighting Infections
• Preparations for next ECCMID underway
• Visit the ESCMID Training & Career Centre
• Information on three new EU calls now available

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• New Executive Committee 2009-2011
• Scientific highlights from ECCMID 2009
• 6650 delegates attended the 19th ECCMID in Helsinki
• ECCMID late breaker session on Swine Flu
• ESCMID awardees honoured at ECCMID
• You can apply now for Observerships!
• Members' feedback on ESCMID Clostridium difficile guidelines
• EU calls and other funding

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• ESCMID statement on Swine Flu
• Online meeting planner for the 19th ECCMID
• Assembly of Members at the ECCMID 2009
• 2nd International Day of Fighting Infection
• New presentations online from ESCMID events in March
• Training and Career at the ECCMID 2009
• FP7: 4th Health Call
• Health Programme 2008-2014: call 2009
• MRSA Consensus Documents 2009
• EASAC Tuberculosis Report 2009

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• Register now for the Summer School 2009
• Stopping tuberculosis: World TB Day on 24 March 2009
• 2nd International Day of Fighting Infection
• Register for ECCMID by 3 April and save
• European Council Meeting at the ECCMID 2009
• EU calls and other funding

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• 2nd International Day of Fighting Infection
• ESCMID is a partner in TROCAR, a European FP7 project
• 22 Collaborative Centres approved
• Visit the Scientific Programme of the 19th ECCMID, 16-19 May 2009
• EU calls and other funding

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• 2835 abstracts submitted to ECCMID
• 2nd International Day of Fighting Infection
• Beta-lactamases course in Ankara, apply by 1 February
• Parasitology course in Paris, apply by 1 February
• Registration open for Summer School 2009
• New CMI cover design and announcements
• Improved platform for job seekers and employers

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• Results of the election for the Executive Committee 2008

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• Reminder: election for the Executive Committee 2008
• Webcast: interview with Giuseppe Cornaglia
• Call for Collaborative Centres
• ESCMID survey on professional affairs published
• Abstract submission deadline: 19th ECCMID, 16-19 May 2009
• Last chance to save: 19th ECCMID, 16-19 May 2009
• President's tip
• European Funding Opportunities and Reports

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• Launch of new ESCMID Website
• Election for the Executive Committee 2008
• PA Workshop: Presentations online
• European Funding Opportunities and Reports
• Forthcoming ESCMID Events

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• ESCMID Collaborative Centres
• ESCMID Educational Programme 2009 is now online
• 19th ECCMID: Abstract Deadline is 7 January 2009
• Impressions from the Professional Affairs Workshop in Rome
• ESCMID Summer School 2008
• Do you have a ground-breaking research idea?
• New Managing Director of ESCMID Executive Office in Basel

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• 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• ESCMID survey on professional affairs
• ESCMID - ASM Expert Conference
• Do you know a senior scientist with an extraordinary track record in the infection disciplines?
• European funding opportunities, studies and reports

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• Election to the Executive Committee
• Minutes of Assembly of Members
• Minutes of European Council Meeting 2008
• New ESCMID Managing Director
• ESCMID / FEMS Conference on New Frontiers in Microbiology and Infection
• ESCMID Workshop on Professional Affairs in CM and ID
• Presentations from the ESCMID Conference about Multidrug-resistant Gram-positive Bacteria

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• Moving Forward in Co-operation
• ESCMID Awards, Grants and Fellowship Programme 2009
• 18th ECCMID 2008 Opinion Poll: Results now online
• GRACE Postgraduate Course at 18th ECCMID 2008 now freely available as webcast
• ESCMID Training & Career Platform
• European Funding Opportunities, Studies and Reports

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• ESCMID Conference on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers, Istanbul
• ESCMID/FEMS Conference on New Frontiers in Microbiology and Infection
• The First European Day of Fighting Infection
• Major Topics at 18th ECCMID in Barcelona
• EU Information Session at 18th ECCMID
• Educational Workshops at 18th ECCMID
• EUCAST has recently published "Expert Rules in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing"
• European Funding Opportunities, Studies and Reports

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• 18th ECCMID is just 5 days away!
• ECCMID Barcelona: ESCMID will sign a Memorandum of Cooperation with the ISC for a Joint ECCMID/ICC in 2011
• ESCMID Executive Committee has revised the Society's Bylaws
• New Editorial Team of Clinical Microbiology and Infection
• ESCMID Workshop on Profesional Affairs
• ESCMID/ASM Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance
• GRACE Educational Activities
• Did you know
• European Funding Opportunities, Studies and Reports

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• ESCMID celebrates its 25th anniversary
• Please do not miss the next ESCMID Assembly of Members
• EU Information Session at the ECCMID 2008
• ESCMID Conference in Istanbul on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
• European Funding Opportunities, Studies and Reports

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• Scientific Programme of the 18th ECCMID is online!
• Invitation to the ESCMID Assembly of Members
• European Council Meeting at the ECCMID
• New postal address of the ESCMID Executive Office in Basel
• European Funding Opportunities, Studies and Reports

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• Programme of the first European Day of Fighting Infection is online!
• Join us at the 18th ECCMID
• ESCMID Summer School 2008: Registration is open!
• ESCMID Conference in Istanbul on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers: Registration is now open!
• European Funding Opportunities and Reports

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• Plan Your ESCMID Agenda 2008
• Last Chance to Save: 18th ECCMID
• ESCMID Conference in Venice about Multidrug-resistant Bacteria
• Presentations from ESCMID Conference on Pseudomonas aeruginosa online
• ESCMID Awards, Grants and Fellowships 2008
• SCMID Online Consultation on Research Topics is still open
• New Data from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS)
• European Funding Opportunities and Reports

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• New ESCMID Professional Affairs Advisory Committee
• ESCMID Executive Committee Invites You to Contribute
• ESCMID Funding: Application Deadline is 1 November 2007
• 18th ECCMID: Abstract Deadline is 5 December 2007
• ESCMID Conference on Pseudomonas in Barcelona
• European Funding Opportunities

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• Call for ESCMID Awards, Grants and Fellowships 2008
• Minutes of Assembly of Members 2007
• ESCMID Call for Images
• 18th ECCMID Barcelona 19-22 April 2008
• European Funding Opportunities and Reports

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• Report on 'Tackling Antibacterial Resistance in Europe'
• Report on 'Innovative Drug Development Approaches'
• Report on European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
• European funding opportunities

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• Online access to Clinical Microbiology and Infection via ESCMID website
• Significant increase in citation of Clinical Microbiology and Infection
• 18th ECCMID in Barcelona 19 - 22 April 2008
• European funding opportunities

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•  The ESCMID Online Lecture Library is now live.

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• More ESCMID funding available in 2008
• The new ESCMID Training and Career Centre is flourishing
• Major topics at 17th ECCMID/25th ICC: Antibiotic Resistance, Disease Control and Emerging Infections in Europe
• Infectious Diseases Unit of DG Research provides FP7 presentations slides of the EU Information Session
• Attendance grant application deadline extendedRegistration is still possible for the following courses

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
ESCMID Training and Career Centre

Education
6th ESCMID Summer School, 1-6 July 2007, Suceava, Romania

Science
ESCMID now supports 16 Study GroupsEU information session at the 17th ECCMID/25th ICC

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Election results
European Council Meeting

Education
6th ESCMID Summer School, 1-6 July 2007, Suceava, Romania

Science
Announcement of new ESCMID Study Groups
17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 25th International Congress of Chemotherapy 2007 (17th ECCMID/25th ICC)
European Funding Opportunities

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Seeking a New CMI Editor
Development of Medical Practice Guidelines

Education
40th ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course
42nd ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course
GRACE Educational Activities

Science
17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases / 25th International Congress of Chemotherapy (17th ECCMID/25th ICC)
European Funding Opportunities and Reports

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Last Call for ESCMID Awards and Fellowships 2007.
Deadline for abstract submission 17th ECCMID / 25th ICC 2007

European Funding Opportunities
Framework Programme 7: First drafts of Work Programme 2007 have been released by DG Research of the European Commission.

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
European Council 2006 – Minutes.
ESCMID Awards and Fellowships 2007.
CMI: New Impact and Other Factors.

Education
ESCMID and ERS Join Forces in GRACE Network of Excellence.
ESCMID/FEMS Conference on Mycobacterial Infections

Science
17th ECCMID / 25th ICC 2007
Is Europe Prepared for the New Emerging Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 027
European Funding Opportunities

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• ESCMID School
• Awards and Fellowships 2007

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• Opinion Pol
• ESCMID School
• Postgraduate Courses
• ESCMID Conference on Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases
• Avian flu at 16th ECCMID 2006 in Nice

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Message from the President
European Council 2005 – Minutes
CMI update
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Education and Scientific Affairs
Revised UEMS core curriculum for specialisation in Clinical Microbiology
WHO's Global Patient Safety Challenge
ESCMID Conference on Extended-spectrum beta-Lactamases
ESCMID Conference on Surgical Infections
16th ECCMID Nice 2006
Helicobacter pylori and the Nobel Prize

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From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Message from the President
Assembly of Members 2005 - minutes
ESF report on research in Infectious Diseases
Announcement - bioMérieux / ESCMID award 2006
Join ESCMID now

Health Policy
Mission and tasks of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Scientific Affairs
Writing hospital antimicrobial guidelines
Europe Watching New and Emerging Resistance (EWNER) - project presentation
16th ECCMID Nice 2006

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