11th ESCMID Summer School
21 - 27 July 2012, Innsbruck, Austria
Organised by the ESCMID Education Subcommittee
Summer School Directors
- Peter Chiodini, London, United Kingdom
- Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Innsbruck, Austria
- Günter Weiss, Innsbruck, Austria
Local Organiser
Innsbruck Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
Course Description
An interactive one-week course dedicated to postgraduate and continuing medical education in the field of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. A high faculty-student ratio as well as student case presentations and pro-con sessions are some of the Summer School features that make it so popular.
Main chapters:
- Antimicrobial chemotherapy
- Microorganisms and pathogenesis
- Immunocompromised hosts
- Diagnostic methods
- Infection control
- How to value scientific evidence in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
Target Audience
Young MDs at the end of their specialty training, pharmacists and biologists, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows working in the infection field.
Course Venue
Innsbruck Medical University
Lecture Hall Anichstraße 35, MZA
Innsbruck, Austria
The Summer School programme consists of educational lectures, small group tutorials, interactive pro-/contra sessions and case presentations by students. All activities are facilitated by an international faculty.
Educational Material
Presentations and handout material from previous Summer School editions are available in the Online Lecture Library.
Contacts
Programme coordinator
Prof Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Innsbruck, Austria
Phone + 43-512-9003 70703
Fax + 43-512-9003 73700
Administrative secretariat
Congrex Switzerland Ltd.
ESCMID Summer School
P.O. Box
4002 Basel, Switzerland
Phone +41 61 686 7777
Fax +41 61 686 7788
