News & Discussion
This is your direct link to all sorts of news and information in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Here you will find position papers, discussion documents, and news on what is happening at ESCMID, including the print and online ESCMID News and opinion poll results.
International IACMAC/ESCMID Conference on Antimicrobial Therapy - over 1000 participants
This fifth joint conference was held on 24-26 May 2009 in Moscow, Russia. IACMAC is an ESCMID-affiliated Society, which has established programmes of regional and interregional antibiotic resistance monitoring in Russia.
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Webcasts available for 2nd International Day of Fighting Infections
The webcasts of the presentations from the symposium in Malta are now available online. Well-renown speakers discussed the contagion scare in the past, present and future.
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Fungal infections course in Thessaloniki, application period extended to 15 July
The course takes place on 22 - 24 October 2009 and focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infectons: from neonates to adults. Apply by 15 July 2009.
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For comments by the membership: ESCMID guidelines for diagnosing CDI
Members can submit comments on the draft guidelines for diagnosing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Please visit the members' only area on the website and login to download the file.
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Acinetobacter course in Istanbul, apply by 1 July
The course takes place on 3 - 5 September 2009 and focuses on Acinetobacter infections: microbiological, clinical and therapeutical aspects. There are some last places left.
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Members' feedback on ESCMID Clostridium difficile guidelines
ESCMID members can submit comments on the draft ESCMID guidelines on the management of Clostridium difficile. Please visit the members' only area on the website.
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You can apply now for Observerships!
Observerships are for ESCMID members intending to visit one of the 25 ESCMID Collaborative Centres from one day to one month to learn good clinical and/or laboratory practice. Applicants can apply now through the website.
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Scientific highlights from ECCMID 2009
The very latest scientific achievements and findings in diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases were presented at the ECCMID 2009.
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ECCMID press release
6650 delegates attended the 19th ECCMID in Helsinki
Delegates from 100 countries could attend 147 oral sessions. Altogether 246 contact hours were offered. See you next year in Vienna!
New Executive Committee 2009-2011
Javier Garau was inaugurated as the new ESCMID President at the Assembly of Members. New board members, Winfried Kern and Evelina Tacconelli, took office. Ragnar Norrby's and Andreas Voss's terms in the Committee ended.
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ESCMID awardees honoured at ECCMID
ESCMID proudly presents the 2009 recipients of the Excellence Award, Young Investigator Awards, ESCMID / bioMérieux Award, ISF Sepsis Award, Research Grants and Training Fellowships.
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ECCMID late breaker session on Swine Flu
Should we expect the unexpected from Influenza? The webcast for the late-breaker session on Swine Flu is now freely available on the website.
ESCMID/The Lancet press release
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EUCAST presentation now available
This presentation gives an overview of EUCAST and its activities.
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ECCMID Late Breaker Session on Swine Influenza
On Sunday, 17 May at 18.15-19.15 in Lecture Hall 1, there will be a late-breaker session on Swine Flu.
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ESCMID statement on Swine Flu
As the world reacts to the appearance of human cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1), ESCMID calls for vigilance and international networking.
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2nd International Day for Fighting Infection: on 23 April 2009
On the 2nd International Day for Fighting Infection experts say both hospitals and the public need to be as vigilant as ever against infection.
Stopping tuberculosis: World TB Day on 24 March 2009
ESCMID President’s message on World TB Day: Drug-resistant tuberculosis is not being addressed sufficiently and poses a formidable challenge for the therapeutic treatment in Europe and beyond.
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ESCMID is a partner in TROCAR, a new European FP7 project
In February 2009, more than 20 researchers met in Barcelona to draw up plans for the 3-year project on antimicrobial resistance and set up the work plan.
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ESCMID election results
G. Kahlmeter, R. Read and W. Kern were elected or re-elected to the Executive Committee!
