ESCMID Newsletter
Includes the most recent happenings in the Society, this newsletter is sent each month to ESCMID regular and affiliated members and collaborators. Also features calls and upcoming events.
- Press release: Report of new “superbugs†ill-preparedness across Europe
- Educational Programme 2011 now online
- Summer School 2010 webcasts now online
- Register for course on biofilms in nosocomial fungal infections
- New ESCMID Award for colleagues still in training: TAE Excellence Training Awards 2011
- Webcast on Wednesday, 22 September: Does Your Research Raise Security Concerns?
- EU Partner Search Platform - see new entry!
- Job opportunity at ECDC
- New EU calls & other updates
- Application deadline for awards & grants 2011: 10 November 2010
- Funding still available for Observerships in 2010
- In memory of Helmut Mittermayer
- Assembly of Members 2010: minutes online
- European Council 2010: minutes online
- New ESCMID Parity Commission
- Educational Programme 2011 now online
- Another successful Summer School
- ECCMID 2010 - opinion poll results
- New EU calls & other updates
- Updates from our Study Groups
- CMI: Impact Factor is now 4.014
- PGEC Meningitis, Izmir - Places still available
- PGEC Influenza, Istanbul - Attendance Grants still available
- ECCMID/ICC 2011 in Milan
- Two new Affiliated Societies in Cyprus
- European Food Safety Authority call for panel members
- Job opportunity at ECDC
- New EU calls & other updates
- ECCMID 2010 - presentations & pictures online
- Presentations online for 3rd Infection Day
- Summer School - some places still available
- CMI Volume 15 Issue S2 - December 2009 (1-342)
- CMI: May 2010: Streptococcus pneumonia, June 2010: enterococcal infections
- New EU calls & other updates
- ESCMID President expresses wish to resign from his position
- 3rd International Day for Fighting Infection
- Summer School early registration closes 6 May
- ECCMID 2010 - 7635 delegates attended
- Two new ESCMID Study Groups
- New ESCMID functions
- Two recently-posted open positions on our website
- Grants available for pandemic influenza forum in China
- Just launched - the EU Partner Search Platform
- New EU calls & other updates
- ECCMID 2010 - less than two weeks away
- Join us at the upcoming Assembly of Members in Vienna
- Just launched - the EU Partner Search Platform
- Two new ESCMID Study Groups
- Training and Career at the ECCMID 2010
- Back to school - ESCMID Summer School registration open
- Presentations online from conference on invasive fungal infections
- Final programme available online for 3rd International Day for Fighting Infection
- ESCMID vote February 2010
- Full programme online for ECCMID 2010
- Register before 4 March for ECCMID 2010 and save
- Assembly of Members at the ECCMID 2010
- 26 publications in first year of TROCAR - Translational Research on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
- Final programme available online for Third International Day for Fighting Infection
- New EU calls and tenders
- Observership programme up and running - 8 reports online
- Just published - EUCAST disk diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility test
- Late Breaker abstract deadline for ECCMID 2010
- Back to school - ESCMID Summer School registration open
- Federation of medical societies kick-off in Stockholm
- H1N1 vaccination struggles against resistance and supply
- New EU calls and tenders
- Uptake of the H1N1 vaccine among health care professionals across Europe
- Two Clostridium difficile infection guidelines now available
- 3188 abstracts submitted for the ECCMID 2010
- Presentations online from five ESCMID courses this autumn
- Apply before 8 January for ESCMID conference on invasive fungal infections
- Apply by 15 January for attendance grants for course on invasive fungal infections
- New ECDC call for tender
- As influenza cases rise in Europe, experts urge uptake of H1N1 vaccine
- Transantlantic task force on antibiotic resistance
- Register for ECCMID Vienna by 16 December 2009 and save
- New strains, tougher gains
- New presentations online from ESCMID conference
- Registration open for 3rd International Day for Fighting Infection
- EU calls and other funding
- Application deadline for ESCMID awards, grants & fellowships: 1 November 2009
- ECCMID 2010 abstract deadline - 19 November 2009
- Register for ECCMID Vienna by 16 December 2009 and save
- ESC Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis now available
- World Pneumonia Day on 2 November 2009
- Early registration deadline of 18 November 2009 for ESCMID Conference: Invasive Fungal Infections
- 3rd International Day for Fighting Infection on 23 April 2010
- Two recently-posted open positions on our website
- Four member-only attendance grants for ESCMID/SHEA Hospital Epidemiology Course in Port Douglas, Australia
- Report on ASM-ESCMID Workshop available
- Report from 5th ESCMID-FEMS Conference on New Frontiers on Microbiology and Infection
- EU calls and other funding
- Register now for the "ESCMID Conference on Antibiotic Treatment Failure in the Absence of Bacterial Resistance"
- ESCMID Education Programme 2010 now online
- ESCMID Collaboration at the 3rd DICID in Beijing, China
- New presentations online from parasitology, biofilm and neuroinfection workshops
- Application deadline for ESCMID awards, grants & fellowships: 1 November 2009
- ECCMID 2010 abstract deadline - 19 November 2009
- Present your poster at the ESCMID Conference on Enterococci: from Animals to Man
- Scientific programme now available for ESCMID Conference: Invasive Fungal Infections
- Specific call in the infection field in FP7
- EU calls and other funding
- ESCMID Summer School 2009
- European travellers continue to put their health at risk
- Upcoming conference on influenza in the Asia-Pacific
- The European Commission asks for a Council recommendation on increasing seasonal influenza vaccination coverage
- ESCMID General Assembly of Members 2009
- European Council 2009 meeting
- ECCMID 2009 Opinion Poll - 599 participated
- Apply now for the ESCMID Conference on Antibiotic Treatment Failure in the Absence of Bacterial Resistance
- New EUCAST website gives harmonized susceptibility testing breakpoints
- ESCMID approved its fortieth Collaborative Centre
- EU calls and other funding
ESCMID Newsletter 30 June 2009
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 20 May 2009
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 30 April 2009
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 24 March 2009
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 26 February 2009
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 30 January 2009
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 22 December 2008 - election edition
- Results of the election for the Executive Committee 2008
ESCMID Newsletter 15 December 2008
- 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
ESCMID Newsletter 24 November 2008
- Launch of new ESCMID Website
- Election for the Executive Committee 2008
- PA Workshop: Presentations online
- European Funding Opportunities and Reports
- Forthcoming ESCMID Events
ESCMID Online News 21 October 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 23 September 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 25 July 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 25 June 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 21 May 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 14 April 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 28 March 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 27 February 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 29 January 2008
- 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
ESCMID Online News 12 December 2007
- 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
ESCMID Online News 26 October 2007
- 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
ESCMID Online News 19 September 2007
- 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
ESCMID Online News 27 July 2007
- 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
ESCMID Online News 29 June 2007
- 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
ESCMID Online News 9 May 2007
- 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
ESCMID Online News 7 March 2007
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
ESCMID Online News 6 February 2007
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
ESCMID Online News 5 January 2007
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
ESCMID Online News 4 October 2006
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.
ESCMID Online News 8 September 2006
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
ESCMID Online News 20 February 2006
- Opinion Pol
- ESCMID School
- Postgraduate Courses
- ESCMID Conference on Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases
- Avian flu at 16th ECCMID 2006 in Nice
Contents ESCMID Online News 5 January 2006
From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Message from the President
European Council 2005 – Minutes
CMI update
Join ESCMID
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
ESCMID Online News 1 September 2005
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
Contents ESCMID Online News 20 May 2005
From the ESCMID Executive Committee
Results of the Executive Committee Election 2005
Executive Committee
Announcement – ESCMID Awards and Fellowships 2006
ESCMID Awardees 2005
Professional Affairs
The UEMS Specialty Section of Infectious Diseases and ESCMID are pleased to publish this report focusing on the recognition of Infectious Diseases as a medical specialty within Europe.
Enabling Good Health for All. A Reflection Process for a New Health Strategy.
Scientific Affairs
Harmonization of Antimicrobial Breakpoints in Europe – Can it Be Achieved?
GlaxoSmithKline Donates Bacterial Isolate Collection to Scientific Community for Research












































