10th ESCMID Summer School
2 - 9 July 2011, Treviso, Italy
Organized by the ESCMID Education Subcommittee
Summer School Directors
- Roberto Cauda, Rome, Italy
- Giampiero Carosi, Brescia, Italy
- Patrice Nordmann, Paris, France
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 the Summer School features that make it so popular.
Main chapters:
- Antimicrobial resistance in hospitals and community
- Antimicrobial therapy
- How to value scientific evidence in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
- Hepatitis
- Major clinical syndromes
- Immunocompromised hosts
- Infection control and public health
- Diagnostic methods
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
Centro Studi Achille e Linda Lorenzon
Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore
Treviso, Italy
Programme
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.
Contact Persons
Roberto Cauda and Evelina Tacconelli
Istituto Clinica Malattie Infettive
Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore
Rome, Italy
Phone +39 063 015 4945
Fax +39 063 054 519
