ESCMID Study Group for Infections in the Elderly - ESGIE
News & Activities
- Saturday, 27 April 2013
8.45 - 10.45 (Hall A)
ESGIE Educational Workshop 5 (jointly organised with ESGNI): Infection control issues in different types of long-term healthcare facilities (LTCF)
11.00 - 13.00 (Hall A)
ESGIE Educational Workshop 14: Management of infections in the elderly - Sunday, 28 April 2013
18.15 - 19.15 (Salon 21)
ESGIE Business Meeting: All interested persons are cordially invited to join the meeting and plan future ESGIE activities.
For more details, please check the ECCMID programme.
New ESCMID Study Group
ESGIE is a newly formed ESCMID Study Group, which has started its activities in the field of infections in the elderly. The constitutional meeting will be held at ECCMID 2012 in London, UK, Sunday, 1 April, 10.00-12.00, Meeting Room 10.
Planned Activities
- Organise an educational workshop on infections in the elderly at ECCMID
- Organise a free-standing (not linked to ECCMID) educational activity (postgraduate education course or technical workshop) to be held in 2013
- Perform a collaborative research project on the epidemiology of infections in the elderly
- Promote the development of a consensus document or clinical guidelines on the management of bacterial and viral infections in the elderly
