ESCMID Workshop on Professional Affairs in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
9 - 10 October 2008, Rome, Italy
The ESCMID Workshop on Professional Affairs in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases on 9 - 10 October 2008 in Rome, Italy, was attended by 140 professionals contributing to the success of the workshop. Don't miss our report in ESCMID News 3/2008.
The Scientific Committee, Giuseppe Cornaglia, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Robert Read and the ESCMID Professional Affairs Subcommittee would like to thank all those who helped us meet all of our objectives for the Workshop.
Workshop Programme
9 October 2008
Welcome Address
Giuseppe Cornaglia, ESCMID President
Enrico Garaci, ISS President
Defining the territories
Chairpersons: Giuseppe Cornaglia, Javier Garau
Clinical Microbiology throughout Europe: a Family Tree. John Edward Degener
Infectious Diseases throughout Europe: a Family Tree. Mike McKendrick
Working with others
Chairpersons: Antonio Cassone, Evelina Tacconelli
- Interaction between clinical microbiologists and infectious disease physicians: possible obstacles. Jos WM van der Meer
Presentation - Pharmacists and MDs vs. infections: confrontation or co-operation? Niels Frimodt-Möller
Presentation - Current and future models for the Organisation of Anti-infective Management Teams. Marc Struelens
Presentation
10 October 2008
Improving our practice - 1
Chairpersons: Nicola Petrosillo, Andreas Voss
- The more is not always the better – providing high-quality service in spite of limited resources. Arjana Tambic
Presentation - Rapid testing and automation in clinical microbiology: where are we today? Mario Poljak
Presentation - Doctor tests or “bedside-microbiology testing”: can it help in the therapeutic management? The point of view of an Infectious Disease specialist. Ingrid Nilsson Ehle
Presentation - Doctor tests or “bedside-microbiology testing”: can it help in the therapeutic management? The point of view of the Clinical Microbiologist. Vincent Jarlier
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Improving our practice - 2
Chairpersons: Annalisa Pantosti, Winfried Kern
- Why is the workflow in Clinical microbiology so slow? Can we get it quicker? Emmanuelle Cambau
Presentation - The contribution of health economics to the evaluation of diagnostic strategies and microbiology testing. Application to the point of care diagnostics in medicine. Isabelle Durand-Zaleski
Presentation - Finding new niches for our skills! Winfried Kern
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Organising ourselves
Chairpersons: Murat Akova, Roberto Cauda
- What are the possible benefits of a closer liaison between the specialities of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases? Helen Giamarellou, Fernando Baquero
Presentation H. Giamarellou
Presentation F. Baquero - Many bugs, one house? The different souls of Clinical Microbiology. Hilary Humphreys , Gijs J.H.M. Ruijs
Presentation - Sub-specialisation in Infectious Diseases: Should we have specialists in TB, Hepatitis and HIV? Roberto Cauda
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Getting ready for the future - increased effectiveness
Chairpersons: Giuseppe Cornaglia, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Robert Read
- Emerging diseases and their spread (including climate changes). Javier Garau
Presentation - Antimicrobial drugs availability - practicing medicine in a world without antibiotics. Ragnar Norrby
Presentation - Multi-professional working relationships. Gijs J.H.M. Ruijs
Presentation - Pan-European integration. Mario Poljak
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