Study Group Websymposia
Here you can see the list of upcoming Websymposia that are organised by our ESCMID Study Groups as well as find the links to register or join the live event. Each is recorded and available upon request as well as in the ESCMID eLibrary following the live event.
EFWISG Educational Websymposium: Planning your research and manuscript writing more efficiently
Organised by EFWISG
January 23 at 12:00-13:00 CET
Chairs: Merica Carev and Stefan Zimmermann
- Most common mistakes in planning your research - Damir Sapunar
- Writing research manuscripts more efficiently - Livia Puljak
Watch the replay on the ESCMID eLibrary.
Genomic surveillance of listeriosis in Germany - clusters, outbreaks and vehicles
Organised by ESGEM and EFWISG
February 22 at 12:00-13:00 CET
Chairs: Guido Werner and Ana Sofia Tedim
Speaker: Dr Sven Halbedel
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RbuBL2AvQdOEFYq8ukYIzw
Back to basics: Diagnosis of C. difficile infection
Organised by ESGCD
March 22 at 16:00-17:00 CET
Chairs: Fidelma FItzpatrick
Speakers: Kerrie Davies and Marcela Krutova
This year ESGCD are launching our ‘Back to Basics’ series of webinars. These will cover all aspects of C. difficile infection (CDI), from diagnosis, treatment, surveillance and infection prevention. These webinars are a chance for you all to brush up on your skills and knowledge on all things CDI.
The first webinar, Back to basics: Diagnosis of C. difficile Infection, is on 22nd March, at 4pm (CET).
Link to join webinar (No registration required):
https://escmid-org.zoom.us/j/87916778882?pwd=NThteHNaSjkzcXhnak5SUjdsL21Pdz09
Biofilm Corner
Organised by ESGB
March 23 at 16:00-17:00 CET
Chairs: Elisa Borghi
Speakers: Veronica Soares Brauer and Carolina López
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N29_C_j9RzuXMHVYW3jVoQ
Wastewater analysis as a source of health information: The COVID-19 pandemic as an example
Organised by EFWISG
March 30 at 13:00-14:00 CEST
Chairs: Stefan Zimmermann and Ana Tedim
Speaker: Dr Blanca Sanchéz
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CtPFTqrtT5m_HBAFWMZy-g
Biofilm Corner Session #3 “Bacteriophages for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: The Good and the Bad Guys”
Organised by ESGB
May 23 at 17:00-18:00 CEST
Chair: Joana Azeredo
Speakers: Paul Bollyky and Priscila Pires
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L05u7KHEQwCPsKhVXEVNag
Tracking the origin, spread and adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus in global dairy cattle populations
Organised by ESGEM
May 25 at 12:00-13:00 CEST
Chairs: Guido Werner and Sandra Reuter
Speaker: Ross Fitzgerald
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GhsSDlqwRvetQfK6BpEgSA
Joint TBnet/ESGMYC webinar
Welcome to the 1st joint webinar of TBnet and the ESCMID Study Group for Mycobacterial Infections – ESGMYC!
The topic of the webinar is “Drug-resistant TB: recent trial evidence and current diagnostic challenges”.
May 25 at 16:00-17:00 CEST
Speakers (20 min each):
- Daniela Cirillo “Diagnostic challenges for the detection of drug resistance and the choice of the most appropriate treatment regimen”
- Ilaria Motta “Critical review on recent clinical trial evidence for the treatment of drug-resistant TB”
Chairs:
- Lorenzo Guglielmetti
- Liga Kuksa
Differences and similarities in diagnosis and treatment among cardiovascular, orthopaedic and neurosurgical implant-associated infections
Organised by ESGIAI
June 5 at 10:00-14:30 CEST
Contact person and e-mail: Efthymia Giannitsioti, gianiemi[at]hotmail.com
Programme
- 10.00-10.15 Introduction to implant-associated infections-ESGIAI (Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker)
1. Pathogenesis
Chairs: Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, David Lebeaux
- 10.15-10.35 Principles of biofilm formation-challenging the future (Tom Coenye)
- 10.35-10.55 Visualization of biofilm-related infections at the surface of different implants: The “FISH experience” (Annette Moter)
- 10.55-11.00: 5-minutes Q&A discussion
2. Diagnostic challenges
- Chairs: Yvonne Achermann, Stephane Corvec
- 11.00-11.20 Microbiological diagnosis in implant-associated infections by implant type (Holger Rohde)
- 11.20-11.40: Current knowledge on molecular diagnosis of implant-associated infections (Jaime Esteban)
- 11.40-12.00: PET-scan in implant infections: diagnostic issues & pitfalls (Olivier Gheysens)
- 12.00-12.05: 5-minutes Q&A discussion
3. Surgery for infection
- Chairs Klaus Kirketerp-Møller, Antonios Papadopoulos
- 12.05-12.20: Surgical approach in orthopedic implant-infections (Ricardo Sousa)
- 12.20-12.35: Surgical management of cardiac implant infections (Carlos Mestres)
- 12.35-12.50: Surgical treatment of prosthetic vascular graft infections (Konstantinos Moulakakis)
- 12.50-13.05: Management of neurosurgical implant infections (Ivan Timofeev)
- 13.05-13.10: 5-minutes Q&A discussion
4. Medical treatment
- Chairs Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Efthymia Giannitsioti
- 13.10-13.30: Duration and combination of antimicrobial treatment in implant-associated infections: do they differ among implants? (Eric Seneville)
- 13.30-13.50: Experience with novel antibiotics in different implant-associated infections (Alex Soriano)
- 13.50-14.10: Antimicrobial prophylaxis for prevention of implant-associated infections: when and how (Tobias Kramer)
- 14.10-14.15: 5-minutes Q&A discussion
- 14:15-14.30: Closing remarks: ESGIAI scientific committee
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iL8f2l_QR7q9rPnUoJvGKw
Back to basics: Listening and responding to patients experiencing C. difficile infection
Organised by ESGCD
June 6 at 17:00-18:00 CEST
Chairs: Kerrie Davies and Fidelma Fitzpatrick
Speakers: John Heritage and Jane Freeman
Link to join the webinar: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/j/85652119290?pwd=ZW1YczZDSDhmNThoeUE2aEtuWlJkdz09
Foodborne Viruses and Food Safety
Organised by EFWISG
June 21 at 12:00-13:00 CEST
Chairs: Merica Carev and Stefan Zimmermann
Speaker: Babak Pakbin
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qI_JlJUSTM2wrVVjRFQ_wA
Update on Live biotherapeutic products and FMT-like treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections
Organised by ESGHAMI and ESGCD
June 21 at 16:00-16:45 CEST
Chairs: Ed Kuijper and Fidelma Fitzpatrick
Speaker: Nicolas Benech
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/j/84004405690?pwd=Ym85NUJWOHpsL2JCQWk0M1Z0RkNLQT09
Are these the same plasmid? Classifying the mobilome and resistome of Enterococcus faecium
Organzied by ESGEM
June 29 at 12:00-13:00 CEST
Chairs: Kristin Hegstad & Anita Schürch
Speaker: Robert Beiko
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zx8xydSeS-WLRNjFSXMQ7w
The Global Capnocytophaga Consortium Webinar 2023: Understanding pathogen evolution and virulence across humans and animals
Organised by ESGVM
July 5 at 15:00-16:30 CEST
Chairs: Els Broens and Adrian Egli
Speakers: Francesco Renzi, Kirstine Søgaard and Zoey Germuskova
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PVd-_QQ2SWqk3oSJjcdhHQ
Back to basics: Treatment of CDI
Organised by ESGCD
July 6 at 15:00-16:00 CEST
Chairs: Kerrie Davies and Fidelma Fitzpatrick
Speaker: Frederic Barbut and Benoit Guery
Link to join the webinar: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/j/88587022010?pwd=QzhNNFFscXBWQlNGVVdkMXNvVmhWUT09
Staphylococcus aureus: Platelets and the SNAP trial
Organised by ESGS
July 26 at 15:00-16:00 CEST
Chairs: Alicia Lacoma
Speaker: Victor Nizet and Joshua Davis
Link to join the webinar: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/j/83293882337?pwd=ZmNpUWUrQWdUNEtJeDFDZllUaWRzQT09
In this first webinar, Professor Nizet from University of California San Diego, US will present data and a review of the role of platelets in the host response to staphylococcal infections. Professor Joshua Davis from University of Newcastle, Australia will explain the key elements of the international Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform Trial.
The use of genomic approaches for population studies and outbreak surveillance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
Organized by EFWISG and ESGEM
September 15 at 12:00-13:00 CEST
Chairs: TBD
Speaker: Carolina Nodari
Link to register: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qpWzixxySYa9obZSCQi5GA
Back to basics: Surveillance and IPC of CDI
Organised by ESGCD
November 14 at 15:00-16:00 CET
Chair: Kerrie Davies
Speakers: Frederic Barbut and Fidelma Fitzpatrick
Link to join the webinar: https://escmid-org.zoom.us/j/83381121140?pwd=UVQrQU9IZlh1RWs4Szlvb3VCc3NaUT09