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

 

Link to register is here

 

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