ESCMID Study Group for Clinical Parasitology - ESGCP

 

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ESGCP Travel Grant for ECCMID 2024

The ESCMID Study Group for Clinical Parasitology is happy to announce the possibility of applying for an attendance and travel grant for ECCMID 2024 in Barcelona. The ESGCP will support five ESCMID Members with accepted abstracts in the field of parasitology with up to 1500 euros each. We will give preference to attendees from Low- and Lower-middle income countries and strive to keep a gender balance.

 

Applicants must fulfil the following criteria:

 

  • Be ESCMID Member
  • Be member of the ESGCP
  • Attend on-site and be the presenter of an accepted abstract for ECCMID 2024

 

Please send your abstract, CV and a motivational letter (max 500 words) to the ESGCP secretary Jaya Shrivastava: J.Shrivastava[at]nhs.net

 

The deadline for the grant application is 15th February 2024

 

2022 Annual Report Published

The Annual Report showcasing the achievements of the previous year is now available to view. Be sure to check out the report to see what the Study Group was able to accomplish in 2022 as well as what they plan for the future.

 

2022 ESGCP Executive Committee elected

Here is the new ESGCP Executive Committee:

  • Caroline Ronnberg, Sweden (Chair)
  • Jaya Shrivastava, United Kingdom (Secretary)
  • Theo Mank, Netherlands (Treasurer)
  • Hanne Brekke, Norway (Education Officer)
  • Francesca Tamarozzi, Italy (Science Officer)

We thank all previous Executive Committee for their excellent work over the last years. We are looking forward to continuing this work.

You can find the full election report here

2021 Annual Report Published

The Annual Report showcasing the achievements of the previous year is now available to view. Be sure to check out the report to see what the Study Group was able to accomplish in 2021 as well as what they plan for the future.

ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course

Paratisology Workshop

Co-organised by ESGCP and ESCMID

25 – 26 May 2021, Online

 

This interactive online workshop will provide a fun scientific window into the parasitic infections of importance for routine clinical practice in European countries. The focus of lectures will be imported blood and faecal parasites as seen in migrants and travellers to Europe.

Programme

 

2020 ESGCP Executive Committee elected

Here is the new ESGCP Executive Committee:

  • Caroline Ronnberg, Sweden (Chair)
  • Florence Robert-Gangneux, France (Secretary)
  • Jaco Verweij, Netherlands (Treasurer)
  • Jaya Shrivastava, United Kingdom (Education Officer)
  • Francesca Tamarozzi, Italy (Science Officer)

We thank all previous Executive Committee for their excellent work over the last years. We are looking forward to continuing this work.

You can find the full election report here

ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course

ESCMID/ASID Course on Infectious Diseases in Pregnant Women, Fetuses and Newborns

Co-organised by ESGCP, ESCMID and the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)

14 – 16 September 2018, Sydney, Australia

 

This course will provide updated information in aninterdisciplinary setting on: epidemiology and burden of infectious diseases in pregnancy and newborns; pathogenesis of maternal, fetal and neonatal infections; pre- and post-natal counselling for women regarding perinatal infections; collaborative diagnostic and clinical pathways for management of infections in pregnant women and newborns; prevention and therapy of vertically transmitted infections.

Programme

Course material in the ESCMID eLibrary

ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course

Workshop on Migrants’ Health

Co-organised by ESGCP, ESGVH, ESGEM, ESGMYC, the Ministry of Health of Oman, the ESCMID Task Force for Emerging Infections (EITaF), WHO EMRO, ECDC

8 – 10 March 2018 Muscat, Oman

Course Objectives: to highlight the initiatives for monitoring migrants’ health, prevent and control infectious diseases in migrants in GCC and EMRO; to discuss the impact of migrants on the health systems of the hosting countries especially for vaccine preventable diseases, importation of communicable diseases and AMR; to present the ways to enhance GCC / EMRO preparedness for infectious diseases in migrants during peace and conflict; to highlight the importance of intergovernmental and international organizations collaboration required to address migrants’ health needs in GCC / EMRO; to discuss the role and impact of migrants on the elimination programs for TB, malaria, HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses, and what strategies countries can follow to address the challenge; to discuss the ways on how countries can establish surveillance and integrated research for migrants’ health

Programme

Course material in the ESCMID eLibrary