ESCMID Study Group for Public Health Microbiology – ESGPHM
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ESGPHM Annual Report
Download the latest Annual Report.
News & Activities
2020 Annual Report Published
The Annual Report showcasing the achievements of the previous year is now available to view. 2020 was a challenging year due to COVID-19, but check out the report to see what the Study Group was able to accomplish or plan for the future.
New ESGPHM Executive Committee elected
The new ESGPHM Executive Committee has just been elected and will now be:
- Titia Kortbeek, Netherlands (Chairperson)
- Marc Struelens, Sweden (Treasurer)
- Georgina Tzanakaki, Greece (Secretary)
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 Technical Workshop

Emerging infections for clinicians and the WHO Emerging Diseases Clinical Assessment and Response Network
Co-organised by ESGMD, ESGMYC, ESGITM and ESGPHM
Florence, Italy, 13 – 15 May 2019
This workshop aims to bridge the gap between advanced diagnostics (such as metagenomics and whole genome sequencing) and clinical practice. The program will include presentation of diagnostic methods and diagnostic strategies, as well as case stories presented by clinicians. The last day is focused on the emergency teams deployed by the WHO in collaboration with the WHO Emerging Diseases Clinical Assessment and Response Network (EDCARN).
Course material in the ESCMID eLibrary
New ESCMID Study Group
ESGPHM is a newly formed ESCMID Study Group, which has started its activities in the field of public health microbiology.
First plans:
- Organize an educational workshop about new insights and methods for public health microbiology
- Organize a course for clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialist on PHM issues
- Publications: papers on public health issues