Grants & Awards season: the call for the Individual Research Grant will open this week on 20 June 2024.

ESCMID research grants help in nurturing the next generation of researchers starting out in CM and ID, marking an important start in their journey of research funding. These grants offer a unique opportunity to explore Bacterial Infections & Diseases during even years and Fungal/Viral/Parasitic Infections & Diseases during odd years.

Science & Research

Dive into cutting-edge research with ESCMID SG research grants, tailored for CM and ID related projects. Our SGs cover a vast range of themes, ensuring that there are no limits on the topics eligible for funding each year. With up to 30K EUR offered to cover project costs, ESCMID SG research grants can help you support the entirety or specific elements of your project.

Deadline for applications is on 19 July 2024.

Education

Enhance your microbiological skills with our comprehensive course, "Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing with EUCAST Criteria and Methods." Gain in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in determining antimicrobial breakpoints and implementing EUCAST methods in your lab.

The course will take place from 4 - 6 September 2024 in Tallinn, Estonia.

This intensive course taking place from 16 - 17 September 2024 in Herrsching, Germany, addresses the unique challenges and differences in managing paediatric infections compared to adults. Through interactive, case-based workshops, participants will engage in hands-on learning and collaborative discussions, guided by leading experts in the field.

This course is part of ESCMID AMS Certificate Programme. To check all the courses the programme offers and enrol to other modules as well, please visit www.escmid.org/education/ams-certificate/ams-certificate-2024-26/

Congress & Events

The first ESCMID Global 2025 Programme Committee meeting was held last week to craft the invited scientific programme! After robust discussions, the programme generated features cutting-edge science, clinical challenges, education, emerging diseases, collaboration opportunities and much more.

Content from ESCMID Global 2024 is still available on the online platform until 30 October 2024.

Guidelines & Journals

CMI Communications has released the third episode of its monthly podcast, Communicable – entitled “The new WHO Priority Pathogens List: changes and impact”. Hosts Angela Huttner & Oana Sandulescu welcome guests Dr. Hatim Sati of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Dr. Erin Duffy (CARB-X) to discuss WHO’s new Priority Pathogens List.

Developed by WHO and a panel of 25 global experts, the list identifies the “top” bacteria for which research & development are of critical, high, and medium priority, and thus serves as a framework for resource allocation and public-policy guidance. Episode peer-reviewed by Dr. Galadriel Pellejero of Lozano Blesa Clinical Hospital, Zaragoza.

Infectious complications in the pediatric immunocompromised host: a narrative review

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