The 22nd edition of the ESCMID Summer School, held in Doorn, Utrecht, the Netherlands from 29 June to 6 July 2024, is over. We want to thank all of our faculty and the amazing participants who joined us and made it such a success. We hope that all attendees can take home important learnings and were able to expand their professional networks!

Stay tuned for updates on Summer School 2025 on the ESCMID website.

Science & Research

We are looking for a new member of the ESCMID Ethics Advisory Committee (EEAC), with duration of term until April 2028 (after ESCMID Global). The EEAC is an independent body with the main duty of counselling on specific ethical issues related to ESCMID funded-research projects and scientific behaviour of members in matters related to the society’s activities. Check out the role description and how to apply on our website.

Education

Join our "Ethics in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology" course to master the ethical standards critical to clinical practice and research. Addressing hot topics from research ethics to conflict of interest and GCP principles, this course offers practical insights essential for navigating ethical dilemmas highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Enhance your understanding of issues like stigma, resource allocation, antibiotic stewardship, and patient confidentiality.

This course offers hands-on expertise in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and advanced technological tools to perfect antibiotic therapy. Learn to tailor drug distribution, dosing schedules, and adjustments to individual patient needs. Tackle allergy management, therapeutic drug monitoring, and harness IT for surveillance and decision support. Don't miss this chance to enhance your impact in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

This course is part of the ESCMID AMS Certificate Programme.

Congress & Events

If you missed Ecraid's Young Investigator Workshop at ESCMID Global 2024, a recording is now available. Our young collaborators – all involved in Ecraid's perpetual observational studies (POS) – discussed the traditional clinical research model and its limits, innovative approaches and the advantages of the POS, lessons learned in POS-VAP.

Guidelines & Journals

Beyond the lab environments and complex data, there lies a captivating story waiting to be unveiled - a story that speaks of challenges, cooperation, and the pursuit of understanding infection, in order to help patients. The CMI editors hope this story will help you in your career choices.

Acute cough in outpatients: what causes it, how long does it last, and how severe is it for different viruses and bacteria?

Join this onsite course in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 25 - 26 September 2024: Antibiotic Therapy and Antimicrobial Stewardship (part of the EUCIC Certificates Programme)