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Our brand has changed, our ambitions stay the same! ESCMID modernises its visual identity. As we strive for pioneering research and state-of-the-art education, we also want to communicate in a way that is effective in our time and fit for the next decade.
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We have another Agar Art winner from the
#ECCMID2023
Art Gallery! Congrats to Ilvana Küçükkaya (Turkey) who won with her piece "Candida auris: Emerging into The World of Fungi" depicting C auris as the predator we know it is! We hope you enjoy your
#ECCMID
surprise box
#ECCMIDart
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Today is International Day of Women in Science so join us in saying THANK YOU!
Thank you to all
#WomenInScience
, from the medical field, health sector, and more (especially clinical microbiology and infectious diseases!) who are on the frontlines of the global
#COVID19
response.
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#ECCMID2022
in Lisbon has officially ended and we want to thank everyone who has made this return to onsite ECCMID such a success! We hope that you enjoyed your time and we can't wait to see you again next year in Copenhagen for
#ECCMID2023
!
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The sun is setting on Copenhagen, Denmark and as the last
#ECCMID2023
sessions end and we all depart, we want to say "THANK YOU" to everyone who came to participate and made our congress so successful this year! We can't wait to see you again next year in Barcelona, Spain!
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Congrats to Alainna Jamal (
@AlainnaJJ
), one of our 30 under 30! She's an MD-PhD student at University of Toronto. She plans to combine research, clinical medicine, and leadership to improve the lives of patients. She wants to share our community’s research with a larger audience
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ESCMID is teaming up with
@IDSAInfo
to host a breaking webinar on the recent outbreak of
#Monkeypox
across Europe and the US. Our experts will highlight a few cases before opening a round table discussion.
Join us live on Tuesday 24 May at 12:00 CEST:
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We have just under 100 followers to go until we reach 33K! Our 33,000th follower will win a free
#ECCMID2023
registration so be sure to follow and leave a like/retweet here to win! Good luck!
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We received many outstanding abstracts this year for ECCMID and want to highlight all of the great research that has been done in our community. So we have just published our
#ECCMID2020
Abstract Book. You can see them all here:
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It is our pleasure to invite you to the 31st ECCMID, which will take place from Friday, 9 July – Monday, 12 July 2021. We are very much looking forward to holding ECCMID next summer, in the sunny city of Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹
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After very careful deliberation and consideration, a decision was taken today to now cancel the online portion of ECCMID 2020 as well. This decision was made with consideration of feedback received from registered participants, faculty members, service providers and sponsors. 1/7
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#ECCMID2020
may be cancelled but the abstracts submitted were amazing so we're converting our Programme book into an Abstract book that's available May 5th! As we proceed we want to release a few preview abstracts to highlight them. Keep an eye out for those in the coming days!
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🚨🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Abstract submission for
#ECCMID2024
has been extended until this Friday, December 1st at 17:00 CET
Get your finishing touches done and submit your research to be presented at
#ECCMID
!
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We are following COVID developments and can confirm there are no immediate plans to cancel or postpone
#ECCMID2020
. We are adhering to all guidelines set by the French Ministry of Health and WHO to ensure safety. See our statement and event updates here:
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Following French government temporary ban for events with >5000 attendants, we announce that
#ECCMID2020
is still scheduled as we hope that the situation will improve over the next weeks.
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent global health threats. Everyone has a role to play in improving antibiotic use to help fight
#AntibioticResistance
! Share what you are doing to
#KeepAntibioticsWorking
!
#EAAD
#AMR
#WAAW
#WAAW2020
@EAAD_EU
@WHO
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Mortality rates higher in BSI patients treated w/piperacillin-tazobactam compared to those treated w/meropenem (12.3% and 3.7% respectively), MERINO trial
#ECCMID2018
#infectiousdiseases
#bacteria
#antibiotics
#antimicrobials
#bloodstreaminfections
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After very careful deliberation and consideration, the ESCMID Executive Committee made the decision that the 31st ECCMID, taking place from 9 – 12 July 2021, will be held fully online.
#ECCMID2021
#Online
(1/3)
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A new Guideline on Consensus statement on antimicrobial de-escalation in critically ill patients open for Public Consultation! We are happy to receive your comments on the manuscript until 11th joan 2019. email guidancedocuments
@escmid
.org for a copy of the draft guideline!
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We are proud to present our new
#ECCMID2020
logo. Come share in the global online experience with us this April!
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The famously fantastic Clinical Grand Round is back once again for
#ECCMID2023
co-organised with
@IDSAInfo
. How well 6 internationally renowned physicians fair against 7 difficult clinical cases involving patients with infectious diseases? Find out in Hall A from 8:30-10:30 CEST.
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#ECCMID2022
is on the way! We are onsite and building up the venue getting it prepared to welcome you all on Saturday 23 April.
What are you most looking forward to for
#ECCMID
this year?
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ESCMID is hosting a webinar titled: COVID-19: An unexpected pandemic challenge to unprepared health care systems. It will take place this Friday, April 10th at 16:00 CEST and be available to everyone! Learn more and get the link to join by visiting here:
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Inappropriate usage of antimicrobials is a major contributor to the rise in
#AMR
. Only take antimicrobial medicines when prescribed by a medical professional and according to the proper directions to prevent further resistances from spreading.
#KeepAntibioticsWorking
#WAAW2022
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We received many outstanding abstracts this year for ECCMID and want to highlight all of the great research that has been done in our community. So we are creating an abstract book in which the abstracts have the chance to be published and openly shared online on our website!
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Abstract notifications are sent out.
If you don't have yours yet, be patient...the server is working hard to process all those emails.
For your convenience, this year we sent mails to the submitter and the presenting author as well!
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Congrats to Tolulope Oduselu (
@tj_oduselu
), one of our 30 under 30! An undergraduate student of Biomedical Laboratory Science at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He wants to lead researchers opening up frontiers of research in Africa specifically into phage therapy.
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Clinical Microbiology and Infection (
@CMIJournal
) the official journal of ESCMID, has seen its Impact Factor rise to 7.117! This places the journal 15th in Microbiology and 4th in Infectious Diseases.
All ESCMID members get access to CMI online, so sign up today!
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We are amazed by your talent and are eager to see more. 🎨
Thank you for the nice Agar Art Joana Silva, that clearly puts us in the
#ECCMID2022
mood.
You can submit your Art until 31.12.2021 ⏰
#Art
#Agarart
#microbiology
#ArtGallery
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#ESCMIDGlobal
are immensely proud to celebrate
@EveTacconelli
with the
#ESCMID
Lifetime Achievement Award for her invaluable contributions to the field.
#ESCMIDGlobal2024
#WelcomeAndOpenCeremony
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week starts next week November 18th!
#WAAW
@WHO
The goal is to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and encourage best practices to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
#KeepAntibioticsWorking
#AMR
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NEW analysis published in
@CMIJournal
shows hydroxychloroquine does not lower mortality in COVID-19 patients, and is associated with increased mortality when combined with the antibiotic azithromycin!
#COVID19
#Hydroxychloroquine
#InfectiousDiseases
New in CMI>
Meta-analysis of hydroxychloroquine +/- azithromycin use in COVID-19
These results show that hydroxychloroquine alone was not associated with reduced mortality, in fact, the combination with azithromycin significantly increased mortality.
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Empowering young
#microbiologists
to use
#bioinformatics
at
#ESCMIDGlobal2024
!
Take home:
🔑Connect & collaborate. Bioinformatics must be a team effort
🔑 Organise to future proof. Establish data/software best practice
🔑 Awareness of program/platforms & limitations at disposal
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Agar Artists incoming! We are interviewing a number of our successful
#ECCMID2023
At Gallery artists live on
#ECCMIDtv
coming up at 15:00 CEST. Join us then to hear the inspiration behind their work:
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#ECCMID2022
starts tomorrow! It has been a long road but we are happy to present the first ever hybrid
#ECCMID
. Whether we see you in person or online, it will be our pleasure to welcome you again!
Doors open at 7:30 WEST and sessions start at 8:30 WEST!
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#ECCMID2022
starts today!
We are excited to welcome you to the first ever hybrid
#ECCMID
. Whether you’re here in Lisbon or at home on the online platform, ECCMID has a lot to offer with 4 days of innovative and groundbreaking scientific content!
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Did you know that content from
#ECCMID2018
is available online at ?
Re-live some of your favourite sessions, or catch up on ones you missed!
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ESCMID is happy to announce the recipients of the prestigious ESCMID Young Investigator Award and the
@TAEscmid
Outstanding Trainee Award for 2021!
Congratulations to
@vanGilsLab
,
@TrubianoJason
and
@nathanpsmad
for their outstanding work and dedication! 👏👏👏
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Today is the first day of a 3-week free online course on COVID-19 taught by members of The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team and put on by The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (
@LSHTM
). This is a great way to stay busy and informed! See more:
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After very careful deliberation and consideration, the ESCMID leadership decided yesterday to cancel the on-site part of this year´s ECCMID in Paris and to proceed with the preparation of a completely online ECCMID 2020.…1/5
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Tomorrow is the big day! See the live webinar: Infection Prevention and Control in the time of Covid-19 Part 1, hosted by ESCMID tomorrow, Monday April 27th at 18:00 CEST. We'll see you there!
Get the link to join here:
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Like many countries, the Portuguese authorities removed the mask requirement indoors. Due to the size of
#ECCMID2022
and for the protection of vulnerable attendees, ESCMID strongly recommends masks are worn indoors. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
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We want to thank
@WinfriedKern
for his many years of leadership as ECCMID Programme Director, and now congratulate
@MoranGilad
who is stepping up to the task. We look forward to seeing how
#ECCMID
will continue to grow in the future. We'll see you in Vienna for
#ECCMID2021
!
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We want to take this time to thank all of the speakers, chairs and poster presenters for their incredibly prompt responses during this complex time. Your commitment to delivering your talks online and spread knowledge worldwide motivates us all to make this online ECCMID great!
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After 4 long days, the
#ECCMID2021
live event is now finished! Thank you to everyone who participated either presenting or attending, this would not be possible without you!
We had a fantastic time seeing you all online and we can't wait to see you all in Lisbon for
#ECCMID2022
!
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🐝 Lots of buzz around the
#ESCMIDGlobal2024
Poster Hall! We are delighted to see the turnout on day 2.
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Although ECCMID2020 has been cancelled, it is still important to recognize who will be the future of the Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases field. Therefore we are continuing our 30 under 30 celebration on twitter, highlighting our outstanding young researchers!
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Congratulations to Selma Habibović (Serbia) for her winning agar art "The Little Mermaid" set on the backdrop of Copenhagen where the story was first written and published! Excellent work and we hope that you enjoy your 1 year of free ESCMID membership.
#ECCMID2023
#ECCMIDart
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We are very proud to announce that several people have chosen to donate their
#ECCMID2020
registration fees rather than refunding.
Over €10,500 will now be used to directly fund ESCMID projects related to COVID-19.
Our heartfelt thanks to all donors!
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#ECCMID2018
is coming to a close. 12,949 attendees from more than 128 countries. See you in Amsterdam!
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Piperacillin-tazobactam combo should be avoided when treating BSI caused by ceftriaxone-resistant E.coli, K. pneumoniae, MERINO trial found higher mortality rates
#ECCMID2018
#infectiousdiseases
#bacteria
#antibiotics
#antimicrobials
#bloodstreaminfections
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#AntimicrobialStewardship
is a major step in the direction of addressing
#AMR
. Without proper stewardship, antibiotics can be misused or overprescribed thus reducing their effectiveness. Consider our
#AMS
certificate programme to get yourself in the know.
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Getting in the international spirit at
#ECCMID2018
. Let us know where you're coming from!
@mrhawkes
is winning the 'furthest travelled' award so far, 27 hours from Australia!
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Only 186 days left until
#ECCMID2020
!
Tag a friend with whom you want to go to ECCMID and win 2
#Paris
luggage tags and 2
#ESCMID
luggage belts for your travels to France.
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“Do we really need all these gloves?” Thank you Dr. Pascal Urwyler for this talk during the ♻️“Going Green: Infection and Sustainability” Open Forum today. What are your thoughts on this subject? How can we establish sustainable best practice?
#ESCMIDGlobal2024
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7-day treatments for Gram-neg bacteraemia (GNB) showed similar results to 14-day treatments, study finds
#ECCMID2018
#infectiousdiseases
#GNB
#bacteria
#antibiotics
#antimicrobials
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Check out the programme of
#ECCMID2020
, one of the most comprehensive congresses in the field of infection diseases and clinical microbiology ! Submit your abstracts to make the congress even more diverse !
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ESCMID is very pleased to announce the next open-access webinar on COVID-19. Join us on Monday, 27th April at 18:00 CEST for the live webinar: Infection Prevention & Control in the Time of COVID-19: Part 1
Learn how to join the discussion here:
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In the rapidly-evolving environment of the COVID-19 outbreak, ESCMID has been working hard to thoroughly research all options available in the context of the 30th ECCMID, scheduled to take place in Paris, France, from 18th – 21st April 2020.
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Thank you to the 12,494 participants from 126 countries who attended more than 200 sessions with 381 speakers and 188 chairs.
#ECCMID2017
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#ECCMID2018
has come to a close! We cannot thank you enough for all your contributions and for making this congress a wonderful success. Safe travels home and we'll see you next year in
#Amsterdam
for
#ECCMID2019
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Did you apply for the
#ECCMID2020
'30 under 30' list?
Emails have been sent today to the final 30 outstanding young scientists from around the world!
Check your email to see if you are one of them!
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The Förderverein Grant for
#ECCMID2024
will close in 2 weeks on September 29.
ESCMID LMIC member are encouraged to apply here:
The recipients of the Grant will receive free registration, accommodation and roundtrip to Barcelona!
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ESCMID was founded 40 years ago by a few friends who sought to bring together leading scientists in the fields of pathogens and infections. This has grown extraordinarily thanks to the support of our members and colleagues! Read about the past 40 years:
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#ECCMID2023
is finally here! We have an exceptional congress lined up for you over the next four days inlcuding impressive Keynote lectures and tons of educational and exciting sessions. You can access it all and learn more here:
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#ECCMID2022
registration is now open!
Be sure to check out the dates for the early bird discount and secure your ticket at the best price. And remember a full registration includes access to the
#PreECCMID
and Post-ECCMID days too!
Learn more:
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#ESCMID
Young Investigator Award winner
@nathanbrendish
getting to point of point-of-care testing, the future of
#POCT
, and its importance for patient care.
#ESCMID
#ECCMID2024
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Congrats to Amanda Bordin (
@AKBordin
), one of our 30 under 30! Amanda works at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. She sees that the field of infectious diseases is constantly changing and is interested in the impact microbial genomics will have on it.
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#ECCMID2021
starts today! We want to welcome you all virtually and in an hour we will be kicking off the scientific programme of the 31st ECCMID
Keep your eyes on social media for live updates and snippets from some of the scientific sessions!
Join here:
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Unlock the secrets of Complicated UTIs in our free webinar! 🔬🧑🏽🔬 Explore changing definitions, microbiological challenges and novel designs for randomised trials. Don't miss out on this essential update!
📅 10 April 16-18 CEST
✍🏽 Register to attend:
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Congrats to Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir (
@jaycdoesID
), one of our 30 under 30! She works at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy Anti-infective Research Lab engaging in PK/PD research. She strives to establish programs centred on optimising AMR patient outcomes!
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Welcome to day 3 of
#ECCMID2023
!
We are just passing the halfway mark on our ECCMID 2023 proceedings. It isn’t over yet though with great sessions happening all day!
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Are you working in the drug treatment of COVID-19 patients?
@LivUni
@UniSpitalBasel
and
@radboudumc
have collaborated on a COVID-19 specific drug interactions website:
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Optimised dosing according to PK/PD principles in patients - does it improve the efficacy of antibiotics?
Pro:
@jasonroberts_pk
Con:
@MarcBonten
Be part of this amazing 1-Hour Pro/Con Symposium only @
#ECCMID2019
Sun, 14 April 19 / 13:30-14:30h
Hall N
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The
#ECCMID2024
Programme Committee is hard at work crafting exceptional scientific sessions from the amazing abstracts that you submitted!
We can't wait to see what they come up with! Join us in April to see the results of their work:
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Congrats to Anton Ambroa (
@aambroa17
), one of our 30 under 30! He works at the Institute for Biomedical Research of A Coruña working towards his goal of publishing scientific articles related to bacteriophages. He aims to explore the large number of hidden secrets around microbes
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We just launched the new 🚀
You can now see the latest on
#ECCMID2021
including abstract categories (for those who want to get ahead of the competition) as well as information about the beautiful city of Vienna!
We can't wait to see you next Summer 🌞
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You may download
@BSACandJAC
's ebook on
#antimicrobialstewardship
, developed in cooperation w/
@ESCMID
@ESGAP_ABS
for free under the following link:
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Thank you to the
#ECCMID2021
Programme Committee! 👏
In the past week, they have reviewed and discussed the thousands of abstracts submitted to ECCMID creating well over 100 new sessions to highlight the very best of our community's work!
Can't wait to see you online 💻
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
#WAAW2022
starts tomorrow!
This year we will focus on cooperative and cross-sector collaboration to mitigate the spread of
#AMR
and to
#KeepAntibioticsWorking
Learn more about ESCMID activities here:
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Congrats to Anne-Grete Martson (
@anne8rete
), one of our 30 under 30! She’s a PhD student at the University of Goningen researching antimicrobial drug administration. Her goal is to continue to optimize therapy for different infections while collaborating with different centres.
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#ECCMID2023
abstract submission and early bird registration are both now open!
Abstract submission closes: 30 November 2022
Early bird registration closes: 8 February 2023
Check it out today and learn more!
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Congrats to Juan Martín Vargas, one of our 30 under 30! Juan works in the Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy at the Nacional University of Tucumán, Argentina. With a team, he developed a project to actively identify and monitor multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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To honour the country that is hosting ECCMID 2024, we invited two Spanish guests, Jose Molina & Esther Calbo, to take part in the ECCMID Programme Meeting that shaped ECCMID 2024 abstract programme. Enjoy in native language!
📺📺 📺📺
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We at ESCMID are following the COVID-19 situation very carefully. In light of recent information we have updated our website to reflect our position regarding
#ECCMID2020
. You can find the full statement here:
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A big thank you to all
#ECCMID2018
abstract submitters who were as usual particularly active right before the deadline (peak of 300 abstracts/hour!), which put quite a strain on our system. We are now sorting and preparing the abstracts for the review starting next week.
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Our 4th place winner for the
#ECCMID2022
Art Gallery is Joana Silvia with her Agar art "Lisbon by Microbes" welcoming us all to her beautiful city in April this year!
You can learn more and see the other top artists on our website in the coming days:
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A great way to start day 4 of
#ESCMIDGlobal2024
with
@torstenseemann
,
@oschwengers1
,
@AnitaSchurch
&
@TheBelsian
speaking about empowering young
#ClinicalMicrobiologists
to integrate
#Bioinformatic
tools. Thank you speakers and those who attended for such an engaging session!
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The deadline for
#ECCMID2023
abstract submission has been extended until 2 December 2022 at 16:00 CET
Be sure to take advantage of the extra time to put the finishing touches on and get in your last pieces of original research!
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Submissions for the
#ECCMID2023
art gallery are open until December 31st, 2022
Submit your piece of
#art
to win one of the 5 prizes.
Thank you Nathalia A. from Brazil for this nice piece of
#agarart
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Thank you to everyone for joining us on the first day of
#ECCMID2023
in Copenhagen, Denmark! We hope you enjoyed your time with us and we'll see you bright and early for another full day of scientific sessions tomorrow!
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#ECCMID2018
#abstract
submitters: check your inboxes! If you haven't received anything yet, it's good news. The rejections have all been sent now. Accepted abstract mails being sent out now! Keeping our fingers crossed for you! See you in Madrid!
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ESCMID modernises its branding and communications. Our congress ECCMID becomes "ESCMID Global".
For more information visit our website:
#ECCMID2024
is now
#ESCMIDGlobal
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