ESCMID eAcademy

Welcome
Welcome to the ESCMID eAcademy
  • The mission of ESCMID is to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infection-related diseases. This is achieved in part by promoting and supporting education, training, and good medical practice.
  • The ESCMID Academy offers an important and highly accessible educational resource, featuring live online courses and webinars, and the addition of e-learning interactive activities and courses in the near future.
Webinars
WEBINARS
  • Generally, live webinars are open access and often provide up to date/urgent information on topics related to microbiology and infectious diseases.
eLearning Modules
eLEARNING MODULES
  • ESCMID is currently developing interactive and self-paced elearning content to provide participants with the most engaging learning experience.
Courses

Online ESCMID Postgraduate Courses are hosted here and consist of two- to four-day events that focus on specific clinical or laboratory issues. Organisers can be ESCMID Study Groups, related professional societies or individual ESCMID members under the auspices and with the financial support of ESCMID.

These events are open for everyone interested in the fields of clinical microbiology or infectious diseases. If you would like to register for any of these courses, please refer to the ESCMID website.
 
ECRAID-Base eLearning hub

Ecraid is dedicated to keeping all clinical sites within its network in line with the OPERATES criteria: Organised, Prepared, Engaged, Resourced, Active, Trained, Extensive, and Sustainable. Making this a reality is one of the goals of the EU-funded ECRAID-Base project. 

A team within the consortium (Work Package 11 – Training) is tasked with ensuring that the Trained criteria is properly adhered to. This collaboration between ESCMID, ERS, and Ecraid helps the sites stay at the top of their game by offering regular training and educational opportunities, both online and in-person.

Training opportunities are available to all sites and investigators within the wider Ecraid network. Select resources and events are open to unaffiliated persons, too.

Click to access the ECRAID-Base eLearning hub
Challenges in Clinical Parasitology
Challenges in Clinical Parasitology
  • ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course: 30 October, 2024

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Course Coordinators

Peter L Chiodini, UK NEQAS Parasitology, UK 
Sitara SR Ajjampur, CMC Vellore, India

Course Objectives

This workshop is designed to highlight the impact of parasitic diseases on the work of clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialists who may be called upon to advise on or manage cases where these conditions enter the differential diagnosis

Organisation

Registration Procedure
Register on the ESCMID website at www.escmid.org/education by 15 October 2024.
 

Registration fee

EUR 75 for ESCMID members
EUR 30 for ESCMID Young Scientist
EUR 10 for ESCMID LMIC
EUR 125 for Non-ESCMID members
Digital Epidemiology with Applications in Public Health
Digital Epidemiology with Applications in Public Health
  • ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course: 16 July - 18 July, 2024

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Course Coordinators

Monica Abrudan, Oxford, UK
Natacha Couto, Oxford, UK

 

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants can expect to be able to explain the relevance of digital epidemiology for rapid public health action, based on real-case scenarios. Additionally, attendees will be able to apply different digital epidemiology tools and implement a data integration and visualisation strategy for surveillance or outbreak investigation. Participants will identify strengths, challenges, and priorities in Digital Epidemiology and generate stakeholder maps all to their specific work context to aid the implementation of digital epidemiology. 

Organisation

Registration Procedure
Register on the ESCMID website at www.escmid.org/education.
**Registration on-site with accommodation is closed, but you still can register without accommodation or for the online participation.**


Registration fees

Onsite

  • ESCMID Members (without hotel) EUR 500
  • Non-ESCMID Members (without hotel) EUR 750

Online

  • ESCMID Members EUR 200
  • Young Scientist Members EUR 75
  • LMIC Members EUR 30
  • Non-ESCMID Members EUR 250
How I manage common infectious diseases in older adults
How I manage common infectious diseases in older adults
  • ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course: 20 June, 2024

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Course Coordinator

Dafna Yahav, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel

 

Course Objectives

Management of elderly patients with infections is challenging. Elderly may present atypically, have higher risk for specific pathogens, different PKPD, and poorer outcomes. In this course, we will discuss the management of several common infections in the elderly, providing clinical approach to these infections.

Organisation

Registration Procedure
Register on the ESCMID website at www.escmid.org/education.
 

Registration fee

EUR 75 for ESCMID members
EUR 125 for all others
The fee includes the online 1 day course.
Safer Hospitals in the Future Design, Ventilation, Water and Sustainability
Safer Hospitals in the Future: Design, Ventilation, Water and Sustainability
  • ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course: 12 June - 13 June, 2024

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Course Coordinators

Elisabeth Presterl, Vienna, Austria
Margreet C. Vos, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Cansu Cimen, Oldenburg, Germany 

Course Objectives

This course is designed to give participants a comprehensive understanding of the critical elements involved in infection prevention and control in healthcare environments. Over two days, the course will cover four essential topics: hospital design, ventilation and water systems, carbon footprint reduction and environmental sampling.

By the end of the course, participants will have gained in-depth knowledge and practical insights into optimising hospital design for infection control, improving ventilation and water systems, minimising the carbon footprint of healthcare practices, and effectively conducting environmental sampling. This course is designed to enable healthcare professionals and facility managers to implement advanced infection control strategies, promote sustainability and safeguard healthcare

 

Organisation

Registration Procedure
Register on the ESCMID website at www.escmid.org/education until 1 June 2024.
 

Registration fee

EUR 150 for ESCMID members
EUR 200 for non-members
EUR 50 for ESCMID Young Scientist members, for trainees showing proof of training status to cansu.cimen.van.dijck@uni-oldenburg.de 
EUR 20 for participants from LMICs.
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