Target Audience 35–40 graduate and postgraduate students, infectious diseases specialists, clinical microbiologists and other specialties inter-ested in the association and impact of gender and/or sex differences on the epidemiology of clinical symp- toms, diagnosis, treatment and social impact of infections. All students and participants are requested to bring research projects, project drafts, cases and all other studies on the impact of gender and/or sex on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. The size of the audience has to be limited because of the intention to incent future projects and developments in the field of gender aspects in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. The expected synthesis between the input of the faculty and the students’ contribution to develop new projects or to discuss data and findings has to be based on a particularly interactive communication process in a smaller group. Invited Faculty Members Miriam J. Alvarez-Martinez, Barcelona, Spain Adriana Cataldo, Rome, Italy Antonella Cingolani, Rome, Italy Birgitta Evengard, Umea, Sweden Hilary Humphreys, Dublin, Ireland Titia Kortbeek, Bilthoven, Netherlands Clara Menéndez, Barcelona, Spain José Muñoz, Barcelona, Spain Denise Naniche, Barcelona, Spain Mario Poljak, Ljubljana, Slovenia Elisabeth Presterl, Vienna, Austria Jesús Rodríguez Baño, Seville, Spain Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Stockholm, Sweden Sara Soto, Barcelona, Spain Evelina Tacconelli, Tübingen, Germany Maria Velasco, Madrid, Spain Jordi Vila, Barcelona, Spain
Contact Person (Scientific Programme) Miriam J. Alvarez-Martinez Microbiology Department Hospital Clinic Villarroel, 170 08036 Barcelona Spain Phone +34 932 275 522 Fax +34 932 279 372 malvarez@clinic.ub.es Administrative Secretariat Ruth Arjona Microbiology Department Hospital Clinic Villarroel, 170 08036 Barcelona Spain Phone +34 932 275 522 Fax +34 932 279 372 rarcaclinic@gmail.com Pictures inside: Hands of an elderly lady that lay in her lap. © Creativ Collection Gaudi Chimneys at Casa Mila, Barcelona, Spain. © Turisme de Barcelona
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ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop Improving Patient Safety: the Neglected Impact of Age and Gender Barcelona, Spain 2–4 September 2015
ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop Improving Patient Safety: the Neglected Impact of Age and Gender Organizers • ESCMID Parity Commission • ESCMID Study Group for Clinical Parasitology (ESGCP) • ESCMID Study Group for Infections in the Elderly (ESGIE) • ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Travellers and Migrants (ESGITM) • Hospital Clinic, Barcelona • ISGlobal (Barcelona Institute for Global Health) • University of Barcelona Course Coordinator Miriam J. Alvarez-Martinez, Barcelona, Spain Course Objectives The aim of the course is to explore and discuss with the participants the importance of gender and age in infectious diseases. Theoretical background will be presented and then an overview of gender and biological differences in the field of treatment and diagnosis of infectious diseases, microbiology and immunology will be presented. Selected topics including infections, vaccination and antimicrobial treatment will be elucidated and discussed in depth. The later afternoons and the following social programme will be a dedicated workshop to support the participants’ scientific work creating the emergence of a novel synthesis of known facts, ideas and sound methodology.
Course Programme Wednesday, 2 September 2015 15:00 Welcome Session 1: Infections–do gender and age play a role? 15:30 Introduction 16:00 Health care distribution according to gender–examples from the Swedish health care system 16:30 Immune response and gender 17:00 Break 17:30 Travel-related infections in the elderly: prevention and management 18:00 Hepatitis: limitations of treatment in women and elderly
Organisation Thursday, 3 September 2015 Session 2: Immunology –do gender and age play a role? 09:00 Theory of gender medicine 10:00 Vaccination in elderly 10:30 HIV in men, women and elderly 11:00 Break 11:15 13:00
Session 3: Workshop 1 Interactive session: practical examples of gender & age aspects of clinical trials Lunch
14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00
Session 4: Parasitic & nosocomial infections –effects of sex Malaria Chagas disease Intestinal parasites Nosocomial infections and gender Break
16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00
Session 5: Gender and antimicrobial prescription The complex relation between antibiotic prescription and resistance Opportunities for antibiotic control in the elderly to prevent resistance development Antibiotic prescription in the community: does gender make a difference? Antibiotic prescription in nursing homes
Friday, 4 September 2015 Session 6: Urogenital tract infection and antimicrobial therapy 09:00 Treatment of UTI according to age and gender 09:30 Prevention of UTI according to age and gender 10:00 10:30 11:00
Session 7: Bloodstream infections and antimicrobial therapy MRSA infections and impact of gender Long term indicators for bloodstream infections: importance of age Break
11:30 13:00
Session 8: Workshop 2 Cases (focused on infections in the elderly) selected among those sent by the students for presentation and discussion Conclusions and anticipatory remarks
Course Venue Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas Esther Koplowitz (CEK) Rosselló, 149 –153 08036 Barcelona Spain Registration Procedure Register now online on the ESCMID website at www.escmid.org/education. Registration deadline is 1 August 2015. Registration Fee EUR 400 for ESCMID members (Full Membership/Young Scientist Membership) EUR 450 for all others The fee includes the scientific sessions (lectures, practicals, workshop material), coffee breaks, lunches and dinners. Accommodation and travel is not included. Attendance Grants ESCMID provides a number of attendance grants for ESCMID “Young Scientist members”. The grant covers the registration fee. Travel costs and accommodation are not included. Please apply via the ESCMID website at www.escmid.org/education before 1 July 2015. Applicants will be informed about their acceptance by 15 July 2015. CME Accreditation The organizers of the course will apply for European CME accreditation through EACCME.