Essentials of infectious diseases: a focus on tropical infections, HIV & TB

Event Description

The course equips clinicians with practical, evidence-based strategies for diagnosing and managing high-burden infectious diseases, particularly in resource-limited and tropical settings. It integrates focused learning on tropical infections, including melioidosis, brucellosis, neuroinfections, and leishmaniasis, with in-depth coverage of HIV and tuberculosis, addressing diagnostic algorithms, case-based management, co-infections, evolving antiretroviral therapy paradigms, drug-resistant TB, and HIV-associated comorbidities through interactive, real-world clinical discussions led by national and international experts.

Intended audience: 

The course is open to ID and CM professionals, internal medicine physicians, general practitioners, pulmonologists,  paediatricians, public health experts, HIV and TB program officers and residents and fellows in related specialities.

Objectives:

• Apply a systematic clinical approach to undifferentiated febrile illnesses in the tropics
• Diagnose and manage complex tropical infections such as melioidosis, brucellosis, leishmaniasis, and neuroinfectious diseases
• Interpret syndromic clues in GI and pulmonary presentations of tropical and HIV-associated infections
• Choose and time antiretroviral regimens in patients with TB and opportunistic infections
• Design individualised treatment plans for MDR/XDR TB using the latest guidelines
• Identify and manage HIV drug resistance in clinical practice
• Integrate preventive tools like PrEP, PEP, and immunisation in HIV care
• Enhance diagnostic and therapeutic confidence through case-based discussions and interactive Q&A

Course coordinator:

Akshatha Ravindra, Bangalore, India
Kavitha Saravu, Karnataka, India

Organisers: 

ESGMYC – Mycobacterial Infections
ESTISG – Sexually Transmitted Infections
Mayo Clinic
National Infectious Diseases body of India (CIDS)
Manipal Centre of Infectious Diseases

Accreditation:

The ESCMID office will apply for EACCME accreditation. 
Each participant can only receive the number of credits according to actual participation in the event and upon completion of the feedback survey.

Certification:

Course organisers will monitor attendance. Only participants attending sessions will be able to receive the certification.

Do not miss the opportunity to update your knowledge with an extensive network of experts in the field and register now!
 

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Duration: 2 days