This year's annual observation of National Infant Immunization Week is April 27-May 4, 2019. NIIW highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. This is the 25th anniversary of NIIW. Since 1994, hundreds of communities across the United States
The Cedars-Sinai Special Pathogens Symposium 2019 will be held 29 April 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. Hospital preparedness stakeholders from within the region will gather to foster institutional collaboration and education on frontline, assessment and treatment of high-consequence infectious diseases. Highlighted topics include: Global events related to low-incidence, high-consequence infectious pathogens Research and methods to
CDC’s 68th annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference starts April 29. Join CDC disease detectives, alumni, and the public health community to learn about leading-edge public health investigations. The annual EIS conference is the nation’s premier epidemiology conference where EIS officers share their work in leading-edge investigations, scientific findings, and forward-thinking strategies to inform improvements in
Save the Date: Team Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) anticipates hosting the APG Discovery Week Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) the week of 29 April-3 May 2019, at APG, Maryland. APG is home to more than 70 tenant organizations, including: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) US Army Research Lab (ARL) US
Entries are being accepted for the Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research through 3 May 2019. Activity entered for this prize must have been undertaken in Australia or its territories (as defined by the Australian Government). For a team entry, the team leader must be either a) an Australian citizen, b) an Australian permanent resident,
Hear the latest on microbiome-virome interactions, RNA sequencing for viral diagnosis, the challenges and opportunities for a universal influenza vaccine, and more at the 2019 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium, May 5-8, 2019. With presentations on the latest research in the field, you won't want to miss your chance to hear from top biomedical scientists, physicians,
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is continuing its efforts to improve consumer health information on Wikipedia with its third Edit-a-Thon on May 6, 2019. Using trusted National Library of Medicine resources like PubMed, MedlinePlus, and Genetics Home Reference, NNLM will be working to add citations to existing Wikipedia articles related to health
The National Academies Health and Medicine Division will host a public meeting of the Committee on Examination of the Integration of Opioid and Infectious Disease Prevention Efforts in Select Programs on 7 May 2019. The workshop will take place in Washington D.C. The committee will hear from invited speakers regarding topics pertaining to the statement
The 22nd Annual MAD-ID Meeting will be held in Orlando, Florida, May 8-11, 2019. Pharmacists physicians, nurses and other providers will be given the opportunity to participate in a 3-day educational symposium specifically designed to apply recent research to patient care and antimicrobial stewardship. Highlighted sessions include: The AMR Challenge: How to Meet the Challenge at
