37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID)

Written on 17 May 2019.

The 37th Annual Meeting of ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on May 6-11, 2019, once again brought together the most important researchers in the field of pediatric infections, epidemiology and immunology, enabling trainees in the above fields to meet experts and colleagues from other countries and share their experiences. The ESPID’s programme was clinically oriented and promoted the best clinical practice for management of pediatric infections while it covered a wide range of educational seminars and interaction between trainees and faculty was strongly encouraged.
The CLEO team, headed by Prof. Theoklis Zaoutis, attended this year's conference and participated with the following abstracts:

1. The impact of a national electronic prescribing system on antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatients in Greece.

2. Impact of a care bundle on hand hygiene compliance rates in 15 neonatal intensive care units in Greece.

3. Ventilator- Associated Events in three PICUs in Greece.

4. Length of stay, cost and mortality of healthcare-acquired bloodstream infections in children and neonates A systematic review and meta-analysis.

5. Greek medical students’ perceptions, knowledge, and education about antimicrobial prescribing and resistance a cross-sectional study.

6. Central- line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology units in Greece 2016- 2018. Impact of an intervention bundle.

7. Hospital- acquired infection surveillance among 11 European countries. A RANIN- KIDS survey.

The CLEO team also participated in the 11th ESPID RESEARCH MASTERCLASS (ERMC), a closed, seminar type of forum for active pediatric infectious diseases (PID) research groups in Europe. The primary aim of ERMC is to provide participants with a broad overview of the current research programs within ESPID. During Masterclass, young researchers are trained in how to present their data, ask questions or chair a session. The second objective of the seminar is to enhance the opportunities for future cooperation between ESPID members / teams.