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Welcome to the Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). PIDS is open to physicians, doctoral-level scientists and other persons who have training or are in the course of training in infectious diseases or its related disciplines, and who are identified with the discipline of pediatric infectious diseases or its related activities. Physicians, doctoral-level scientists, and other persons without formal infectious diseases training are eligible if they are identified with the discipline of pediatric infectious diseases or its related disciplines through clinical practice, research, teaching, administration or any combination of these activities. Membership is not restricted by nationality, residence, place of birth, sex, race, creed, age, or condition of handicap.

Persons enrolled in pediatric residency training programs that are approved for credit toward certification by the American Board of Pediatrics, the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or La Corporation Professionelle des Medecins du Quebec are eligible for resident membership. There is no charge for this membership category. Resident members will not have voting privileges and will not be allowed to serve on committees.

Influenza A: H1N1 Flu - Updated Key Points
Link to CDC's website for the latest guidance and information.

2009 PREP:ID
A Comprehensive Review and Update of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (PREP:ID) will take place July 13-18, 2009 in Chicago. For more information or to register online, please visit www.pedialink.org/cmefinder.

2009 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Certifying Examination
The American Board of Pediatrics has announced the 2009 Certifying Examination in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The examination date is Monday, November 16, 2009. Registration dates are February 3 through April 30, 2009. Registration dates for re-registrants are March 17 through June 16, 2009. All applicatants must complete applications online during the registration periods. For more information, please visit the ABP website at www.abp.org.

6th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases - WSPID
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 18-22, 2009

Announcing the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative ( PIDS /BIPAI) scholars program!
The PIDS/BIPAI scholars program is designed to provide an international infectious disease learning opportunity for young health professionals (med students, residents, or ID fellows). Scholars receive fully-paid travel and housing to support a one-month elective experience at one of BIPAI's HIV/AIDS Children's Clinical Centers of Excellence. These Centers of Excellence are located in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, and Uganda (for more info on these sites, see http://bayloraids.org/programs/). Scholars participate in mentored training on-site by BIPAI faculty. Applicants are encouraged to submit their CV, dates of availability, and country preference (if applicable) to Meg Ferris at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Applicants should apply 8-10 months in advance of their proposed trip, and should include the phrase "PIDS/BIPAI scholar application" in the subject line of their e-mail. All applications will undergo review by a PIDS/BIPAI committee. Applications for the calendar year 2010 will be accepted beginning March 2009.

Adolescent Immunization Call to Action - The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society has joined other leading health organizations to support the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) in issuing a new Call to Action to improve low immunization rates among adolescents.

Click above to access the Call to Action, which highlights the important role vaccination plays in preventing illness and death among adolescents and their close contacts, and key strategies to achieve and maintain higher vaccination rates. The Call to Action was developed following a meeting among representatives from leading health organizations, including the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

A Day in the life of a Study Section Member [or Grant reviewer?]
(or how to avoid some common mistakes that hurt your grant score)
By Paul W. Spearman, MD and PIDS Research Affairs Committee

Baylor College of Medicine Seeks Pediatricians and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialists for Massive Scale-Up of HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Africa
The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Baylor College of Medicine currently is recruiting 50 board eligible or board certified pediatricians, pediatric infectious disease specialists and family practitioners for placement in six of its clinical centers in Africa. Participants in this Pediatric AIDS Corps will help to catalyze expanded access of African children to health restoring, life-prolonging HIV/AIDS care and treatment.

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