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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.

What's New

Reserve Your Seat at Annual Dinner
This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the society. Please join us on Monday, May 5 in Honolulu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel for the 30^th Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet. A special presentation will be given by our founding father, Stanley Plotkin, and our historian, Caroline Hall. Cocktails will begin immediately following the Business Meeting, and dinner will begin at 7 p.m. The ticket price is $45. The Young Investigator Award, the Distinguished Physician Award, the Burtis Burr Breese Award, the MedImmune Research Development Award, and the PIDS and PIDS -St. Jude Fellowship Awards will be presented at the event. by calling the PIDS Headquarters office (703.299.6764) or clicking the link below. Reservations should be made no later than Wednesday, April 30^th. The Society is grateful to sanofi pasteur, Inc. for their generous support. http://198.104.149.120/forms/Annual_Dinner.cfm

2008 PIDS Volunteer Application

Are you recertifying this year?
The American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Disease Recertification Examinations for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) will only be offered during March and October 2008. These examinations are held at computer testing centers. The resources you need to sign up for the examination plus the current status of your personal Maintenance of Certification requirements are available at https://www.abp.org.

48th Annual ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting - October 25-28, 2008 Washington, DC
http://www.icaacidsa2008.org

Peds ID Fellows Call for Challenging Cases in Pediatric ID - ID Images session of the Pediatric Fellows's Day program at the 2008 ICAAC/IDSA Joint Meeting in Washington, DC October 25-28, 2008

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.

Nominate ACIP Members: CDC is soliciting proposals for nominations of candidates to fill upcoming vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The terms of appointment for three of ACIP’s fifteen members will expire on June 30, 2008, and three new members will be selected to serve 4-year terms beginning on July 1, 2008. The deadline for receipt of applications is November 16, 2007. Consult the ACIP Nominations page of the ACIP website for more information.

New Resources to help increase influenza vaccination children with asthma are now available from the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID)...

Baylor College of Medicine Seeks Pediatricians and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialists for Massive Scale-Up of HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Africa

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.

IDSA/SHEA Infection Control Fellows Course is Now Available
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"Evaluating the acceptability of vaccine and vaccination programmes: an individual and public health perspective"

Annecy, Les Pensières July 7-9, 2008

Fondation Merieux welcomes invited scientists, vaccinologists, representatives from industry and international institutions to Les Pensiéres Conference Center, in Annecy, France, from 7 to 9 July 2008, to attend "Evaluating the acceptability of vaccine and vaccination, an individual and public health perspective". Its purpose is to review the general principles leading to the introduction of new vaccines, to analyse the key elements which support the willingness to vaccinate by health care professionals and the willingness to be vaccinated by the population. This includes reviewing existing ways to assess these elements and the need to develop specific and validated tools, which could be used to support the development and registration of new vaccines, as well as recommendations and implementation of new vaccination programmes. Case studies related to newly introduced vaccines will provide practical examples and contribute to define a general approach.

Programme and registration on :

www.fondation-merieux.org

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Public Health Action Towards Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment
November 5-7, 2008 at the CDC in Atlanta, GA

Registration and Online Abstract Submission is now open!

Online submission form available: March 15, 2008
Deadline for abstract submission: June 15, 2008
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2008
Please go to http://www.cmvconference2008.com for details.

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