PID GAMES (Paediatric Infectious Diseases Games) are a new interactive educational event that will expand your knowledge in the field of paediatric infectious diseases.

The PID GAMES is a three-day course consisting of four modules on different exciting topics (e.g. bacteria and antibiotics, virus and vaccines, emergent infections and infections occurring in the immunocompromised host).

Each module consists of lectures by experts from around the world, clinical cases, a pro/con debate and a real competition Quiz between the participants. The winner of these games wins a free registration to the next PID Games or the next ESPID annual meeting.

✓  Antibiotics and bacterial infections.

• Master lesson: MDR bacterial infections in children. 
• Debate: pro- (and against) calcitonin.
• Clinical cases: central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections.
• PID Games Quiz: antibiotics and antibiogram quiz.

  ✓  Vaccines and viral infections.

• Master lesson: SCORTCH: rethinking the traditional ‘TORCH’. 
• Debate: BCG vaccination in low TB endemic countries - to do or not to do?
• Clinical cases: sexual transmitted infections.
• PID Games Quiz: vaccines Quiz.

  ✓  Emergent, re-emergent and parasitic infections.

• Clinical cases: it’s not always TB.
• Debate: colonization or pathogen? The era of GI molecular panels in paediatric patients with diarrhoea.
• Master lesson: Malaria: present and future of personalized diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
• PID Games Quiz: rash and skin lesions. 

  ✓  Infections in the immunocompromised host.

• Clinical cases: when to suspect inborn errors of immunity?
• Debate: antibiotic prophylaxis in the immunocompromised.
• Master lesson: CMV prophylaxis and treatment strategies in pediatric transplant recipients.
• PID Games Quiz: tricky bugs and tricky hosts.

Faculty: the world's leading experts will meet

• Antoni Soriano Arandes, Children's Hospital. Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Marc Tebruegge, Ottakring Clinic, Vienna, Austria.
• Alix Flamant, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
• Andrea Lo Vecchio, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
• Àngela Deyà Martínez, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Antoni Noguera-Julian, Universitat de Barcelona and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Ayubrey Cunnignton, Imperial College's Centre of Paediatrics and Child Health and St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
• Caroline Foster, Imperial College's Centre of Paediatrics and Child Health and St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
• Csongor Deak, Kinderspital Aarau, Switzerland.
• Danilo Buonsenso, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
• Elizabeth Whittaker, Imperial College's Centre of Paediatrics and Child Health and St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
• Florian Goetzinger, Ottakring Clinic, Vienna, Austria.
• Anna Maria Gamell, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain..
• Hermione Lyall, Imperial College's Centre of Paediatrics and Child Health and St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
• Liza Lea Lah, General Hospital Celje, Celje, Slovenia.
• Marc García Lorenzo, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
• Marianne Koenraads, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands.
• Maryke J. Nielsen, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine / Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
• Mateja Pirs, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Monica Ardura, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, US.
• Nigel Curtis, University of Melbourne and The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
• Olaf Neth, Universidad de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
• Pere Soler-Palacín, Children's Hospital. Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Peter Olbrich,  Universidad de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
• Philipp Henneke, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany.
• Sebastian Baier-Grabner, Ottakring Clinic, Vienna, Austria.
• Siel Daelemans, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
• Sílvia Simó Nebot, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Veronika Osterman, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Victòria Fumadó Pérez, Universitat de Barcelona and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Walter A. Goycoechea Valdivia, Universidad de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.

• This meeting will be face-to-face.
• Through the discussion of a complex clinical case by a multidisciplinary team of experts, attendees will have the opportunity to interact, exchange knowledge and enrich their experience in clinical practice.
• The methodology of this course integrates various interactive formats, including the game-based learning platform Kahoot! tools. Through a blend of master lessons, clinical case presentations, debates, and quizzes, participants will explore the intricacies of pediatric infectious diseases, from antibiotic resistance to vaccination strategies and beyond, fostering active participation and knowledge retention.  

• Earlybird price: 200€
• As from October 1, 2024: 225€

* Residents and ESPID members special price: 180€ (earlybird price: 150€). Ask for code at hospitalbarcelona.aula@sjd.es