Opening Speaker for 15th Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

We are pleased to announce that our opening speaker will be by Dr. Dimitris Pantermalis on Ancient Macedonia, Alexander the Great and Vergina. Professor Pantermalis has been Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 1979. He has served as President of the History and Archaeological Department and Dean of the Philosophical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has presented lectures and presentations in classical archaeology internationally. Since 1973 he has been Director of the University's Archaeological Excavations at Dion and conducted extensive programs converting the excavated area into an expansive archaeological and environmental park. From September 1996 to March 2000 he served as National Member of the Greek Parliament and since May 2000 he is the President of the Organization for the Construction of the New Acropolis Museum.

Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial, Fungal and Viral Infections

Slide sets for the European Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial and Fungal Infections have just been updated on the ICHS site. Four additional slide sets have been added covering the Virus group.
http://www.ichs.org/ecilslides.htm

15th Symposium on Infections In the Immunocompromised Host

Join us in Thessaloniki Greece, 22-25 June 2008! The website is now up for the conference. Early registration begins 15 September. www.ichs.org/Greece2008/

ECIL Press Release announcing publication of EJC Supplement

The European Guidelines on Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Leukemia developed by the 1st European Conference on Infections in Leukemia(ECIL) - a joint initiative of EBMT, ELN, EORTC and ICHS - have now been published as a Supplement to the European Journal of Cancer (EJC). Click here for Press Release.

13th International Symposium on Infections in the Critically Ill Patient

The ICHS endorses the 13th International Symposiumon Infections in the Critically Ill Patient. This meeting will be held in Athens, Greece, 22-23 February, 2008.

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