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This online course aims to provide training that will increase participants’ knowledge on congenital and perinatal infections. The specific objective of the course is to help you develop competencies relevant to diagnosis and management of the most common congenital and perinatal infections.
Course structure: The course is divided into six modules as follows:
- Module 1: Introduction in congenital and perinatal infections, modes of transmission, fetal development and placental function, principles of prevention
- Module 2: Clinical approach to the child with suspected congenital and perinatal infection/Warning signs (Red flags)
- Module 3: Herpes Viruses: CMV, HSV, HHV6-7, VZV
- Module 4: STDs: HIV, HCV, HBV, HPV, Syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea
- Module 5: Non herpes-viruses and Others (Zika, Chagas, Parvovirus, SARS-CoV2, Enterovirus/Parechovirus, Rubella, Toxoplasmosis, TB)
- Module 6: Early onset Neonatal sepsis (bacterial origin /perinatal origin = EColi, Listeria, GBS)
Module/Chapter Structure
- Structure of each lecture
- Epidemiology, Clinical presentation, Diagnostics, Treatment, Outcomes, Areas of uncertainties and for future research
- The lecture could be based on a case vignette
- Suggested duration of each lecture
- Maximum 1 hour
- Questions
- Pre lecture: maximum of 10 Best of Five McQs
- Post lecture: maximum of 5 Best of Five McQs based on clinical scenarios
- Course material
- The slides and references used for the presentation will be available to delegates as well as other material suggested by the authors as course material for each chapter in the Supplemental Materials Section
You can obtain your certificate of completion, once you finish all the modules listed above, and fill out the evaluation.
What is expected from you
In order to get maximum benefit from the course, you should plan to spend about three hours on it each week or 5-10 hours per module (depending on the module).
If you have any questions with any aspects of the course please contact directly the Course Coordinator Despoina Gkentzi (gkentzid@upatras.gr) who will liaise with the course authors if necessary.
Link the ESPID Research Café for those interested in research collaborations in Congenital and Prenatal Infections
The link to research café is here - https://www.espid.org/content.aspx?Group=research&Page=espid%20research%20cafe
Course Coordinator: Despoina Gkentzi
The Authors
Module 1: Chrissie Jones, Robert Dorey
Module 2: Hermione Lyall
Module 3:
- Chapter 1 (CMV) Daniel Blazquez, Serena Villaverde
- Chapter 2 (HSV) David Kimberlin
- Chapter 3 (HHV6) Mary Caserta
- Chapter 4 (VZV) Kevin Meesters, Manish Sadarangani
Module 4:
- Chapter 1(HIV) Luis Prieto, Angela Manzanares
- Chapter 2 (HCV, HBV, HPV) Eleni Nastouli, Vana Papaevangellou
- Chapter 3 (Syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea) Emmanouel Galanakis, Eleni Vergadi, Fani Ladomenou)
Module 5:
- Chapter 1(Zika, Chagas) Antoni Soriano Arandes, Marie Antoinette Frick
- Chapter 2 (Parvovirus) Mike Star, Paola Villanueva
- Chapter 3 (SARS-CoV2) Emmanuel Roilides, Αggeliki Kontou
- Chapter 4 (Enterovirus/Parechovirus, Rubella) Saleish Kadambari, Movin Abeywickrema
- Chapter 5 (Toxoplasmosis) Lucila Marquez, Michael Buettcher
- Chapter 6 (TB) Petra Zimmerman, Florian Götzinger
The course targets primarily Paediatric Infectious Diseases specialists /trainees for whom an in depth knowledge of congenital /perinatal infections is essential. In addition, the course will be open for paediatricians and neonatologists who would be willing to participate and are likely to be confronted by situations that require knowledge in the field.
The course is generously sponsored by IMPRINT
IMPRINT is a network focusing on maternal and neonatal immunisation, funded by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). Its members support challenge-led interdisciplinary research and aim to strengthen capacity for research and innovation within the UK and in low- and middle-income countries.
https://www.imprint-network.co.uk/
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In an online course, you may need to look at text, images or other materials. We have designed the course so that the materials we direct you to are available on an external website or reproduced in the online course material. Permission has been granted for us to reproduce all images and other material included in the course materials.
Copyright statement
More generally you may find it useful to remind yourself of the copyright statement below, which applies to the course as a whole.
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You are not permitted to copy, broadcast, download, store (in any medium), transmit, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the content of these Web pages for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of ESPID.
For rights clearance, please contact the ESPID Administrative Office.
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Module 1: Introduction
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Module 2: Clinical Approach
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Module 3 - Chapter 1: Herpes Viruses - CMV
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Module 3 - Chapter 2: Herpes Viruses - HSV
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Module 3 - Chapter 3: Herpes Viruses - HHV6
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Module 3 - Chapter 4: Herpes Viruses - VZV
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Module 4 - Chapter 1: STDs - HIV
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Module 4 - Chapter 2: STDs - HCV, HBV, HPV
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Module 4 - Chapter 3: STDs - Syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea
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Module 5 - Chapter 1: Non-Herpes Viruses and Others - Zika, Chagas
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Module 5 - Chapter 2: Non-Herpes Viruses and Others - Parvovirus
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Module 5 - Chapter 3: Non-Herpes Viruses and Others - SARS-CoV2
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Module 5 - Chapter 4: Non-Herpes Viruses and Others - Enterovirus/Parechovirus, Rubella
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Module 5 - Chapter 5: Non-Herpes Viruses and Others - Toxoplasmosis
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Module 5 - Chapter 6: Non-Herpes Viruses and Others - TB
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Module 6: Early-onset neonatal sepsis
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Assessment and Evaluation
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