'PID Fellows' Educational Workshop

​​​​​​​​​​A full-day ​Educational PIDS Workshop is being offered
on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. 

LETTER OF INVITATION:​

English Version

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Portuguese ​Version​

AIMS:

• To improve the process for undertaking PID research in Latin America and other regions where there is considerable potential for PID research, but where mechanisms are relatively under-developed. The goal is to facilitate development of clinically relevant research, increased research outputs, and policy interventions.
  
• To facilitate interaction between PID trainees and junior faculty in Latin America and more widely.
  

​TARGET AUDIENCE:

​PID fellows and junior faculty in Latin America and other regions where PID research currently has a relatively low profile. If insufficient applicants from within this group, consider opening up to wider audience.

The candidates are required to prepare the following documents and return them to the congress secretariat at wspid@kenes.com​ to be considered for the program.​

• Complete the ​Application Form and make sure to print it as a PDF file before sending it.
  
• Reference letter from a supervisor (recommendation)​
  
• CV​

All applicants are encouraged to submit an abstract for the WSPID 2015 Congress and apply for a ​WSPID Fellowship.

Please note: application deadline is Friday, August 14​, 2015.

PIDS FELLOWS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

​​08:00-08:10 - Welcome, introduction and overview of the day - Dave Burgner

08:10-08:30 - Introductory remarks - Eitan Berezin, Urs Schaad

08:30-09:00 - Why bother with PID research? - Miguel O’Ryan​

09:00-09:30 - Which design is right for your study? - Juan Pablo Torres

09:30-09:50 - How to write a paper  - Nigel Curtis

09:50-10:30 - Coffee Break

10:30-12:30 - 6 small group discussions to work up one or more related
                      research proposals. Led by Fellows, facilitated by Faculty
                       Facilitators​: 

• ​​Andrea Salgado
  
• Flavia Almeida
• Nigel Curtis
  
• Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez
• Eitan Berezin
• Miguel O’Ryan​
• Pierre Smeesters
• Urs Schaad
• TBA