CME Credits
ESCMID sought accreditation by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide CME credits for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS, www.uems.net).
EACCME credits are recognized as Physician’s Recognition Awards by the American Medical Association. A form for claiming CME credits is inserted in your congress bag.
Educational Workshops
At the beginning of ECCMID on Saturday morning, 10 April 2010, 09.00–11.00, 09.00–13.00 and 11.00–13.00, several educational workshops have been organized in cooperation with ESCMID Study Groups and other organizations. Participation in the educational workshops is free of charge, however delegates must register as places are limited. If you are not yet registered and would like to attend, please go to the “New Registration” counters in the registration area.
Meet-the-Expert Sessions
Sunday through Tuesday, the day will start at 07.45 with up to six Meet-the-Expert Sessions given by experts in their field. These sessions count on active participation of the audience. After a short presentation the expert will open the session for discussion. Coffee will be offered.
Keynote and Award Lectures
Sunday through Tuesday at 11.30 and 14.30, lectures of 60 min will be given by opinion leaders in their fields as well as by the winner of the ESCMID Award for Excellence 2010.
Symposia
From 09.00–11.00, from 11.30–12.30, from 14.30–15.30 and from 16.00–18.00 each day, parallel symposia will convene renowned speakers from Europe and other continents who will cover a wide range of recent developments in their field.
A number of symposia have been arranged in co-operation with ESCMID Study Groups and some are joint sessions with other societies or organizations.
Symposia arranged by the industry have been organized in close co-operation with the ECCMID Programme Committee. They are an integral part of the scientific programme (Integrated Symposia).
Oral Sessions
During the same time slots as the above mentioned symposia you will also find sessions composed of abstracts selected for oral presentation, to be recognized by the prefix "O" before the programme numbers. The presenting author is indicated with an asterisk (*).
Poster Sessions
Most of the accepted abstracts are scheduled for poster presentation from Saturday through Tuesday. The selection was based on a blind review by at least three experts in each field. The posters will be displayed next to the industrial exhibition. The poster area is open to all participants from 08.00 to 18.00. Please note that posters are replaced daily. Poster authors must be present at their posters for discussion during their poster session (see "Instructions for Authors" for details). The presenting author is indicated with an asterisk (*). Posters submitted prior to the congress for inclusion in the poster CD can be viewed during the entire congress on PCs next to the poster desk.
Publication Only
Due to the large response to the call for abstracts, the Programme Committee was unable to accommodate all worthy abstracts for presentation during the meeting. Abstracts of this category are not included in the Final Programme but will be published on the poster CD-ROM and the congress website.
On-line Meeting Planner during the 20th ECCMID
The final scientific programme including all accepted abstracts is available at the congress website www.escmid.org/eccmid2010. Go to the link «Scientific Programme» to compose your personalized programme of lectures. You can use the search function to find keywords, speakers and chairpersons. The internet corner is located in the industrial exhibition.
The following prefixes are used throughout the programme:
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