Course Information

Course philosophy & background

A course covering topics in paediatric infection for Paediatric Infectious Disease trainees and trainers and for all those who manage children with infections.

Training objectives

The course is designed to be concordant with the European training syllabus in PID. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has accredited the course 19.5 CPD points.

Programme (not yet available)

On-line registration opens 1 November 2010

Organisers
Andrew J Pollard (Oxford, UK)       Adam Finn (Bristol, UK)
Nigel Curtis (Melbourne, Australia)    Ronald De Groot (The Netherlands) 
Simon Dobson (Canada) Ulrich Heininger (Switzerland)

Course administrator
Sue Sheaf  email | iic@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk   University of Oxford Dept of Paediatrics,  Room 02-46-10,  Level 2,  Children's Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU  UK
Tel: +44(0)1865 231701     Fax: +44(0)1865 234235 

Important deadline dates

Registration and accommodation | register by Wednesday 29 June 2011

Trainee bursary applications | apply by 1 February 2011 (opens 1 November 2010)

Cancellations | Refunds will not be given for cancellations made after 15 June 2011.  All cancellations, including accommodation, before 15 June 2011 will incur a 10% administration charge.

Course fees and accommodation

The course registration fee includes: 3 day lecture programme, all course materials, lunch and dinner on Thursday and Friday, lunch on Saturday and all refreshments.  It does not include the cost of accommodation.

Fees for delegates registering before 1 January 2011:-
ESPID/BPAIIG/PIDS members Trainees    £575
ESPID/BPAIIG/PIDS members Consultants   £650
Non-member Trainees   £650
Non-member Consultant   £725
Accommodation fees: £70.00 per person per night, bed and breakfast in college (more information below)

On-line registration and payment facility

Where to stay

We can offer bed and breakfast accommodation at St Catherine's College for the nights of Wed 13, Thurs 14, Fri 15 and Sat 16 July 2011. Rooms are comfortable single study bedrooms with en-suite facilities and are available at £70 per night, booking only through this on-line payment facility and not direct with the college.
Please note:  There are no twin, double or family rooms available and there are no facilities for children.  

Sponsorship                                                                              

APPLICATIONS FOR BURSARIES OPENS 1 NOVEMBER 2010

There are a number of sponsored places for trainees only, including some provided by ESPID for ESPID members. We especially welcome applications from trainees from resource-poor countries (list of qualifying countries available on ESPID website). Closing date for bursary application is 1 February 2011.
In order to be considered for a trainees bursary, please send an email to the course administrator Sue Sheaf (iic@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk) by 1 Feb 2010 stating your name, age, country working in, job title (specify what you are currently training in), work location, contact details including a postal address, and indicate if you are a member of ESPID, BPAIIG or PIDS.  You must provide all the above information in order to be put forward for consideration.

Additional information

Transport and parking

St Catherine's College map  

Delegates are expected to make their own travel arrangements. There is no parking at the College. Oxford city operates a park and ride scheme for visitors from outside the area, two of which you can park at for up to 72 hours free of charge. There is also parking in the city centre operated by Oxford City Council although this is very expensive.
There are very good bus links from Heathrow (departing every 20 minutes) and Gatwick (departing hourly) airports to Oxford and return.  http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=23  Journey times from Heathrow are approx 1.5 hours and from Gatwick 2.5 hours but allow more time if traveling during rush hour traffic times.  The bus station is a 20 minute walk from St Catherine's College.

Insurance

We strongly advise that you take out travel insurance for the entire period you will be traveling and attending the course, which includes cancellation or curtailment cover.

What to see and do in Oxford

OxfordCity.co.uk
VisitOxford.com
Oxford Inspires
Oxford University events (open to all)

Webcast - watch the speakers on the 2007 course here

this webcast has been made possible by the provision of an unconditional educational grant from Wyeth Vaccines   Webcast of Day 2 of the 2007 course

Course book

All delegates attending the 2011 course will receive a free copy of the proceedings of IIC 2011, posted direct to them from the publisher, which will be published in the summer of 2012.
These books are based on the course and are aimed at encouraging excellence in clinical practice and raising the profile of paediatric infectious disease, with a particular eye on the needs of trainees in the specialty. You will find in these books a wealth of state of the art information about various aspects of paediatric infectious diseases, written by leading authorities in the field.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the proceedings of previous IIC courses the easiest way is direct from  Springer Online  or email your enquiry to service-ny@springer.com

Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children (IIC2003)ISBN 0-306-48344-0
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children II (IIC2004)ISBN 0-387-25341-6
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children III (IIC2005)ISBN 0-387-31783-X
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children IV (IIC2006) ISBN 978-0-387-73959-5 
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children V (IIC2007) ISBN 978-0-387-79837-0 
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children VI (IIC2008) ISBN 978-1-4419-0980 
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity in Children VII (IIC2009) Due to be published Sept 2010

University of Oxford  Postgraduate Diploma  in Paediatric Infectious Diseases

This 2 year part-time course has been designed to provide comprehensive, in-depth training and excellence in paediatric infectious diseases in Europe.. For further information please visit  http://cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk/pid/

Future dates

IIC 2012 25-27 June at Keble College
IIC 2013 24-26 June at Keble College

Past events   2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

The Topics and speakers for courses since 2003 are listed here
Previous course booklets 
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 

Links