Calendar

The SHEA Online Calendar provides dates and links to epidemiology and infectious diseases related meetings, as well as federal guidances, funding opportunities, and other documents published in the Federal Register. The calendar is updated daily.

Also check the SHEA Meetings Page for more information about upcoming SHEA meetings.

E-mail vleon@shea-online.org with any domestic or international meetings or events you would like to see added to the Calendar.   

2008

May

1:
* Getting to Zero, and Staying There, webinar, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET registration
* Applications due for the National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP), a two-year program training period, which begins again January 5, 2009 at NIH in Bethesda, MD. website, (678) 781-5241
* COCA: Preventing Healthcare-Associated MRSA Infections, CDR John Jernigan, MD, MS slides
3-4:
Emerging Clinical Issues in Infectious Diseases, Laguna Cliffs Marriott, Dana Point, CA website
7-9:
The 28th Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina website
14-16:
NPSF 2008 Annual Patient Safety Congress; Preconference: May 14, 2008 - Congress: May 15-16, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee. website
20:
CDC Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) Closed Teleconference: 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. The meeting will include the review, discussion, and evaluation of applications received in response to "Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Novel Strategies To Reduce Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use in Community and Healthcare Settings," FOA CI08-001
Contact: Christine Morrison, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Office of the Chief Science Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop D74, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 404-639-3098
24-28:
Infection Control Training Course, Jeddah

June

3:
Application Receipt Date for NIAID Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE) [U54] (RFA-AI-08-002) website
5-9:
2008 APIC Annual Conference, Denver, CO website
18:
* NIAID, National Institute on Aging, Application Receipt Date: Rejuvenating the Aged Immune System (R01) (RFA-AI-08-012) website
* NIAID, Application Receipt Date: Cooperative Centers for Translational Research on Human Immunology and Biodefense (U19) (RFA-AI-08-014) article
19:
NIAID, Application Receipt Date: Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (U01) (RFA-AI-08-001) website
24-27:
Anaerobe 2008: The 9th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas, Renaissance Hotel, Long Beach, CA. Special day dedicated to Clostridium difficile guidelines.  Other topics: Intestinal Flora & Intra-Abdominal Infections, Obstetric & Gynecologic Infections, Oral & Periodontal Infections, Lab Methodology & Microbiology, Toxin-Mediated Diseases: Bacteroides & Clostridium, Veterinary Infections, Anaerobes and HIV, Anaerobic Infections: Diagnosis & Management, Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance, New Antibiotics to Treat Anaerobic Infections, and Probiotics. website
25:
Safe Surgery Saves Lives Launch Event; WHO Regional Office for the Americas (AMRO/PAHO), Washington, DC. Pan-American Health Organization Headquarters, 525 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037 website
30:
NIAID, Application Receipt Date: Partnerships for Point of Care (POC) Diagnostic Technologies for Nontraditional Health Care Settings (U01) (RFA-AI-08-003) website

July

1:
National Institue of General Medical Sciences, Application Receipt Date: Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Research Projects (U01) (RFA-GM-09-001) article
7-9:
Hopkins Fellows Course, Baltimore, MD website
14-25:
Harvard Engineering Methods for the Control of Airborne Infections: An International Perspective, Boston, MA website
15:
NIAID, National Institute of Mental Health, Application Receipt Date: Methods for Prevention Packages Program (MP3) (R01) (RFA-AI-08-019) article
25:
NIAID, National Institute of Mental Health, Application Receipt Date: Microbicide Innovation Program (MIP IV) (R21/R33) (RFA-AI-08-016) article

August

11-14:
EPI 101, 201 APIC Courses, San Francisco, CA
13-14:
EPI 202 APIC Course, San Francisco, CA
18:
NIAID, Application Receipt Date for Immune Mechanisms of Virus Control (U01/U19) (RFA-AI-08-013) article
30-1:
3rd International IC Conference, Hong Kong

September

1-12:
Introduction to Mathematical Models of the Epidemiology & Control of Infectious Diseases: Short Course for Public Health Professionals, Imperial College London website
16:
NIAID, Application Submission Date for non-AIDS submissions: International Research in Infectious Diseases including AIDS (IRIDA) Program (R01) (PAR-08-130) website
18-19:
The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources’ Annual Infection Control Conference: Channeling Infection Control Practices into Sustainable Solutions website
20:
IDAC Fall Symposium, Long Beach Marriott, Long Beach, CA website

October

3-7:
SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology, Hyatt Regency Bellevue, Seattle, WA
11-14:
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition, Boston, MA
14-17:
9th Congress of IFIC, Santiago, Chili, Sheraton Santiago website
24-29:
46th IDSA/ICAAC Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

November

3-6:
EPI 101, 201 APIC Courses, Indianapolis, IN

2009

March

19-22:
SHEA's 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sheraton Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA

May

16-19:
19th ECCMID, Helsinki, Finland

June

7-11:
Annual Meeting of APIC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

September

9-12:
Asia Pacific Conference on Infection Control (APSIC), Macau

October

29-1:
47th Annual Meeting of IDSA, Philadelphia, PA

2010

March

18-21:
SHEA Decennial Annual Scientific Meeting, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

July

11-15:
Annual Meeting of APIC, New Orleans, LA

October

21-24:
48th Annual Meeting of IDSA, Vancouver, Canada

2011

June

21-24:
2011 Congress of Epidemiology, Le Centre Sheraton Montreal,1201 Rene-Levesque Blvd West
Montréal, Québec website