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ESWI activities

ESWI Airborne: Intervention Strategies of Acute Respiratory Virus Infections
The series will delve into flu shots, RSV vaccines, COVID-19 boosters, and other kids on the block - what’s new and what’s in the pipeline
Webinar: H5N1
4 June 2024
Online webinar
10th ESWI Influenza Conference 2025
20 - 23 October 2025
Valencia, Spain
The European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) will organise the 10th edition of its ESWI Influenza Conference in Valencia from 20 - 23 October 2025.
ESWI Airborne: Life as a scientist
Listen to the new ESWI podcast series featuring Early Career Scientist and explore the joys and sorrows of establishing a scientific career.

Agenda

2025
20-22
February
4th European Bronchiectasis Workshop
Paris, France
4th European Bronchiectasis Workshop (EBROW 2025) will strongly advocate for the recognition of the disease in France and in other European countries where it is still neglected.
2025
5-8
March
23rd European Congress of Internal Medicine
Florence, Italy
ECIM 2025 will feature a comprehensive scientific program, including keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.
2025
11-15
April
ESCMID Global 2025
Vienna, Austria
Explore Vienna with ESCMID Global 2025 and grab the opportunity to immerse in the latest topics of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology.
2025
11-15
May
The 19th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM19)
New Orleans, United States
Under the theme, "Expanding the Horizons of Travel Medicine," the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) will host the CISTM19 conference from May 11–15, 2025, in New Orleans.
2025
26-30
May
ESPID 2025
Bucharest & Online
Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures given by world renowned scientists in the field of pediatric infectious disease as well as genomics, pharmacology, immunology, gastrointestinal diseases, allergology and public health.
2025
29-1
AugSep
ESC Congress 2025
Madrid, Spain
The ESC Congress will be organised together with the World Congress of Cardiology in Madrid. This year's spotlight theme is "Global Health", emphasising the evolving role of cardiovascular disease within the broader global health landscape.

Education hub

News
Joint Action on REspiratory Diseases (JARED) launched
A new joint action focusing on tackling chronic respiratory diseases was recently launched. Backed by the EU4Health programme, the 3-year initiative aims to improve lung health across Europe through innovative digital health technologies.
News
MEPs establish life-course immunisation group at the European Parliament
Launched in Brussels on 30 January to drive political momentum for broader vaccine uptake across all stages of life. The group is co-chaired by Croatian MEP Tomislav Sokol and Lithuanian MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis, a former European Commissioner for Health.
Podcasts
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Intervention Strategies: hMPV - the (not so) new kid on the block
Learn about the fascinating story behind the intriguing Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and how it was first discovered.
Podcasts
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If you do not test, you will not know - a focus on COVID-19
A riveting episode from three unique perspectives on intervention strategies and the ongoing challenges posed by Sars-Cov-2, the virus behind one of the deadliest pandemics in recent history.

ESWI networks & communities

Influenza Diabetes Community

The Influenza Diabetes Community (IDC) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, patient -and other stakeholder organisations to discuss, share best practices and to network with the objective to raise awareness of the burden of influenza, Covid-19 and RSV in people living with diabetes.

Early Career Scientists Network

Some of the best and most innovative ideas come from early career scientists, they are the future of the influenza field. For this reason, ESWI has been actively encouraging the careers of early career scientists for many years.