Free webinar on complicated urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most frequent infectious diseases syndromes, both in the community and hospitals. Complicated UTI (cUTI) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This substantial societal relevance requires the medial community's urgent attention.

The upcoming webinar Complicated urinary tract infections: management, challenges and next trials will attempt to provide insights on important issues. The two-hour training event hosted by ESCMID will take place on Wednesday 10 April 2024 from 16:00-18:00 CES. Registration is free and open to all. Sign up today.

Topics

During the webinar, experts will discuss various cUTI-related topics, such as:

• the classical definition for complicated, which has been used for randomised trials and recommendations in the management of patients, is being challenged;
• the recommended microbiological criteria for the diagosis of the aetiology of UTI is not used in all hospitals and are confronted with specific difficulties; there are novelties in different aspects of management, such as duration and route of antibiotic therapy;
• antimicrobial resistance in urinary pathogens has become a very frequent problem.

Linked to this, cUTI are an important target for research, including new and old/neglected drugs, non-antibiotic approaches and preventive actions. The application of novel designs for randomised trials in cUTI is also being discussed.

All these topics will be reviewed and updated in this free webinar chaired by Marc Bonten, professor at UMC Utrecht and Ecraid CEO, and Evelina Tacconelli, Professor at the University of Verona and Ecraid CSO.

Speakers

PhD. Angela Huttner, Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva

PhD. Arjana Tambic, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Zagreb University Hospital for Infectious Diseases

Prof. Pontus Naucler, Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital and Department of Medicine

MD Jose Bravo-Ferrer, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, University Hospital Virgen Macarena; Departament of Medicine, University of Seville; Institute of Biomedicine of Seville

PhD Biljana Carevic, Department of Hospital Epidemiology, Clinical Center of Serbia

Prof. Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, University Hospital Virgen Macarena; Departament of Medicine, University of Seville; Institute of Biomedicine of Seville

Funding

This webinar is supported by the European Commission through the EU-funded ECRAID-Base project. It is a joint initiative of the POS-cUTI study team and the project's Training team.