Dates: Tuesday 23rd June – Thursday 25th June 2026
Venue: Riverside Theatre, St Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK
Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children (IIC) – The ESPID-Oxford Course is a residential training course which aims to provide updates in key areas of paediatric infection.
The course is targeted at paediatric infectious disease (PID) trainees and trainers, including SAS, LED & Consultant doctors and all those who manage children with infections, covering a variety of topics in Paediatric infection.
Delegates come from all over the world and there is usually a 50/50 mix of trainees/consultants.
All sessions are plenary and include a mix of lectures, case rounds, The Debate and introducing the Annual IIC Quiz.
full programme – click here
Programme Highlights:
- The McCracken lecture: Meningitis, a history with Professor Xavier Sáez-Llorens
Chief of Infectious Diseases and Director of Clinical Research, Dr José Renán Esquivel Children’s Hospital, Panama - Climate Change and Health with Dr Kate O’Brien
Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, World Health Organization (WHO) - Determinants of Future Health with Dr James Gilchrist
Wellcome Career Development Fellow, Oxford Vaccine Group & Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology - Sustainable antibiotic prescribing by Dr Emma Lim
Paediatric Consultant and Paediatric Sepsis Lead, Great North Children’s Hospital - AI and microbiology with Professor Adrian Egli
Director, Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
To register to attend in-person/virtually/book accommodation: click here
| In-person Registration Fees | |
| Trainee – ESPID/BPAIIG/PID Member | £790 |
| Trainee | £890 |
| Consultant – ESPID/BPAIIG/PID Member | £925 |
| Consultant | £1025 |
| Ensuite Accommodation with Breakfast | £115 per night |
| Ensuite Twin Accommodation with Breakfast | £155 per night |
Virtual Attendance registration fees
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- Standard £375 click here
- LMIC Country residents £50 click here
More information and how to register you will find here

