17th International Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求对免疫功能低下宿主协会（ICHS）第17届免疫功能低下宿主感染国际研讨会的支持。本次会议将于2012年6月24日至27日在意大利斯特雷萨的里贾纳宫酒店举行。第17次研讨会是在几次成功的研讨会之后举行的，最近的一次是在匈牙利布达佩斯（第16次研讨会，2010年）和希腊塞萨洛尼基（第15次研讨会，2008年）举行的。会议是专为传染病专家，血液学家，肿瘤学家，移植医生，微生物学家，免疫学家和其他有兴趣在免疫功能低下的主机感染。由于艾滋病患者占免疫功能低下人口的很大一部分，会议讨论的主题将与参与艾滋病研究领域的与会者特别相关。科学计划将包括由该领域的国际知名专家介绍的免疫功能低下患者感染的各个方面的关键会议。2010年在匈牙利布达佩斯举行的第16届国际研讨会吸引了来自40多个国家的与会者。第17届研讨会承诺在免疫功能低下患者护理的最新方法的背景下促进科学和医学的交流。 公共卫生相关性：第17届免疫功能低下宿主感染国际研讨会专注于免疫功能低下患者的需求，汇集了各种临床医生/专家和研究科学家，讨论和交流新的想法和发现。由于大量免疫功能低下的患者患有艾滋病，本次会议上提出的信息与艾滋病研究和艾滋病患者感染的治疗特别相关。过去两次研讨会吸引了来自40多个国家的350至450名与会者。这次会议极大地促进了研究免疫功能低下患者的个人之间的互动，这些患者通常不会相互作用，允许对免疫功能低下个体感染的治疗和管理进行新的合作，并向广泛的国际受众进行讨论和传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks support for the Immunocompromised Host Society's (ICHS) 17th International Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. This meeting will be held in Stresa, Italy at the Hotel Regina Palace from June 24-27, 2012. The 17th symposium follows several successful symposia, the most recent ones being held in Budapest, Hungary (16th Symposium, 2010) and Thessaloniki, Greece (15th Symposium, 2008). The meeting is designed for infectious disease specialists, hematologists, oncologists, transplant physicians, microbiologists, immunologists and others with an interest in infections in the immunocompromised host. The topics discussed at the meeting will be particularly relevant to participants involved in the field of AIDS research as AIDS patients make up a significant portion of the immunocompromised population. The scientific program will include key sessions on all aspects of infections in the immunocompromised patient presented by internationally renowned experts in the field. The 16th International Symposium held in Budapest, Hungary in 2010 drew participants from more than 40 countries. The 17th symposium promises to promote the interchange of science and medicine in the context of the latest approaches to the care of immunocompromised patients. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The 17th International Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host is focused on the needs of the immunocompromised patient and brings together a wide variety of clinician/specialists and research scientists to discuss and exchange novel ideas and findings. Because a significant number of immunocompromised patients have AIDS, the information presented at this meeting is especially relevant to AIDS research and to the treatment of infections in AIDS patients. The past two Symposia have attracted between 350-450 participants from over 40 countries. This meeting greatly facilitates the interaction of individuals studying immunocompromised patients who would not normally interact, allowing novel collaborations for the treatment and management of infections in immunocompromised individuals to be discussed and disseminated to a broad, international audience.