YISHAM Program
During the ISHAM Congress several YISHAM activities will take place. Please find below an overview.
13:30 - 18:00 Tuesday 20th May 2024
YISHAM Program Part 1
13:30 – 14:30 Y-ISHAM introduction (Aleksandra Barac)
13:40 – 13:50 Y-ECMM introduction (Sarah Delliere)
13:50 – 14:20 Medical mycology case reports journal – the opportunity for collaboration with Y-ISHAM network (Mark Gannon and Adilia Warris)
14:20 – 14:30 Building of an international network (Jon Salmanton-García)
14:30 – 14:50 How to come up with a PhD idea? (Jacques Meis)
14:50 – 15:10 Dos and Dont’s in writing the manuscript (Adila Warris)
15:10 – 15:30 Quiz (Aleksandra Barac)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break 15:30 – 16:00
YISHAM program Part 2
16:00 – 17:50 Round tables (5 round tables, each with one senior mycology expert and around 10-15
junior around each table, seniors: ISHAM council members. Junior will be able to change the table after 1h.
17:50 – 18:00 Closing remarks
08:00 - 09:00 Thursday 22nd May
Topic of the junior session “Unusual case reports”
- An immunocompetent host with blood-disseminated Aspergillus versicolorspondylitis: a case report https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38597095/)
- Native mitral valve fungal endocarditis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38091707/)
- Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection due to Candida albicans in a Young Immunocompetent Patient https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38420226/)
- Aspergillus myelitis: Breaking the mold to make a diagnosis (Flanagan Eoin, USA)
- Aspergillus fumigatusEpidural Abscess and Postsurgical Wound Infection in an Immunocompetent Host https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38455724/)
- Histoplasma capsulatum as a cause for prolonged pulmonary illness in an immunocompetent returning traveller from Bangladesh (Muhammad Rizwan Zafar, UK)
Thursday 22nd May
YISHAM Party
The YISHAM party will take place on Thursday 22 May – 19:00 hrs. Entrance is free of charge for YISHAM members. Non YISHAM members pay EUR 95. Upon registration, you can reserve your spot for this evening.
08:00 - 09:00 Friday 23rd May
Topic of the session “Per aspergillus ad astra” (junior session)
Chairs: Sarah Delliere, David Denning
08:00 – 08:15 Burden of aspergillosis (David Denning)
08:15 – 08:30 Pathogenicity and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus (Sara Gago)
08:30 – 08:45 Rethinking aspergillosis in the era of microbiota and mycobiota (Aleksandra Barac)
08:45 – 09:00 Aspergillus-specific IgG antibodies for diagnosing chronic pulmonary aspergillosis compared to the reference standard (Helmut Salzer)
08:00 - 09:00 Saturday 24th May
Juniors’ session “Selected abstracts”
Chairs: Oliver Cornely, Jacques Meis
- Oral presentations 6 presenters, each 10min.