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Infectious Disease News prepares for ICAAC 2014
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Beginning Saturday, Sept. 6, Infectious Disease News and Healio.com will offer live coverage from the 2014 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, or ICAAC, organized by the American Society for Microbiology.
The conference will feature 4 days of breakout sessions and presentations of the latest clinical trial results, progress in drug development and novel treatment strategies.
“ICAAC showcases some of the biggest news for the year, with lectures from worldwide experts in the field of infectious diseases,” said Infectious Disease News Chief Medical Editor Paul A. Volberding, MD. “This meeting provides an opportunity for the field’s foremost leaders to discuss the state of infection control and prevention on a global scale.”
Paul A. Volberding
Infectious Disease News will cover several of the hot topics featured at the meeting this year, including Ebola treatment initiatives; new antibiotics, including tuberculosis drugs; antimicrobial resistance; HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses; nosocomial infections; travel medicine; and vaccines and immunology.
In addition to breaking news, the Infectious Disease News staff will offer onsite video interviews with experts to get their perspectives on some of the presentations at the conference. Readers can also expect newswires featuring the conference's top headlines.
The conference runs Sept. 6-9. Visit Healio.com/ID throughout the week to read the latest news.