Lights, camera, IDWeek: Field of ID ready for its close-up in LA
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LOS ANGELES — Healio is on-site again for IDWeek, which is being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from Oct. 16-19.
For the second year in a row, attendees are not required to wear a mask or provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in conference activities, although organizers strongly encourage both.
Whether attending in person or virtually, you can follow Healio’s coverage by visiting our dedicated IDWeek page, which will be updated throughout the meeting.
In the meantime, we reached out to Healio | Infectious Disease News Chief Medical Editor Paul A. Volberding, MD, to get his thoughts on another IDWeek.
Healio: What are you looking forward to this week?
Volberding: We still have much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 and the increasing number of viruses that continue to threaten us all. These and many other infections and complications of infections increase the value in information-sharing that is so much a part of IDWeek.
At a time when science and public health seem ever-more questioned, the opportunity to learn first hand from leading international experts is more vital than ever. And one thing that is easy to predict is that there will be many exciting new developments that we can return and apply in our practices to improve our patients’ health.
We will hear more details about long-acting drugs to prevent and treat HIV infection, new developments in vaccines for COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and others, and efforts to simplify care with shorter courses of oral antibiotics. We anticipate a productive continuing discussion of ways artificial intelligence will be applied to care — and, hopefully, how it will lessen the burden on clinicians.
IDWeek is not only a great source of new knowledge, but it also helps energize us as professionals, connecting us with colleagues old and new, seeing those we’ve mentored and those who have mentored us. As is likely to remain the case, IDWeek is available in person and virtually, but we sincerely hope to see as many as possible in L.A. That’s the best way we can reaffirm how much we all need each other — maybe especially in these tumultuous times!
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