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Join colleagues from across fields for ID learning and fun! Register now for the MAD-ID & SIDP 2026 Annual Meeting, May 14–17 in Orlando. @sheaepi.bsky.social @pidsociety.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social

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Our February member spotlight is Dr. Rana Hamdy, an ID Specialist, Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, and Associate Director, Fellowship Training Program @childrensnational.bsky.social. She also serves on the @jpidsociety.bsky.social editorial staff. pids.org/2026/02/25/m...

Please join us today for our Virtual Clinical Case Conference session 'O Leukocyte, Where Art Thou: Pancytopenia in Setting of Infection', featuring Amin Bemanian, MD, PhD, as presenter and Alpana Waghmare, MD, as attending. Contact us for registration information.

Showcase your research at #IDWeek2026! Submit an abstract to present your findings to more than 8,000 ID experts, colleagues from around the world and leaders in the field. Submissions are due April 30 at 11:59 p.m.

Learn more and submit an abstract: https://www.idweek.org/abstracts/

Black background with white text and logos for Career Pathways for Pediatric Infectious Disease Physicians Outside of Academic Medicine grand rounds at 1pm on Feb 17

Interested 🤔 in learning potential peds ID career paths outside of academic medicine? Join us today at 1pm ET for CORE Grand Rounds. Contact us for link.

We're excited to share the trailer for our documentary short The Legacy of Vaccines with you! Science is our superpower. #IDSky
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We're celebrating the upcoming 25th anniversary of the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference with the 2013 program image. Beale Street, a panda aaaaand Grizz. Registration and hotel info at: pids.org/event/2026-s...

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Will you be joining us at PAS 2026 in Boston? Be sure to register for the annual PIDS Reception at PAS on Saturday, April 25 at the Omni Boston Hotel at The Seaport. pediatricinfectiousdiseasessociety.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Re...

The deadline to nominate a speaker for our Hall Clinical & Translational Research Lectureship is today, 2/2. The lecture highlights innovative clinical & translational research on ID of children performed in either inpatient/outpatient setting. Learn more at pidsfoundation.org/caroline-b-h...

The deadline to nominate a speaker for our Stanley A. Plotkin Lecture in Vaccinology is Monday (2/2). The lecture honors an individual who has made significant contributions to vaccinology/areas of related science that have impacted children and pediatric ID. pidsfoundation.org/stanley-a-pl...

Our January member spotlight is Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov, Assoc Chair of Pediatrics & Prof at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital & U of Cincinnati. She has served PIDS on several committees and also contributed extensively to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference programming. Read more: pids.org/2026/01/28/m...

Today marks a major moment for child health: the AAP has released its updated 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule. Updated annually to reflect the latest scientific evidence, this year’s schedule is formally endorsed by 12 leading medical and healthcare organizations.
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Blue box with white text and includes PIDS logo at bottom. Statement of PIDS Supports AAP Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for 2026

PIDS joined 11 additional medical and healthcare orgs in endorsing @ameracadpeds.bsky.social Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for 2026. Visit pids.org/2026/01/26/p... for more.

With renewed national attention on childhood immunization policy, the #IDWeek2025 Stanley A. Plotkin Lecture in Vaccinology examines natural immunity and congenital CMV transmission, the impact of infection on child health and more.

Access now on demand: https://cdmcd.co/vaAr7L

TODAY @2pm ET: CDC COCA call. Presenters to share current evidence on travel-associated histoplasmosis epidemiology w/focus on cave-associated outbreaks in travelers visiting C and S America, best practices for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. 
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Our latest newsletter is now in your 📬. This edition includes the latest letter from the president, @jpidsociety.bsky.social content, request for nominations for our Plotkin and Hall lectures, APP bootcamp info, and more! Let us know your thoughts. 😀

As we approach the 25th year of St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric ID Research Conference, we're reaching into the archives to share the 2003 cover where we went blue for the Blues. Want to be there for our anniversary conference? It's all available at pids.org/event/2026-s...

📣Registration for #PAS2026 is open!

Join thousands of pediatric professionals for an unforgettable experience full of education, connection, and innovation. We look forward to seeing you in Boston, MA!

Register Early: https://ow.ly/PUXo50Xt0OZ

PIDS statement opposing today’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced changes regarding the organization and presentation of the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. Read the full statement at pids.org/2026/01/05/p...

CDC COCA Call (Jan 15 at 2pm ET): Current evidence on epidemiology of travel-assoc'd histoplasmosis, w/focus on cave-assoc'd outbreaks in travelers visiting C. & S. America; discuss best practices for prevention, diagnosis, treatment. No registration req'd: t.emailupdates.cdc.gov/r/?id=h9a91a...

New year, new me(eting). Mark your calendars for #IDWeek2026, Oct. 21-24, in Washington, D.C. 🗓️ We’ll see you there! 

2026 brings us the 25th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference. We're looking forward to another tremendous meeting along with 🎉 celebrations of the progress we've made! Visit pids.org/event/2026-s... for more.

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Our December Spotlight is Dr. Chandy John. He is the Ryan White Prof of Pediatrics & Prof of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology & Epidemiology at Indiana Univ & Riley Hospital. Dr. John was elected to the PIDS Board this past October. pids.org/2025/12/23/m...

The newest episode of Febrile is out - it's the season finale, can you believe it has been FIVE whole years of Febrile!

This episode shares update on ID fellowship patch and chats with the Pediatric ID Fellows Cup champions from Children's National! They cover a few of the frequently missed ?s

HIV prevention on the brink—A call to save HIV funding

In a new piece for Positively Aware, HIVMA Board members @jncherabiemd.bsky.social and Julia C. Rosebush, DO, FAAP, FPIDS, also a @pidsociety.bsky.social liaison, outline how federal funding cuts are putting PrEP access and core HIV prevention efforts at risk. #SaveHIVFunding bit.ly/4p25kBG

💉 The Comprehensive Vaccine Education Program—From Training to Practice is a combined educational offering to help combat vaccine misinformation and address vaccine hesitancy. Access any of the 19 online modules by visiting:
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🚨Seasonal flu CDC COCA Call at 2pm ET tomorrow (12/11). Presenters will share an overview of the burden of influenza disease, discuss recs for influenza vaccination, testing, and treatment for people of all ages for the 2025-26 season. No registration req'd.
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The latest PIDS newsletter is now in your 📬! This issue includes a letter from president Dr. Deb Palazzi, hep B birth dose vax from @jpidsociety.bsky.social, info on our upcoming vax hesitancy and AMR webinars, a tribute to Dr. Stan Shulman, who recently passed at the age of 83 and more.

Each ingredient in a vaccine has a specific function, and certain childhood vaccines require aluminum as an immune-boosting ingredient. Without this ingredient, the vaccines would not work as intended.

Get the facts on aluminum in vaccines: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Here is a post from the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of an article published this past June. bsky.app/profile/jpid...