A new format at the 2025 meeting will be the Campfire Sessions, where innovation, new infrastructures and current issues in clinical infectious diseases and translational infection research will be discussed interactively in small groups. The format is designed to connect personally with key players in their respective fields and to foster exchange and collaboration.
Campfire OPAT (APAT)
The organisational and care structures for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) are very heterogeneous in German clinics. At this campfire, OPAT experts and those who want to become OPAT experts can network, exchange ideas, get information and be inspired by how OPAT is organised and implemented in different centres.
Speakers: Johannes Ziegler and Clara Lehmann
Campfire language: German
Campfire Structural Reform
What is the future of Infectious Diseases (ID) in Germany? What are the career opportunities? What implications will the new Infectious Diseases Reform Law have for the future of public health policy? This Campfire is for ID specialists and those who would like to become one. For those who don't want to wait until everything is regulated but want to actively anticipate and shape the future of ID.
Speakers: Jan Rupp and Leif Sander
Campfire language: German
Campfire Quality Standards in Infectious Diseases
What constitutes high-quality work in the field of Infectious Diseases (ID) in accordance with international standards? What competencies should ID specialists possess and be able to provide? The objective of this Campfire is to engage all those who are actively engaged in the field of ID and are committed to enhancing the quality of ID care.
Speakers: Norma Jung and Katja de With
Campfire language: German
Campfire Infect-Net
The Campfire Infect-Net presents the network of German female infection researchers and offers the opportunity for personal exchange. The aim of the network is to connect German female infection researchers and to make them visible in the long term.
Speaker: Gabriele Pradel
Campfire language: German
Campfire INCATE
The INCubator for Antibacterial Therapies in Europe (INCATE) is aimed at academic innovators and start-ups in the field of AMR who want to take the step from basic research to the translational phase of product development. INCATE brings together basic and translational research, industry, experienced entrepreneurs and investors to accelerate innovation worldwide through targeted consulting, networking and financial support. The focus is on the development of new antibacterial therapies, but also diagnostics and other measures to reduce the prevalence and impact of antibiotic resistance.
Speakers: Ina-Kristin Behrens and Silke Alt
Campfire language: English
Campfire Network of University Medicine (NUM), Specialist Network Infectious Diseases
The Specialist Network Infectious Diseases has been established as part of the NUM study network since July 2024. The aim is to establish a standardised recruitment platform for five central topics in infectious medicine: bloodstream infections, gastrointestinal infections, respiratory infections, CNS infections and novel pathogens. This platform enables efficient recruitment of relevant patient groups, supports existing studies, creates new cohorts and generates important data for pandemic surveillance. The Campfire is aimed at anyone who would like to discuss the current status and vision of the German research landscape in the field of infectious disease studies.
Speaker: Corinna Pietsch and Janne Vehreschild
Campfire language: German