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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. Membership is comprised of physicians, doctoral-level scientists and others in the field of pediatric infectious diseases or related disciplines through clinical practice, research, teaching and/or administrative activities.
PIDS works closely with many professional organizations that share its goals, including the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, the Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases in Latin America, The Asian Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Academy of Pediatrics.  To join PIDS, click on the following link:  https://pids.org/

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a community of over 13,000 physicians, scientists and public health experts who specialize in infectious diseases. Our mission is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.  To join IDSA, click on the following link:  https://www.idsociety.org/

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.​  To join AAP, clinic on the following link:  https://www.aap.org/en/

IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).  

IDWeek is an opportunity to discover science at the premier forum for ID health professionals of varied backgrounds and collaborate, connect and learn from each other’s expertise for the improvement of patient care and public health.

For more information regarding IDWeek, follow the link:  https://idweek.org/ 

The St. Jude’s – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, held at the St. Jude’s campus in Memphis, TN, is a conference focused specifically on pediatric infectious diseases, with talks from a wide-range of subspecialities in ID from global health to immunocompromised ID. For more information, please see https://pids.org/event/2025-st-jude-pids-pediatric-infectious-diseases-research-conference/.

The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Conference is the join annual meeting of the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), the SPR (Society for Pediatric Research), the APS (the American Pediatric Society) and the APA (American Pediatric Association). This is a broad pediatric conference that welcomes research and presentations in pediatric infectious diseases and gives attendees a huge variety of presentations, lectures, and events to attend. For more information, please see: https://www.pas-meeting.org/

The American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is a unique conference in the world of ID that focuses on global health and tropical medicine. The ASTMH Annual Meeting is the premier international forum for the exchange of scientific and clinical advances in tropical medicine, hygiene and global health. World-class research findings, clinical updates and topical discussions about the hot-button global issues from the world’s brightest scientific experts and thought leaders are presented over five days. For more information please see: https://www.astmh.org/annual-meeting

The Pediatric ID Division at UCSD hosts a monthly journal watch within the Tuesday Fellow's Educational Conference Series.  Each month a handful of articles are picked to review.  Articles are chosen that will impact the way we practice within the field.  To be added to the distribution list, please contact Dr. Cannavino and Tricia Ruiz.