ESPID 2022’s Meet the Expert Sessions will consist of interactive case-based discussions with one or two expert discussants together with a coordinator and selected presenters who will present and discuss cases on a topic of interest. The experts may frequently use case reports with questions regarding diagnosis and management, usually chosen from ESPID 2022 abstract submission.

Do I need to pre-register for Meet the Expert sessions?
There is no need to register for a Meet the Expert (MTE) Session. If the room is full you may need to choose to attend a different session.

Meet the Expert Topics and Presenters

MEET THE EXPERT 1: Prolonged/Recurrent Fever

• Experts: Asgeir Haraldsson & Maria Koliou
• YE Coordinator: Harsita Patel

MEET THE EXPERT 2: Bone and Joint Infections

• Experts: Jesus Saavedra & Oana Falup Pecurariu
• YE Coordinator: Sose Margaryan

MEET THE EXPERT 3: Staphylococcal Infections

• Experts: Pablo Rojo & Nikos Spyridis
• YE Coordinator: Karen McCarthy

MEET THE EXPERT 4: Infections in the Immucompromised Host

• Experts: Emmanuel Roilides & Johannes Truck
• YE Coordinator: Paul Torpiano

MEET THE EXPERT 5: HIV Prevention and Management

• Experts: Vana Spoulou & Alistair Bamford
• YE Coordinator: Vera Chechenyeva

MEET THE EXPERT 6: Congenital Infections

• Experts: Vassiliki Papaevangelou & Daniel Blázquez-Gamero
• YE Coordinator: Nuria Sanchez

MEET THE EXPERT 7: Tuberculosis

• Experts: Nicole Ritz & Delane Shingadia
• YE Coordinator: Abdul Mannan Mustafa

MEET THE EXPERT 8: EUCAST Breakpoints and Interpretation of Susceptibility Testing Results

• Experts: Gunnar Kahlmeter (virtual) & Julia Belicki
• YE Coordinator: Athanasia Xirogianni

MEET THE EXPERT 9: Infections Suggesting Immunodeficiency

• Experts: Fani Ladomenou & Philipp Agyeman
• YE Coordinator: Theodora Papastamatiou

MEET THE EXPERT 10: Management of COVID-19

• Experts: Charalambos Antachopoulos & Elisabeth Whittaker
• YE Coordinator: George Lawson

MEET THE EXPERT 11: CNS Infections

• Experts: Athanasios Michos & Tobias Tenenbaum
• YE Coordinator: Peter Velikov

MEET THE EXPERT 12: Vector Borne Infections

• Experts: Aubrey Cunnington & Evangelia Piperaki
• YE Coordinator: Else Bijker

MEET THE  EXPERT 13: Neonatal Infections

• Experts: Despoina Gkentzi & Paul Heath
• YE Coordinator: Grace Li

MEET THE EXPERT 14: Severe/Complicated Pneumonia

• Experts: George Syrogiannopoulos & Annemarie van Rossum – invited
• YE Coordinator: Corina Fainarea

MEET THE EXPERT 15: Setting up an Antibiotic Stewardship Programme

• Experts: Elias Iosifides & Theoklis Zaoutis
• YE Coordinator: Deidre Foley

MEET THE EXPERT 16: PID and Refugee Child Health

• Experts: Alexandra Kruse & Ioanna Pavlopoulou
• YE Coordinator: Isabella Dewandel