About IIC 2026
Hot Topics In Infection And Immunity In Children (IIC) – The ESPID-Oxford Course is a residential training course which aims to provide basic information and updates in key areas of paediatric infection.
The course is targeted at paediatric infectious disease PID trainees and trainers, including SAS, LED & Consultant doctors and all those who manage children with infections, covering topics in Paediatric infection.
Delegates come from all over the world there is usually a 50/50 mix of trainees/consultants.
All are encouraged to participate in the interactive sessions to provide their knowledge and comments about the topics under review.
All sessions are plenary and include a mix of lectures, case rounds, debate & introducing the annual IIC Quiz.
IIC 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the course. All lectures will take place in the Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's College, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UJ.
IIC 2026 will be held as a three-day physical meeting, with a possibility of virtual participation. The Organising Committee strongly encourage attending the physical meeting if at all possible.
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University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology & Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK
Oxford PID Programme
The University of Oxford’s Department of Paediatrics graduate programme draws on world-class research and teaching in paediatric infectious diseases and offers a unique opportunity to gain an understanding of the principles that underpin paediatric infection, the ways in which those principles have developed, and to translate this understanding into good clinical and research practice.
The programme is supported by the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) and the Oxford Infection and Immunity in Children Conference (IIC)
The courses included are:
- PGCertificate in Paediatric Infectious Diseases – A one-year part-time alternative to the PGDiploma, taught primarily online with several residential components and aimed at general paediatricians and other paediatrics specialists (i.e. ED, PICU, SPIN.)
- PGDiploma in Paediatric Infectious Diseases – A two-year, part time course providing an in-depth understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of paediatric infection. This will appeal to doctors working in specialist PID centres.
- MSc in Paediatric Infectious Diseases – Available to those who have successfully completed the PGDiploma, the MSc is for those who wish to broaden their knowledge about paediatric infection and develop research skills in the sup-specialty.
