WP12 results - Grace

WP12 Education &
Curriculum Committee

WP12 Education &
Curriculum Committee
Roger Finch –WP Co-leader (ESCMID)
Francesco Blasi –WP Co-leader (ERS)
Roberto Cosentini – ERS School representative
Jean-Luc Eiselé – ERS Executive Director
Javier Garau – ESCMID representative
Patricia Haslam – Chair of ERS School
Henri Saenz – ESCMID Education & Science Manager
Tania Séverin – ERS Educational Activities Manager
Peter Schoch – ESCMID Managing Director
Lucy Templeman – ERS Educational Activities
Coordinator
Theo Verheij – Primary Care representative

WP12 Education &
Curriculum Committee
Period: March 2007-2008
Committee meetings
4 May 2007
13/14 September 2007
9 November 2007
Committee teleconferences
3 September 2007
30 January 2008

WP12 Education &
Curriculum Committee
Milestones 2007/8
Fine-tune GRACE Education & Training
Curriculum
PGCs 2007 (2); 2008 (2 planned)
WS 2007 (1); 2008 (1 planned)
Population of GRACE e-learning portal
Editorial support to GRACE Newsletter
Newsletter articles: ERS (2); ESCMID (2);
GRACE (4)
GRACE online library – no funding

GRACE Curriculum (1)
Modular format covering basic science and clinical practice
The bacteriology of RTI (ESCMID)
Molecular and genetic tools for research (ESCMID)
Host-pathogen interactions and the lung (ESCMID)
Fundamental skills to support research (ESCMID)
Basic and applied aspects of antimicrobial
chemotherapy (ESCMID)
Viruses and the respiratory tract (ESCMID)

GRACE Curriculum (2)
Modular format covering basic science and clinical practice
LRTI – epidemiology, economic and social impact (ERS)
Community LRTI syndromes (ERS)
Defining the high risk patient (genetic and
environmental faculties) (ERS)
Current approach to investigations and severity
assessment (ERS)
Antibiotic resistance impact on management and
outcomes (ERS)
LRTI – policies, guidelines and care pathways (ERS)

GRACE Educational Events
Timetable for PGCs and WSs
Will come from Henri as word doc.
See email from RF cut & paste
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PGC = Postgraduate Course (1 day, prior to annual congress)
EWS = Educational Workshop (3 days, from Monday 1 pm to Wednesday 2 pm,
possibly with practical demonstrations)
Day 1 will be delivered as shared ERS/ESCMID session
Planned contact hours

GRACE Postgraduate Courses
and Workshops (1)
Postgraduate courses
1 st PGC: Respiratory infections: pneumonia, antibiotic
resistance and clinical outcomes (Munich, September
2006)
2 nd PGC: Conventional and rapid diagnostic
approaches to RTI in support of more targeted
therapy (Munich, March 2007)
3 rd PGC: From cough to asthma; the role of infection
(Stockholm, September 2007)
4 th PGC: Defining the burden of antibiotic resistance
and LRTI: healthcare indices, mathematical modelling
and economic predictors (Barcelona, April 2008)
5 th PGC: Antibiotics or not: from acute bronchitis to
acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (Berlin,
October 2008)

GRACE Postgraduate Courses
GRACE workshops
and Workshops (2)
1 st & 2 nd WS:LRTI – current concepts in
pathogenesis, microbiology,
epidemiology and economic impact
(Prague, October 2007)
3 rd WS: The science, practice and
challenges of LRTI in primary care
(Cambridge, September 2008)

3rd GRACE Workshop (1)
18-20 September 2008, Cambridge, UK
The Science, Practice & Challenges of LRTI in Primary Care
Chairs: Roger Finch, Nottingham, UK and Francesco Blasi, Milan, Italy
Afternoon Day 1 (13.30-17.00)
Session 1 Epidemiology and definitions
13.30 Overview of the importance of LRTI (Mark Woodhead)
14.00 Current incidence and profile of LRTI in Europe (Chris Butler)
14.30 How should LRTI be defined? (Roger Finch)
15.00 GRACE response: Current definitions of LRTI syndromes (Giles Green)
15.30 Coffee Break
16.00 The Health Economists toolkit for defining the impact of disease
(Jo Coast or Richard Smith)
16.30 The economic burden of LRTI in primary care
(Jo Coast or Richard Smith)

3rd GRACE Workshop (2)
18-20 September 2008, Cambridge, UK
The Science, Practice & Challenges of LRTI in Primary Care
Chairs: Roger Finch, Nottingham, UK and Francesco Blasi, Milan, Italy
Morning Day 2 (9.00-12.00)
Session 2 Aetiology and diagnosis
09.00 The microbiology of LRTI and the importance of drug
resistance
(Herman Goossens)
09.30 The repertoire of diagnostic tests for LRTI (Theo Verheij)
10.00 GRACE – observations on current diagnostic procedures in
Europe (Kerry Hood)
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 Pro-con debate: (audience participates by voting before and
afterwards) (90 minutes)
“Additional diagnostic tests are essential in the management of
LRTI in primary care” Pro: Sigvard Molstad Con: Paul Little

3rd GRACE Workshop (3)
18-20 September 2008, Cambridge, UK
The Science, Practice & Challenges of LRTI in Primary Care
Chairs: Roger Finch, Nottingham, UK and Francesco Blasi, Milan, Italy
Afternoon Day 2 (13.30-18.30)
Session 3 Management and prognosis
13.30 Antibacterial therapies in LRTI: the choice and impact of bacterial resistance
(Herman Goossens)
14.00 GRACE - Current management of LRTI in Europe (Chris Butler)
14.30 Non antibacterial management of LRTI (Alfred Sachs)
15.00 Coffee Break
15.30 GRACE – Outcome of LRTI in Europe (Chris Butler)
16.00 Detecting chronic underlying disease in patients with acute cough syndrome
(Alfred Sachs)
16.30 Prognosis of LRTI in primary care: current evidence (Theo Verheij)
17.00 Coffee Break
Session 4 Guidelines
17.30 Guidelines and pathways of care: towards a European strategy? (Mark
Woodhead)
18.00 Are European Guidelines a good idea anyway? (Dominique Monnet)

3rd GRACE Workshop (4)
18-20 September 2008, Cambridge, UK
The Science, Practice & Challenges of LRTI in Primary Care
Chairs: Roger Finch, Nottingham, UK and Francesco Blasi, Milan, Italy
Morning Day 3 (9.00-12.00)
Session 5 Prevention and patient information
09.00 Influenza vaccination for all patients and doctors? (Eelko Hak)
09.30 Pneumococcal vaccination: a valid solution for bacterial
resistance? (Ake Ortqvist)
10.00 Does hygiene have a place in the prevention LRTI?
(Andreas Voss)
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 A public health perspective of LRTI in Europe
(Dominique Monnet)
11.30 GRACE – The place and importance of patient education
(Kerry Hood or Samuel Coenen)
12.00 End of workshop

GRACE Education & Training
(WP12)
GRACE e-learning portal
Linked to the GRACE website
Hosted by ERS with links to ESCMID
Populated with outputs of PGCs and WSs
Exploring the possibility of including
relevant non-GRACE material
Demonstrated at ECCMID 2007 and to be
presented in the European Network
Corner at the ECCMID 2008

GRACE Education & Training
(WP12)
GRACE e-learning portal
– countable outcomes
Material from 3 PGCs and 2 WSs:
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37 webcasts
33 PDF documents
3 Workshop review articles
3,708 hits for the 3rd GRACE WS
(from Dec 2007 to Feb 2008)

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