And that’s a wrap! 🎬 Thank you to all our attendees for making #IDWeek2026 an unforgettable experience. We can’t wait to see you again next year!

"Embrace opportunities, small or big, and keep asking questions." Feeling grateful, inspired and energised after yesterday’s ‘Cultivating a Supportive Network for #WomeninID’ and this morning’s Women in ID Breakfast! 💜 @idweek.bsky.social sky.social @pidsociety.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social

Thursday 22 October at #IDWeek2026 🦠 Alpana Waghmare's antiviral session made me think about trial endpoints: viral clearance, symptom improvement and preventing lung complications answer different questions in immunocompromised patients. 1/5

At #IDWeek2026: “Uncovering Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Antibiotic Use and Infections”. Dr Valeria Fabre highlighted how time pressure, hierarchy, diagnostic access and expectations shape prescribing. A guideline needs an implementation plan.

Starting Thursday at #IDWeek2026 with “Challenges and Controversies in Pediatric Immunocompromised Host ID” 🦠 Dr Alpana Waghmare: early influenza treatment matters, but 48 hours is not an absolute cutoff for hospitalised or high-risk patients from what we currently know.

Day 2 at #IDWeek2026 - a quick recap 🦠 Learning from Pediatric ID Fellows’ Day: CGD colitis can mimic Crohn’s; nocardiosis can flag an underlying immune defect. Early negative coccidioidal serology does not exclude infection. A reminder to revisit diagnoses and the immune context.

Mano-a-Mano at #IDWeek2026 was incredibly fun! 🦠 Andrew Smelser & @joshuawolf.bsky.social's debate on antimicrobial lock therapy was particularly interesting. Highlights: careful selection, early reassessment, ethanol-related harms & limited RCT evidence and the need for individualised decision.

Antimicrobial resistance was linked to $3.5 trillion in lost economic welfare worldwide in 2021, equal to 2.25% of global gross domestic product, according to a new study presented at #IDWeek2026. https://bit.ly/4dSuNe0

Drug-Resistant Infections Linked to $3.5 Trillion in Global Economic Losses in 2021

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An energising morning at Pediatric ID Fellows’ Day! 🦠 Cases spanning coccidioidomycosis, nocardiosis, HIV & cutaneous diphtheria: a reminder to stay curious, revisit earlier diagnoses & consider the immune context. #IDWeek2026 #PaediatricID

📢 Join the #IDWeek2026 call to action and tell Congress to block the White House's Office of Management and Budget from politicizing federal grants and to protect public health and research funding: https://bit.ly/4zNqTM0

Day 1 at #IDWeek2026 🦠 'Best Practices in #AntimicrobialStewardship Programs' Workshop From sustainability & outpatient care to immunocompromised patients, UTI diagnosis & oral step-down. My takeaway: build trust, start small & measure what matters.

A few key points from the #IDWeek2026 panel on stewardship in immunocompromised patients: • Build trust • Start small • Give actionable advice; ask questions • Use specialist expertise • Track patient-centred outcomes • Tailor to severity/resistance risk; plan de-escalation

Enjoyed hearing stewardship practices & data from around the world with Dr @shreya-pedsid.bsky.social at #IDWeek2026. A valuable sustainability perspective. Antibiotic waste tool: ecorxchoice.com?page=home Sustainabil-ID: sustainabil-id.com

My takeaway from Dr Sarah Kabbani's talk at #IDWeek2026: don't wait for a perfect metric to start outpatient antibiotic stewardship. Track, feedback, improve. @idweek.bsky.social @pidsociety.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @sheaepi.bsky.social @hivma.bsky.social @espidsociety.bsky.social

Badge collected and ready to begin! 🦠 Very excited for my first #IDWeek2026 in Washington, DC. Looking forward to learning, meeting colleagues and sharing a few highlights along the way! @idweek.bsky.social @pidsociety.bsky.social @hivma.bsky.social @espidsociety.bsky.social

Excited to join the #IDWeek2026 in Washington, DC! Looking forward to meeting colleagues & sharing ideas in paediatric ID and immunology. I will also be at the @pidsociety.bsky.social Annual Dinner on 22 Oct - drop me a msg if you will also be around! @idsainfo.bsky.social @idweek.bsky.social

Can’t wait to join #IDweek this year in Washington D.C.! Drop me a message if you will also be around and want to meet up! @pidsociety.bsky.social

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IDWeek has launched the IDWeek Daily News blog – your go-to resource for #IDWeek2026 news to prepare you for Washington, D.C. Check it out today: https://www.idweek.org/idweek-daily-news/

Very grateful to share that our article “Duration of Postnatal HIV Prophylaxis: How Long Is Long Enough?” has been published in @pidjournal.bsky.social! This piece grew from our ESPID debate last year and highlights the grey areas around #HIV PNP. Read it here: journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

My highlight from #ESPID2026 has definitely been this moment - current and former fellows of the Evelina London Children’s PIID team together. Forever grateful for the opportunity to work with such inspiring mentors and colleagues. 🤍 @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @espidsociety.bsky.social #coconnecting

It was a pleasure to present the findings from our UK national cohort study on #CNS complications of #iGAS in children #ESPID2026! Thanks so much for all the great questions at the end of the session - amazing to get such interaction from the audience! #coconnecting @espidsociety.bsky.social

Plenary 2 at #ESPID2026: excellent summary by Greet Hendrickx on factors influencing vaccine confidence and vaccination behaviour. Safety is the most influencing factor on vaccine confidence - be honest and transparent in explaining! #coconnecting @espidsociety.bsky.social

Kicked off #ESPID2026 with Plenary 1 on climate change, vectors and the changing geography of infectious diseases. A key takeaway: predicting the risk of tick-borne diseases is complex, but greater investment in surveillance is essential. #PIID #coconnecting

Excited to be joining #ESPID2026 in #Bologna this week! I’ll be presenting 2 posters, including a discussion on 3 June, 16:00–17:30, sharing findings from our national cohort study on iGAS CNS complications. Looking forward to a great week of #PaediatricInfectiousDiseases!

Can’t wait for #RCPCH Conference this week! Join us in Hall B at 11am Monday for ‘Communicating for Change’ - a workshop on writing & disseminating #childhealthresearch to drive meaningful impact. @rcpch.bsky.social @bmj.com @yincent.bsky.social #RCPCHConference #RCPCH2026

A reminder that our Case Rounds are coming back tonight - organised by West Midlands team! #BPAIIGCaseRounds #PIID #PaediatricInfectiousDiseases

I wrote for @theAMRnarrative on 5 practical paediatric resolutions for the year ahead to tackle #AMR. We need better education for both healthcare professionals & parents/carers to find balance between treating serious infections and preventing AMR. amrnarrative.org/2026/01/22/d...

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Featured image created by GeminiIn paediatrics, New Year’s reality is often a winter waiting room - a toddler with a runny nose and a high temperature or a school aged child coughing through the night...

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Those of us with a platform have a responsibility to use our voices for those most vulnerable. I am deeply touched by colleagues who reached out about my piece for the @rcpch.bsky.social Milestones Magazine. Grateful for the chance to reflect on child health within the #globalhealth agenda.

Wrapped up my Research Fellowship with the brilliant Paediatric Infectious Diseases team at Evelina Children’s Hospital last week! Grateful for the mentors&colleagues who made this a turning point in my clinical/academic journey. Now back to residency at GOSH and excited for what’s ahead!

WHA is still the most important platform where the future of #globalhealth is discussed. Yet, the voices of children are still often missing from the table. I reflected on this in a viewpoint article with insights from the #WHA78! bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/... @who.int @medwma.bsky.social

In our latest BMJ Paeds Open piece - we explore how UK aid cuts are threatening global #childhealth. We call on the UK govt, policymakers & #globalhealth community to rethink priorities & put children first. bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/... @bmj.com @rcpch.bsky.social