Dear EFIM Members,
We are pleased to inform you that the next General Assembly will be organised virtually via the Zoom platform on Friday, 25 September 2020.
Please register on the link below to attend the next General Assembly.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QDA1oMBFTLi4KKOaviQNHQ
We are looking forward to talking to you in September!
We are pleased to inform you that EFIM IMAGINE Working Group published their paper "IMAGINE the future - a voice of young internists" in JAMA under the title "Sex, Gender, and Precision Medicine". Article can be accessed via JAMA website.
Tocilizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal IL-6 receptor antibody indicated for the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders.Following clinical observation from China, a series of Italian studies have been carried out to evaluate the off-label use of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients.
The European Journal of Internal Medicine (EJIM) has recently accepted for publication three articles on the off-label use of tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19.
The Foundation for the Development of Internal Medicine in Europe (FDIME) is offering Research Grants to Young Internists (up to age 38 yrs) to study in:
Research projects including all fields of General Internal Medicine, particularly polymorbidity and other common Internal Medicine conditions.
For details check the FDIME Research Grants webpage at www.fdime.org
OR
Download the Internal Medicine Grant Announcement and Application Form
For further information:
This webinar was presented by Prof. Xavier Corbella from Spain, Ass. Prof. Valentin Kokorin from Russia and Ass. Prof. Alberto Marra from Italy. They shared their experience in managing patients with COVID-19 and answered all the questions during our live discussion.
This webinar is featuring Prof. Nicola Montano, EFIM President from Italy, Prof. Dror Dicker, EFIM President Elect from Israel and Prof. Runolfur Palsson, EFIM Past President from Iceland. They share their experience in managing patients with COVID-19 and answering all the questions during our live discussion.
The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to the capacity of health care systems and providers around the world. Now, more than ever, stewardship of limited resources is critical.
In response, a list of nine recommendations for the public and clinicians was developed to raise awareness about the need to use limited health care resources wisely.
In light of the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current situation in Spain and all over Europe it has been decided to postpone the European Summer School of Internal Medicine, ESIM Summer 2020 to June 2021.
The school organisers together with the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine are working on confirming the new dates in June 2021. The School as officially communicated will take place in El Escorial, Madrid.
Further details will follow in the coming months.
Thank you for your understanding.
Due to health risks relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the 6th McMaster Review Course in Internal Medicine and the 6th EFIM Day that were going to be held in Kraków, Poland, has been postponed to take place in autumn 2020.