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11/03/2026

11/03/2026

Getting organised for the Easter holidays? 🐣🐇

Whether your family is planning a sunny getaway or a long‑awaited visit with loved ones, our blog post shares tips to help you all stay well while you . 🧳

🔗 https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/02/the-essential-travel-checklist-to-keep-you-and-your-family-healthy-on-holiday/

10/03/2026

Here’s a closer look at what NeuroID is all about.

NeuroID is a 2-day in-person CPD course for clinicians of all grades with an interest in neurological infectious diseases.

The course brings together UK and international experts to explore the diagnosis and management of brain infections, covering both common clinical challenges and rarer conditions. The focus is practical - helping clinicians tackle the kinds of problems encountered on wards and in clinic.

Highlights include:
• Expert talks from leaders in the field
• Practical management approaches
• Interactive case presentations
• Updates on the latest brain infections research
• Discussions on controversies in neurological infections
• The Richard T. Johnson State of the Art lecture
• A case presentation and poster competition

📍 Hosted in the Sherrington Building, University of Liverpool, the course also offers a great opportunity to network with colleagues across neurology, infectious diseases and acute medicine.

🎥 Watch the video to see what the course is all about.

https://youtu.be/T8WON_MOt3s?si=EWGo-5HwxY57LbfD

📌 Booking link in the comments.

The Liverpool Neurological Infectious Diseases Course (NeuroID) is an approved 2-day CPD course aimed at clinicians of all grades (including medical students...

09/03/2026

One of our strategic research posts at The Pandemic Institute, Dr Tessa Prince recently participated in a UK–South Africa workshop in Pretoria focused on preventing the spillover of respiratory viruses from animals to humans. The event brought together researchers from across Africa and the UK to explore how a One Health approach, linking human, animal and environmental health, can help detect and prevent future pandemics.

As a researcher studying Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a coronavirus with likely origins in bats, the workshop provided Tessa with valuable insights into wildlife virus surveillance, field sampling, biosafety, data sharing and infectious disease modelling.

A key takeaway was the importance of strong international collaboration and interdisciplinary research. Bringing together expertise from ecology, veterinary science, public health and data science will be critical for improving early detection of emerging viruses and strengthening global pandemic prevention efforts.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/from-liverpool-to-pretoria-advancing-one-health-approaches-to-bat-surveillance/

Dr Tessa Prince, one of The Pandemic Institute’s (TPI) funded strategic posts and member of our Internal Scientific Advisory Panel, reflects on her recent participation in a UK–South Africa workshop focused on preventing zoonotic spillover of pandemic-prone respiratory viruses.

05/03/2026

📚 Happy World Book Day!

Roald Dahl is one of the greatest children’s authors of all time - creator of unforgettable stories and wonderfully mischievous characters.

But did you know there’s also an extraordinary medical story behind the man himself?

As a junior doctor in Oxford, I had the privilege of looking after Roald Dahl towards the end of his life. Our conversations about medicine, science and storytelling later inspired me to write Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine, exploring Dahl’s lifelong fascination with medicine and the remarkable real-life events that shaped his work.

From helping develop a device to treat his son’s hydrocephalus to the medical experiences that influenced stories like George’s Marvellous Medicine, Dahl’s life was as extraordinary as the worlds he created.

If you’d like to discover more about the fascinating connection between Roald Dahl, medicine and science, you can read about the book here:

https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781781383391

04/03/2026

Delighted to announce that the Liverpool Neurological Infectious Diseases (NeuroID) Course 2026 is now open for booking!

If you’ve ever struggled with a patient with a brain infection, this course is for you.

It is a 2-day, approved CPD course for clinicians of all grades - including medical students - working in Adult and Paediatric Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Medical Microbiology.

Held every year since 2007 at the University of Liverpool, NeuroID has trained more than 1,000 delegates from over 40 countries and has been oversubscribed every single year!

📅 17–18 June 2026
📍 Sherrington Building (Building 311, Square D9), University of Liverpool campus

The programme features case presentations and talks from UK and international experts, alongside updates on the latest brain infections research - with a strong emphasis on practical, clinically relevant management you can apply immediately.

Places go quickly each year. If you’re planning to attend, I would encourage you to book early!

Full details and registration via the course website - https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/neuroidcourse/

03/03/2026

Significant new research from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has identified a DNA marker in Anopheles gambiae linked to pyrethroid resistance.

As outlined in the article, this discovery could markedly improve how resistance is detected and tracked in malaria vector populations - offering a more precise, scalable approach to surveillance.

An important advance for efforts to sustain the effectiveness of malaria control tools.

https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/dna-marker-in-malaria-mosquitoes-may-be-pivotal-in-tackling-insecticide-resistance

A new study, jointly led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon, has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding for a key enzyme, known as cytochrome P450, that helps mosquitoes to break down and survive exposure to pyrethroids, t...

02/03/2026

What does hospital to community care look like under the government’s vision for neighbourhood health?

Dr Minal Bakhai MBE, national lead for the Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme, joins physicians from across specialties to explore neighbourhood health and the role of medical specialists within this model.

📍 Royal College of Physicians Med Plus | 13–14 May

https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026

We represent around 40,000 doctors worldwide - educating, improving and influencing for better health and care

26/02/2026

There is still time to complete our Campaign priorities survey📝

If you are an or , tell us what issues the RCP should campaign on in 2026, your views are vital to ensure our campaigns are rooted in physician experience.

👉Help us to keep advocating for you and your patients, complete the survey now: https://ow.ly/nnT650YeqPW
🗓️Survey closes Friday 27 February.

25/02/2026

What a read!

Inspiring to see the global reach and impact of World Encephalitis Day and the community driving awareness forward. Congratulations Encephalitis International!

World Encephalitis 2026 - 22 Highlights Blog 🔴🔥

On the 13th anniversary of World Encephalitis Day we are proud to share 22 highlights from this year’s global campaign, showcasing the incredible impact of our community around the world 🌍💙

From powerful personal stories and billboards around the world to media coverage and international partnerships, WED 2026 has once again shown what we can achieve together in raising awareness of encephalitis ✨

To our global encephalitis community, media supporters and organisational partners, thank you for your passion, collaboration and commitment in making World Encephalitis Day 2026 so impactful 🤝📣

👉 Discover all 22 highlights here: https://www.encephalitis.info/22-highlights-world-encephalitis-day-2026/

24/02/2026

We are excited to share this glimpse inside high-containment research supported by The Pandemic Institute.

This strategic research post, held by Dr Tessa Prince, combines artificial intelligence and advanced microscopy to improve how we study high-risk viruses such as MERS-CoV, a pathogen with a fatality rate of around 36%.

Working in a containment level 3 laboratory, Tessa is using automated imaging and machine learning to identify infected cells and capture detailed images more efficiently. This approach is helping accelerate our understanding of dangerous viruses while strengthening preparedness for future pandemics.

🎥 The video in the article shows the AI-trained system automatically detecting infected cells and capturing images of areas of interest in real time. By integrating AI, automation and advanced imaging, this work is building new capability for faster and more effective pandemic response.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/advancing-ai-enabled-research-on-emerging-infectious-diseases/

19/02/2026

F.L.A.M.E.S stands for:

Flu-like Symptoms
Loss of Consciousness
Acute Headache
Memory Problems
Emotional/Behavioural Changes
Seizures

These are the symptoms most commonly found in both infectious and autoimmune causes of encephalitis.

77% of people have never heard of encephalitis.

Encephalitis International are determined to change this with your support.

We need your help today: download your F.L.A.M.E.S. resources and share these far and wide!

https://www.encephalitis.info/FLAMES/