Join the next IDSA Foundation Bartlett webinar on Mon. Oct. 19 at 1pm ET to explore RSV prevention products and approaches to implementing monoclonal antibody prevention in birth hospital and outpatient settings, in partnership with @pidsociety.bsky.social.

Register: https://bit.ly/4dSTJlt

Strengthen your advocacy skills ahead of #IDWeek2026. Join IDSA and HIVMA for the IDWeek Advocacy Lab, an interactive advocacy training, next Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 4pm ET.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4rmGy1A

On IDSA’s & HIVMA’s Science Speaks blog: Several IDSA members share their experiences using the new G0545 add-on billing code, which was introduced by CMS in 2024 and implemented in 2025. https://bit.ly/4jhyjCb

Introducing IDSA Reporter, a new digital news destination for infectious diseases professionals. 📰

Led by Editor-in-Chief ameshaa.bsky.social, IDSA Reporter features original reporting, expert perspectives, clinical analyses and more.

Learn more and discover the latest: https://idsareporter.com/

ICYMI: Give back during #IDWeek2026! IDWeek is partnering with the American Red Cross for a blood drive on Oct. 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Advanced registration is required to donate. Sign up: https://rcblood.org/4y0uy7H

Helen Branswell was a dedicated and trusted voice in infectious diseases reporting. We are grateful for her dedication to science and public health. She will be deeply missed. https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-stat-reporter-obituary/

How does advocacy shape ID and HIV policy? Join us at #IDWeek2026 on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7:30am to hear member advocates share their experiences engaging with Congress and discuss how the midterm elections could shape future policy and funding.

RSVP: https://bit.ly/4yLFVlh

In OFID, authors evaluate the feasibility of an aligned antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control (AMS-IPC) improvement approach and describe changes in implementation in Vietnamese hospitals. https://bit.ly/4ii7kp1

Turn up the music, hit the dance floor and celebrate the global ID community at the IDSA Foundation's #IDWeek2026 “Global Groove: An ID Dance Party”!

📍 Yardbird in Washington, D.C.
🕒 Thurs. Oct. 22, at 7pm ET
🎫: https://bit.ly/4xRC6uc

See you on the dance floor! 💃🪩

In a changing public health landscape, medical societies have an important role to play. IDSA CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discusses vaccine guidance, infectious diseases research and the future of the ID workforce with @medpagetoday.com. bit.ly/3TRGCKG

Join the next IDSA Foundation Bartlett webinar on Mon. Oct. 19 at 1pm ET to explore RSV prevention products and approaches to implementing monoclonal antibody prevention in birth hospital and outpatient settings, in partnership with @pidsociety.bsky.social.

Register: https://bit.ly/4dSTJlt

What happens when an antiviral works by causing mutations? In a new Let’s Talk ID episode, JID Deputy Editor Jonathan Li, MD, FIDSA talks the science behind molnupiravir and a recent paper that raised questions about its potential effects in mammalian cells.

Watch: www.idsociety.org/multimedia/p...

Why does flu vaccination matter for children? IDSA CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA, explains to Good Morning America that more than 90% of children who died from flu in recent severe seasons were unvaccinated. https://bit.ly/4yf6RZJ

On IDSA’s & HIVMA’s Science Speaks: Learn more about the efficacy of switching to doravirine/islatravir, how immunocompromised individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 remain at increased mortality risk and other research in @jidjournal.bsky.social to inform clinical practice. https://bit.ly/4AYYFzi

Hear from one of three artist contributors, ID physician Ana Velez, MD, FACP, FIDSA, as she shares the inspiration behind a piece that holds special meaning for her.
 
Place your bid on one or more of the twelve paintings available in the IDSA Foundation’s virtual art auction:
bit.ly/4zib7Iy

In OFID, authors underscore the diagnostic and treatment challenges of visceral leishmaniasis in immunocompromised patients and the importance of molecular species identification. https://bit.ly/4jIk8WM

Turn up the music, hit the dance floor and celebrate the global ID community at the IDSA Foundation's #IDWeek2026 “Global Groove: An ID Dance Party”!

📍 Yardbird in Washington, D.C.
🕒 Thurs. Oct. 22, at 7pm ET
🎫: https://bit.ly/4xRC6uc

See you on the dance floor! 💃🪩

On IDSA’s & HIVMA’s Science Speaks blog: Aparna Lakshmi Manchikalapudi explores how molecular syndromic panels are reshaping ID diagnostics and what their results don’t show. https://bit.ly/4yzP7ZS

Have you checked out the IDWeek Daily News blog? It is your go-to resource for #IDWeek2026 news to prepare you for Washington, D.C.

Check it out today: https://bit.ly/4yGiBVO