ESCMID Workshop
Personalized Mycology
Diagnosis & Therapy of Fungal Diseases
Serbian Medical Society
Kraljice Natalije 1-3, Belgrade, Serbia
May 15-16, 2026
Welcome
This course brings together regional experts, particularly from resource-limited settings, to address gaps in fungal diagnostics and treatment. Focusing on accessibility, accuracy, and the principles of P4 Mycology—prediction, prevention, participation, and personalization—the programme will provide practical tools for early diagnosis, appropriate patient selection, and evidence-based management. Through hands-on activities, case discussions, and use of the FungalCaseFinder mobile app, participants will learn to improve diagnosis and treatment of selected fungal infections, including those affecting high-risk patients.
This course is especially useful for participants from low-income countries, where more then one-third of the population suffers from superficial fungal infections, which are often underdiagnosed and inadequately treated.
About Belgrade
Belgrade is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian plains meet the Balkans.
The medieval city of Singidunum, which has been known by its Slavic name Belgrade since 878, was built on the site where the Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park are still located today, above the place where the Sava flows into the Danube. Because of this position, Belgrade is aptly called the gateway to the Balkans, and the door to Central Europe.
Geographically, Belgrade includes three areas: Old Town on the right bank of the Sava and Danube, New Belgrade on the left bank of the Sava, and Zemun on the banks of the Danube outside New Belgrade.
