IDWeek 2026 takes place in Washington, D.C., from 21 to 24 October 2026. IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).
The meeting presents the latest science and clinical practice across infectious diseases: bacterial, viral and fungal infections, HIV and viral hepatitis, antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, vaccines and immunisation, transplant and immunocompromised-host infections, healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention, pediatric infectious diseases, and public-health emergencies.
Formats include plenaries, interactive sessions, symposia, meet-the-professor sessions, and thousands of abstracts in oral and poster sessions, alongside late-breaker presentations of new trial data.
Who should attend: infectious-diseases physicians and fellows, internists and hospitalists, infection preventionists and hospital epidemiologists, ID pharmacists, pediatric ID specialists, microbiologists and public-health professionals.
Highlights include named lectures, the latest guideline updates from IDSA and SHEA, dedicated programs for fellows and early-career professionals, and an extensive exhibit hall.
Registration and the program are available on the official IDWeek website.
