Request for Proposals

A request for proposals is currently available for the 2012 ASPIRE awards in Antibacterial and Vaccine Research, Sponsored by Pfizer.  Click here for more information

SIDP 2012 Annual Meeting Announcement

Save the date!  Join us in San Francisco for the 2012 Annual SIDP Meeting.  Preliminary Agenda is now available.

SIDP 2011 Annual Meeting

Friday, September 16, 2011

The Palmer House Hilton Hotel, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603

The SIDP Annual Meeting was held in Chicago this year and consisted of new member orientation, a business meeting with awards recognition, CE sessions, and reception. The CE sessions are knowledge-based and focus on a variety of topics related to infectious diseases research and pharmacotherapy. Additional photos from the meeting can be found on the SIDP News page

 SIDP Endorses the 10 x 20 Initiative

Clin Infect Dis 2010;50(8):1081-3

NFID Vaccination Program 

http://www.adultvaccination.com/

Two new resources designed to support pneumococcal disease prevention efforts on NFID’s website, Adultvaccination.org:

• a professional practice toolkit for healthcare professionals (HCPs) 
• educational Web pages for consumers. 
  

New!- Updated information on the 2011 Clinical Vaccinology Course can be found here

SIDP Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Antibiotic Stewardship Certification Program for Pharmacists 

Antibiotic Stewardship is an innovative and intensive practice-based activity for pharmacists that focuses on the pharmacist's role in the area of appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. The program, which emphasizes a health care team approach, seeks to foster the development of a strong knowledgebase in microbiology, pharmacology and disease state management in order to successfully implement an antibiotic stewardship program that will improve patient care, reduce healthcare expenditures and potentially reduce rates of resistance and prolong the longevity of the limited number of antimicrobial agents available to treat infections.

SHEA 2012 Meeting

http://www.shea2012.org/

The newly designed 2012 spring training conference is a hybrid of the traditional SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology coupled with a new and stimulating ‘advanced epidemiologic methods’ track that will be valuable to professionals across the lifespan of a healthcare epidemiology career.  The meeting will be April 13-16, 2012.

 

Adult Pneumococcal Disease: A Neglected Crisis? a CME/CE-accredited Webcast On-Demand addresses the crisis, the burden and the management of pneumococcal disease, and the key role pharmacists can play in pneumococcal disease prevention through vaccination. The program is based on a satellite symposium held at the 45th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Anaheim, California on December 6, 2010.  http://www.vemcomeded.com/webinar-6-ondemand. asp

CDC Get Smart About Antibiotics-Tools for Stewardship

SIDP Named a National Strategic Partner for CDC's "2011 Get Smart About Antibiotics Week”

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week is a national campaign designed to highlight the coordinated efforts of CDC, state and local health departments, and non-profit and for-profit partners in an effort to educate people about the importance of using antibiotics wisely in both community and healthcare settings. From November 14-20, CDC and its partners will promote appropriate antibiotic use in inpatient and outpatient settings with a special focus on nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Today, infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become increasingly common on both healthcare and community settings. As such, patients, health care providers, hospital administrators, and policy makers must work together to employ safe and effective strategies for improving antibiotic use. CDC's Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work and Get Smart for Healthcare programs are specifically designed to educate consumers and healthcare providers about appropriate use of antibiotics.

Software Vendors who Support the CDC Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Initiative

The CDCs National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will re-launch the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Pharmacy Option to electronically collect data on antimicrobial use in April 2011. The following vendors are aware of this new reporting functionality and have expressed interest in providing services and software that will allow participation in the AUR pharmacy module through direct reporting. What follows is a list of vendors and appropriate vendor contacts for information regarding the AUR pharmacy module. Click here for a PDF downloadable list.

This information is provided as a service to SIDP members and registrants of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program. This does not constitute an endorsement of these services and SIDP make no guarantees or warranties express or implied. Each facility must determine whether a vendor can meet their needs and which vendor, if any, will provide the services to best match their requirements