Elections for the IDSA and HIVMA Board of Directors are underway. This week you should have received via email an electronic ballot for both the IDSA and HIVMA elections with the subject line "2019 IDSA/HIVMA Elections."

IDSA Treasurer Helen Boucher, MD, FIDSA, testified before Congress today at a House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on antimicrobial resistance and national security.

IDSA, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) have opened a public comment period for the draft of their joint guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease.

In advance of the first 2020 presidential election candidate debates, to be held on June 26-27, over 500 IDSA, HIVMA and PIDS members signed this petition, which the societies delivered to candidates in both parties.

Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have introduced the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act, a bill that IDSA, in partnership with other members of the Adult Vaccines Access Coalition, helped to develop. 

IDSA invites you to join its first Community of Practice (COP), the Medical Education COP and to volunteer for a workgroup or leadership position. 

Join a panel of four current and recent ID fellows Friday June 28, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET for a discussion on ID Fellowship Training!

Infectious Disease Special Edition spoke with IDSA spokesperson Sarah Doernberg, MD, on how antibiotic stewardship in the ICU should be a critical part of a patient’s care.