2019 April 3 - IDSA News

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Apply to Serve: IDSA/HIVMA Call for Committee Volunteers Now Open

The Annual IDSA/HIVMA Call for Committee Volunteers is now open and will run through April 24.

IDSA Board of Directors Advocates for ID on Capitol Hill

Board members met with congressional representatives from their respective states to help federal policymakers understand the impact of federal policies and investments on their communities.

Learn to Become an Advocate for ID & HIV

IDSA, HIVMA, and PIDS will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 24 at 2 pm, ET to introduce you to the 116^th Congress and discuss how you can easily and effectively advocate for federal ID and HIV policies throughout 2019.

Journal Club

In this feature, a panel of IDSA members identifies and critiques important new studies in the current literature that have a significant impact on the practice of infectious diseases medicine.
Reviews in this issue: Save the Catheter: Antibiotic Locks Are a Viable Option for HSCT Patients and Weight Gain with Antiretroviral Therapy: Examining the NRTI Backbone.

Call for FIDSA Applications

Applications are now being accepted for IDSA Fellowship. FIDSA honors members who have achieved professional excellence and provided significant service to the profession in clinical practice, research, administration, or education.

Call for HIVMA Awards Nominations

Do you have a colleague who is an outstanding educator or researcher focused on HIV? Consider nominating him or her for the 2019 HIVMA Clinical Educator or Research Awards.

Expanding the Reach of ID: IDSA Updates Position Statement on Telehealth

IDSA’s Telehealth and Emerging Technology Work Group, a subgroup of the IDSA Clinical Affairs Committee, recently updated IDSA’s position statement on the use of telehealth and telemedicine in the practice of infectious diseases.

ID & the Opioid Epidemic: Advocacy and Resource Efforts

IDSA and HIVMA continue to lead advocacy for a well-resourced federal response to the opioid epidemic and its infectious diseases consequences.

Educating Congressional Staff on World TB Day

IDSA members and staff discussed the urgent need to accelerate U.S. efforts against the global tuberculosis epidemic on Capitol Hill recently in recognition of World TB Day on March 24.

Select Cases Presented at IDWeek 2018 Now Available

Visit the Partners Infectious Disease Images (ID Images) website to view adult and general ID cases presented at IDWeek 2018 during the Fellows' Day Workshop.

Science Speaks

Science Speaks Covers Latest TB Data, Guidelines, Findings in Runup to World TB Day.

IDSA & ID in the News

Modern Healthcare spoke with HIVMA Chair David Hardy, MD on recent concerns surrounding President Trump’s goal to end HIV in 10 years, which could be hindered by broader budget cuts.

ICYMI: What’s Hot on MyIDSA

Here’s a glance at the latest discussions happening on MyIDSA, IDSA’s members-only online community (login required).