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| Australian Society for Infectious Diseases | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australian Society for Infectious Diseases |
| Abbreviation | ASID |
| Formation | 1991 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Region served | Australia, New Zealand |
| Membership | Clinicians, researchers, microbiologists, public health physicians |
| Leader title | President |
Australian Society for Infectious Diseases The Australian Society for Infectious Diseases is a professional association supporting clinicians and researchers in infectious disease care and policy across Australia and New Zealand. The society connects specialists in medical microbiology, clinical epidemiology, public health medicine, paediatric infectious diseases and immunology to inform clinical practice, guideline development and outbreak response involving agencies such as Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia), World Health Organization, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and regional bodies like Pacific Community. It collaborates with universities and hospitals including University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Sydney, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and The Alfred to translate research into practice.
Founded in 1991, the society emerged amid a global reappraisal of HIV/AIDS care following landmark events such as the AIDS conference movement and policy shifts in United States Public Health Service frameworks. Early leadership included clinicians trained at institutions like Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the society engaged with outbreak responses to H1N1 influenza pandemic, SARS, and regional threats documented in reports alongside National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance and Australian Health Protection Principal Committee. The society’s role evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic in coordination with agencies including Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, Therapeutic Goods Administration, and state health departments such as NSW Health and Victorian Department of Health.
The society’s mission aligns with standards established in specialist colleges like Royal Australasian College of Physicians and research priorities advocated by bodies such as National Health and Medical Research Council. Objectives include advancing clinical care for conditions including tuberculosis, hepatitis C, sepsis, and emerging zoonoses like Hendra virus and Nipah virus, promoting stewardship initiatives seen in programs by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan partners, and informing policy interfaces with entities like Australian Medical Association and Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.
Membership spans fellows, trainees, scientists, nurses and pharmacists affiliated with organizations including Australian Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and institutions such as Griffith University and University of Queensland. Governance follows models comparable to boards of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and committees similar to Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW), with executive roles, subcommittees, and state branches in regions like Queensland Health and Western Australia Department of Health.
Programs encompass clinical networks, outbreak advisory panels, and stewardship projects modeled after initiatives by CDC Antibiotic Stewardship Program and WHO Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance. The society runs clinical audit collaborations with hospitals such as St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, contributes to surveillance programs like Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, and provides expert input to inquiries including those of the Productivity Commission and parliamentary health committees.
Annual scientific meetings attract delegates from universities including Australian National University, University of New South Wales, and international partners such as Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford, and Harvard Medical School. Educational offerings include workshops on topics drawn from outbreaks like Ebola virus epidemic, antimicrobial stewardship curricula paralleling Prescriber’s Guide approaches, and training aligned with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care standards.
The society issues clinical guidelines, position statements and consensus documents on management of infections such as Clostridioides difficile, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, and antiviral use for influenza. Publications appear in journals and platforms including Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, The Lancet, Clinical Infectious Diseases, The New England Journal of Medicine, and collaboration with publishers like Oxford University Press. Guideline development methods reference frameworks used by GRADE Working Group and evidence reviews from agencies like Cochrane.
Strategic partnerships include collaborations with Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, and international organizations including World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Advocacy efforts target policy settings in coordination with stakeholders such as Australian Medical Association, state health ministers, and international networks including Global Health Security Agenda, addressing priorities like vaccination policy, antimicrobial resistance, and preparedness for threats exemplified by Zika virus and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
Category:Medical associations based in Australia