The ISC AS workgroup met in Chicago and discussed activities since the last meeting. Some Highlights:
The “Ten commandments” for the appropriate use of antibiotics by the practicing physician in an outpatient setting is now under revision for publication.
Suggestions for improving the participation in the Discussions section of the website were made. We will be inviting one or two experts monthly to initiate a discussion relevant to their area and send an alert to every member of the group.
Another meeting was held with representatives of ESCMID, ESGAP and Alliance Francophone Contre le développement des Bactéries Multi- Résistantes aux Antibiotiques (AC-2-BMR). We discussed several topics, as the possibility of them to disseminate our website, the possibility of program joint symposia and educational courses in the future, and the possibility of disseminating and participate in a pilot evaluation of the ESCMID bundles for using antibiotics, under final preparation.
The full report can be found here October 2011 Update