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• BSAC Standardized methods for implementation of OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy) view webcast from meeting on 22 October 2009

  BSAC Standardized methods for implementation of OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy)

  [Posted 14 Jan 2010]

• Educational Workshops 2009 - Difficult to treat infections - slide sets available

  Educational Workshops 2009 - Difficult to treat infections - slide sets available

  [Posted 04 Dec 2009]

• Vacancies on BSAC Council

  Vacancies on BSAC Council

  [Posted 25 Nov 2009]

• Support EU Antibiotic Awareness Day - 18th November 2009

  Support EU Antibiotic Awareness Day - 18th November 2009

  [Posted 16 Nov 2009]

• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of tigecycline for Enterobacteriaceae

  Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of tigecycline for Enterobacteriaceae

  [Posted 05 Aug 2009]

• BSAC Spring Meeting 2009 - Difficult to treat infections: Presentations

  BSAC Spring Meeting 2009 - Difficult to treat infections: Presentations

  [Posted 17 Apr 2009]

• Announcement: Donald Leigh, died Tuesday 17 March 2009

  Announcement: Donald Leigh, died Tuesday 17 March 2009

  [Posted 23 Mar 2009]

• ANNOUNCEMENT:Federation of Infection Societies 2008 - link to podcasts & presentations

  ANNOUNCEMENT:Federation of Infection Societies 2008

  [Posted 24 Feb 2009]

• ANNOUNCEMENT:EU Antibiotic Awareness Day 2008 - link to podcasts & presentations

  ANNOUNCEMENT:EU Antibiotic Awareness Day 2008

  [Posted 24 Feb 2009]

• ANNOUNCEMENT: BSAC Launches PhD Studentship Scheme

  ANNOUNCEMENT: BSAC Launches PhD Studentship Scheme

  [Posted 27 Oct 2008]

• CONSULTATION: Guidelines (2008) for the prophylaxis and treatment of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the United Kingdom

  CONSULTATION: Guidelines (2008) for the prophylaxis and treatment of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the United Kingdom

  [Posted 13 Aug 2008]

• BSAC responds to MHRA decision to make antibiotic Azithromycin available direct from pharmacies

  BSAC responds to MHRA decision to make antibiotic Azithromycin available direct from pharmacies

  [Posted 08 Aug 2008]

• Consultation: Health Select Committee Inquiry into Patient Safety

  Consultation: Health Select Committee Inquiry into Patient Safety

  [Posted 05 Aug 2008]

• MHRA Consultation MLX 348: Proposal for amendments to medicines legislation to allow supply and administration of medicines by members of the Armed Forces

  MHRA Consultation MLX 348: Proposal for amendments to medicines legislation to allow supply and administration of medicines by members of the Armed Forces

  [Posted 05 Aug 2008]

• Innovative mechanisms for tackling antibacterial resistance - report of a Royal Society symposium

  Innovative mechanisms for tackling antibacterial resistance - report of a Royal Society symposium

  [Posted 11 Jul 2008]

• PUBLICATION: Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK

  Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

  [Posted 03 Jul 2008]

• BSAC OFFICE MOVE

  BSAC OFFICE MOVE

  [Posted 27 May 2008]

• BSAC to move to new premises

  Office move June 2008

  [Posted 22 May 2008]

• Announcement: Professor Mike Emmerson OBE

  Announcement: Professor Mike Emmerson OBE

  [Posted 15 Apr 2008]

• NICE Clinical Guideline on Endocarditis Prophylaxis

  NICE Clinical Guideline on Endocarditis Prophylaxis

  [Posted 07 Apr 2008]

• CONSULTATION: MHRA ARM 51

  CONSULTATION: MHRA ARM 51

  [Posted 13 Mar 2008]

• CONSULTATION: DRAFT GUIDANCE ON CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE

  CONSULTATION: DRAFT GUIDANCE ON CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE

  [Posted 11 Mar 2008]

• 2008 AGM Agenda

  2008 AGM Agenda

  [Posted 11 Mar 2008]

• BSAC TO MOVE TO NEW HQ

  BSAC TO MOVE TO NEW HQ

  [Posted 04 Mar 2008]

• VACANCIES ON BSAC COUNCIL - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

  VACANCIES ON BSAC COUNCIL - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

  [Posted 06 Nov 2007]

• CONSULTATION: Diagnosis and principles of management of MRSA Infection presenting in the community: Guidelines for UK Practice

  Consultation

  [Posted 08 Oct 2007]

• ESAC Project - Job Vacancy - IT Expert

  ESAC Project - Job Vacancy - IT Expert

  [Posted 31 Aug 2007]

• BSAC offers support to UKCRC Consortia

  BSAC offers support to UKCRC Consortia

  [Posted 02 Aug 2007]

• CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Funding opportunities for educational research projects

  BSAC EDUCATION FUND - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

  [Posted 31 Jul 2007]

• NICE CONSULTATION: Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection in primary care

  NICE CONSULTATION: Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection in primary care

  [Posted 30 Jul 2007]

• UKCRC announce £16.5 million boost to infection research in the UK

  £16.5 million boost to infection research in the UK

  [Posted 29 Jun 2007]

• NICE CONSULTATION : SHORT GUIDELINE ON INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

  NICE CONSULTATION : SHORT GUIDELINE ON INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

  [Posted 02 May 2007]

• 2007 Elections to BSAC Council

  2007 Elections to BSAC Council

  [Posted 18 Apr 2007]

• MHRA CONSULTATION - BSAC RESPONSE SUBMITTED

  MHRA CONSULTATION - BSAC RESPONSE SUBMITTED

  [Posted 22 Feb 2007]

• BSAC Member appointed Chair of New Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI)

  BSAC Member appointed Chair of New Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI)

  [Posted 19 Dec 2006]

• BSAC commissions Prudent Antibiotic User Website (PAUSE)

  BSAC commissions Prudent Antibiotic User Website (PAUSE)

  [Posted 11 Sep 2006]

• CONSULTATION: Department of Health Laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

  Department of Health Laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

  [Posted 09 Aug 2006]

• PUBLISHED: BSR & BHPR, BOA, RCGP and BSAC guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults

  BSR & BHPR, BOA, RCGP and BSAC guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults

  [Posted 02 Aug 2006]

• Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms - BSAC Workshop for Researchers

  Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms - Workshop for Researchers

  [Posted 31 Jul 2006]

• PUBLISHED: Guidelines for the control and prevention of MRSA in healthcare facilities

  PUBLISHED: Guidelines for the control and prevention of MRSA in healthcare facilities

  [Posted 17 May 2006]

• ENDOCARDITIS GUIDELINES PUBLISHED

  Endocarditis Guidelines Published

  [Posted 21 Apr 2006]

• Consultation: UKCRC Microbiology & ID Research Consultation

  Consultation: UKCRC Microbiology & ID Research Consultation

  [Posted 12 Apr 2006]

• Announcement: Dr Tim Weller

  Announcement: Dr Tim Weller

  [Posted 11 Apr 2006]

• NEW - BSAC establishes fund to support Systematic Reviews

  BSAC establishes fund to support Systematic Reviews

  [Posted 06 Mar 2006]

• PUBLISHED - Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of MRSA infection in the UK

  PUBLISHED - Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of MRSA infection in the UK

  [Posted 28 Feb 2006]

• Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of MRSA - NOW PUBLISHED

  Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

  [Posted 16 Jan 2006]

• CONSULTATION: Draft Guidelines on Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

  CONSULTATION: Draft Guidelines on Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

  [Posted 21 Dec 2005]

• Dr Alan Johnson appointed Editor-in-Chief of JAC

  Dr Alan Johnson appointed Editor-in-Chief of JAC

  [Posted 09 Dec 2005]

• Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of MRSA

  Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of MRSA

  [Posted 18 Nov 2005]

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Application for Panel Members

  European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Application for Panel Members

  [Posted 13 Oct 2005]

• MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PROFESSOR J D WILLIAMS

  12.00, Friday 18 November 2005 Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great

  [Posted 05 Oct 2005]

• ORION STATEMENT Guidelines for Transparent Reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies Of Nosocomial infection

  ORION STATEMENT Guidelines for Transparent Reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies Of Nosocomial infection

  [Posted 28 Sep 2005]

• ICAAC 2005 Rescheduled

  ICAAC 2005 Rescheduled

  [Posted 01 Sep 2005]

• Launch of educational resource for appropriate antibiotic prescribing

  The APT Project: Appropriate Prescribing for Tomorrow's Doctor

  [Posted 23 Aug 2005]

• CONSULTATION: Guidelines for the Prevention of Endocarditis

  CONSULTATION: Guidelines for the Prevention of Endocarditis

  [Posted 15 Aug 2005]

• CONSULTATION: Action on health care associated infection (HCAI) in England

  Action on health care associated infection (HCAI) in England

  [Posted 02 Aug 2005]

• Announcement: Professor J D Williams, died 11 July 2005

  Announcement: Professor J D Williams, died 11 July 2005

  [Posted 12 Jul 2005]

• CONSULTATION: Guidelines for the Control and Prevention of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitals

  CONSULTATION: Guidelines for the Control and Prevention of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitals

  [Posted 30 Jun 2005]

• Announcement: Prof. Leonid S. Stratchounski, APUA-Russia Chapter Leader died on June 7, 2005

  Announcement: Prof. Leonid S. Stratchounski, APUA-Russia Chapter Leader died on June 7, 2005

  [Posted 29 Jun 2005]

• Consultation: HPA Interim Guidance on the Control of multi-resistant Acinetobacter Outbreaks

  Consultation: HPA Interim Guidance on the Control of multi-resistant Acinetobacter Outbreaks

  [Posted 13 Jun 2005]

• SACAR Template for antimicrobial prescribing policies

  SACAR Template for antimicrobial prescribing policies

  [Posted 06 Jun 2005]

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  HPA Guidance on ESBLs

  [Posted 08 Apr 2005]

• CONSULTATION: Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of meticillin (methicillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the United Kingdom

  CONSULTATION: Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of meticillin (methicillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the United Kingdom

  [Posted 06 Apr 2005]

• BSAC Spring Meeting 2005 - Presentations available

  Spring Meeting 2005 - Modern urban myths and legends in chemotherapy

  [Posted 07 Oct 2004]

• Antimicrobial Therapy for Intraabdominal Infections

  Surgical Infection Society Guidelines on Antimicrobial Therapy for Intra-Abdominal Infections

  [Posted 07 Oct 2004]

• UK Chapter of APUA Established

  UK Chapter of APUA Established

  [Posted 07 Sep 2004]

• Managing Hospital Infection - Launch of BSAC Education Resource

  BSAC announces launch of web-based educational resource on Management of Hospital Infection

  [Posted 07 Sep 2004]