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Alison Sweeney 23/4/24 Alison Sweeney 23/4/24

ASID’s message during World Immunization Week 2024: Keep up to date with recommended vaccinations.

World Immunization Week 2024

Alison Sweeney 9/4/24 Alison Sweeney 9/4/24

ASID endorses ACIPC guidelines for mandatory hand hygiene training

ASID endorses ACIPC Mandatory hand hygiene training

Alison Sweeney 26/3/24 Alison Sweeney 26/3/24

ASID Special Interest Groups - ANZPID and VACSIG - call for equity in RSV prevention for Australia and New Zealand

The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ANZPID) Group and the Vaccination Special Interest Group (VACSIG) of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)* calls for urgent consideration for equity in RSV prevention strategies for children across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Alison Sweeney 8/3/24 Alison Sweeney 8/3/24

One of the founding fathers of Infectious Diseases in New Zealand receives 2024 ASID Life Member Award

Alison Sweeney 8/3/24 Alison Sweeney 8/3/24

ASID President Professor Joseph Doyle begins term

Professor Joseph Doyle new ASID President

Alison Sweeney 8/3/24 Alison Sweeney 8/3/24

Professor Joseph Doyle honoured with 2024 Frank Fenner Award

Alison Sweeney 18/1/24 Alison Sweeney 18/1/24

ASID raises concerns about the expansion of pharmacy prescribing programs for antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI)

Urinary tract infection

Alison Sweeney 15/12/23 Alison Sweeney 15/12/23

ANZPID submission to the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

ANZPID Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Alison Sweeney 14/12/23 Alison Sweeney 14/12/23

ASID submission to the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

ASID Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Alison Sweeney 12/9/23 Alison Sweeney 12/9/23

World Sepsis Day 2023

ASID world sepsis day 2023

Alison Sweeney 8/9/23 Alison Sweeney 8/9/23

ASID supports recent ATAGI recommendations

ASID supports ATAGI

Alison Sweeney 6/6/23 Alison Sweeney 6/6/23

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament will improve infectious diseases health outcomes

Alison Sweeney 26/4/23 Alison Sweeney 26/4/23

Keep up to date with recommended vaccines to protect your health: VACSIG’s message during WHO’s World Immunization Week 2023.

Alison Sweeney 24/4/23 Alison Sweeney 24/4/23

ASID pledge to contribute to the prevention and treatment of childhood pneumonia worldwide

Alison Sweeney 12/4/23 Alison Sweeney 12/4/23

Associate Professor Joseph Doyle new President-Elect of ASID

Alison Sweeney 5/4/23 Alison Sweeney 5/4/23

Leading STI researcher honoured with 2023 Frank Fenner Award

Alison Sweeney 4/4/23 Alison Sweeney 4/4/23

Professor Monica Slavin receives 2023 ASID Life Member Award

Prof Monica Slavin receives 2023 ASID Life Member Award

Alison Sweeney 21/3/23 Alison Sweeney 21/3/23

Adelaide gets ready to host major medical conference: ASID ASM 2023

Adelaide gets ready to host major medical conference - ASID ASM 2023

Alison Sweeney 6/2/23 Alison Sweeney 6/2/23

ASID calls for sustained investment in developing the infectious diseases workforce to protect communities beyond COVID-19.

Alison Sweeney 31/1/23 Alison Sweeney 31/1/23

ASID outlines how Australia’s considerable infectious diseases and public health expertise could be harnessed by a national CDC.

ASID members have played many roles during the COVID-19 pandemic at a national, state and local level, and are a trusted source of information for the community. The society has advocated for a national centre for disease control for many years, and broadly supports the mission and purpose outlined in the consultation document.