NATION’S LEADING INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXPERTS CALL FOR MANDATORY FLU VACCINE FOR ALL HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL  08/31/2010

Influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel is a professional and ethical responsibility and non-compliance with healthcare facility policies regarding vaccination should not be tolerated, according to a position paper released today by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). The paper is published in this month’s Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology journal and endorsed by IDSA.

 
IDSA Letter to FDA Concerning Clinical Trial Networks, Trial Designs and Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections Trials  08/26/2010

In a letter to the Director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, IDSA provided input on clinical trial networks and designs of clinical trials for new antimicrobial agents.  The letter  also gives input on Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections and the design of clinical trials for new antibiotics for these infections. 

 
IDSA Comments on the Proposed Rule of the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)  08/24/2010
In its comments, IDSA urged Medicare to 1) reverse the decision to eliminate payments for the consulation codes; 2) reform the physician payment formula; 3) exercise caution in tying physicians' payments to their performance; 4) cover all preventive vaccines under Part B.
 
Mumps Vaccine Coverage Should Be Improved, Study Finds  08/24/2010

Although immunity to mumps is high in the United States, mumps vaccine coverage must be maintained and improved to prevent future outbreaks, according to a new study, now available online, in the September 1, 2010 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 

 
IDSA Urges FDA to Issue Regulations to Eliminate “Non-Judicious” Uses of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture  08/23/2010

In a letter commenting on FDA’s new Draft Guidance 209, IDSA urged the agency to move beyond a voluntary guidance and to issue regulations to eliminate non-judicious uses of antibiotics in animal agriculture and to ensure that all remaining uses of antibiotics were under the direct supervision of a veterinarian.

 
IDSA Suggests Changes to NIAID Clinical Trials Infrastructure  08/19/2010

In a letter to NIAID Director Fauci, IDSA provided its input on the future structure and objectives of NIAID’s clinical trials infrastructure. 

 
What Infectious Diseases Physicians Are Paid  08/17/2010

Data from IDSA's 2006 Cost and Reimbursement Survey and from the Medical Group Management Association.(Log-in Required)

 
Aseptic Meningitis Risk with Use of Seizure Drug Lamictal  08/13/2010
FDA Alert
 
IDSA News: July-August 2010  08/10/2010

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Sanofi Pasteur Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine in Multi-dose Vials—Shortened Shelf Life  08/06/2010
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