Policy and Advocacy

Special Areas of Focus

• Adult and Adolescent Immunization
• Bad Bugs, No Drugs
• Home Infusion Therapy
• Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza
• Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act

Areas of Focus

• Product Research & Development
• Physician Practice & Payment
• Public Health & Bioemergencies
• Medical Education & Research
• Access to Quality Health Care
• Federal Funding

Advocacy Center
Influence Congress' and the Administration’s decision-making and track ID-related legislation in the IDSA and HIVMA Advocacy Center.

Practice Management
Information and resources for ID practice managers.

Government ID-Specific Resources
Government/international reports, meetings, hearings, and links

Information for Policymakers about IDSA and Infectious Diseases

• IDSA's Policy Agenda & Critical Partners
• What is an ID Specialist?
• Facts about Infectious Diseases
• IDSA Leadership Biographies

Policy & Government Relations Staff

Robert J. Guidos, JD
Director of Policy & Government Relations
(703) 299-0200
(703) 299-0204 (fax)
rguidos@idsociety.org

Julie Hantman, MPH
Senior Program Officer for Public Health
(703) 299-0015
(703) 299-0204 (fax)
jhantman@idsociety.org

Beth Rada, MS
Program Officer for Science and Research
(703) 299-0216
(703) 299-0204
brada@idsociety.org

Elma Rahman
Administrative Coordinator for Public Policy and Government Relations
(703) 299-0200
(703) 299-0204
erahman@idsociety.org