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The British Infection Association (BIA) is a professional association in the United Kingdom that supports professionals within in the field of infection. [1]

Registered in the UK[2], the Association is governed by an elected board of Principle Officers[3], made up of President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary, Treasurer and Meeting Secretary supported by a wider elected council.[4] BIA serves to support professionals to improve, diagnose, manage and prevent infection through education, advocacy and research and has grown to become a leading authority in the field.[5]

History[edit]

The BIA was formed from a merger in November 2009[6] between the Association of Medical Microbiologists.[7] and the British Infection Society (Itself a result of the merger of the British Society for the Study of Infection with the Clinical Infection Society in 1998).[8] The BIA was registered under its new name with the Registrar of Companies for Scotland on 12th November 2010.[9]

Organisation and Aims[edit]

The organisation has upwards of 1500 members.[10] Full members of the association include consultants, associate specialists and senior academics, but membership options are offered for those in training and non-medically qualified healthcare workers with an interest in infection.[11]

BIA represents infection professional specialists at a high level in the UK through[12] collaboration with the Royal Colleges and work with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency and other government bodies[13]. It provides multiple educational opportunities each year. They host their own events, are a hosting society of the Federation of Infection Societies Conference [14]and are an affiliated society of ESCMID Research [15]and travel grants are awarded on an annual basis with a focus on infection specialists in the early stages of their careers. [16]The association has produced multiple guidelines[17] and infection quick reference guides to assist infection specialists and others in their practice[18] and publishes two journals , the Journal of Infection[19] and Clinical Infection in Practice.[20]

Council[edit]

The BIA Council changes every 2-3 years depending on the term of the roles. The current council is listed on their website.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News". www.sth.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ "BRITISH INFECTION ASSOCIATION overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "British Infection Association". hub.ukevote.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "BIA Council | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ^ "About BIA | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  6. ^ "About BIA | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ^ "About BIA | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. ^ Read, Robert.C (January 2009). "30 years on; the continuing evolution of our journal and our society". Journal of Infection. 58 (1): 1–2 – via Elsevier.
  9. ^ "BRITISH INFECTION ASSOCIATION overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  10. ^ ESCMID (2024-02-22). ASC 2023: British Infection Association. Retrieved 2024-06-12 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Join | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  12. ^ ESCMID (2024-02-22). ASC 2023: British Infection Association. Retrieved 2024-06-12 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ https://www.britishinfection.org/application/files/1416/2619/0539/BIA_Infection_Services_Standards_Document_FINAL_June_2021.pdf
  14. ^ "Elevate Your Expertise at the Premier FIS Conference for Infection Prevention and Control". 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  15. ^ "Affiliated Societies". www.escmid.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  16. ^ FIS 2024. "Grants and prizes - FIS 2024 - ACC Liverpool". Grants and prizes. Retrieved 2024-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Nabarro, L.E (April 2022). "British Infection Association guidelines for the diagnosis and management of enteric fever in England". Journal of Infection. 84 (4): 469–489.
  18. ^ https://www.britishinfection.org/application/files/2116/4639/2110/Investigation_of_Sepsis_in_Adult_Hospital_Patients.pdf
  19. ^ https://www.journalofinfection.com/
  20. ^ https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/clinical-infection-in-practice

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