British Infection Association

The British Infection Association (BIA) is a professional association in the United Kingdom that supports professionals within 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

The BIA was formed from a merger in November 2009 between the Association of Medical Microbiologists 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).[5][6] The BIA was registered under its new name with the Registrar of Companies for Scotland on 12 November 2010.[7]

Organisation and Aims

The organisation has upwards of 1500 members.[8] 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.[9]

BIA represents infection professional specialists at a high level in the UK through collaboration with the Royal Colleges and work with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency and other government bodies.[10][11] It provides multiple educational opportunities each year. They host their own events, are a hosting society of the Federation of Infection Societies Conference,[12] and are an affiliated society of ESCMID Research.[13] Travel grants are awarded on an annual basis, with a focus on infection specialists in the early stages of their careers.[14] The association has produced multiple guidelines and infection quick reference guides to assist infection specialists and others in their practice.[15][16] BIA publishes two journals, the Journal of Infection and Clinical Infection in Practice.[17][18]

Council

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

References

  1. ↑ "News". www.sth.nhs.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "BRITISH INFECTION ASSOCIATION overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "British Infection Association". hub.ukevote.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "BIA Council | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "About BIA | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Read, Robert C.; Friedland, Jon S. (January 2009). "30 years on; the continuing evolution of our journal and our society". Journal of Infection. 58 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2008.12.011.
  7. ↑ "BRITISH INFECTION ASSOCIATION overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ↑ ESCMID (22 February 2024). ASC 2023: British Infection Association. Retrieved 12 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Join | British Infection Association (BIA)". www.britishinfection.org. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  10. ↑ ESCMID (22 February 2024). ASC 2023: British Infection Association. Retrieved 12 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Best Practice Standards for the delivery of NHS Infection Services in the United Kingdom" (PDF). British Infection Association. 2 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Elevate Your Expertise at the Premier FIS Conference for Infection Prevention and Control". 20 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Affiliated Societies". www.escmid.org. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ↑ FIS 2024. "Grants and prizes - FIS 2024 - ACC Liverpool". Grants and prizes. Retrieved 12 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Nabarro, L.E.; McCann, N.; Herdman, M.T.; Dugan, C.; Ladhani, S.; Patel, D.; Morris-Jones, S.; Balasegaram, S.; Heyderman, R.S.; Brown, M.; Parry, C.M.; Godbole, G. (April 2022). "British Infection Association guidelines for the diagnosis and management of enteric fever in England". Journal of Infection. 84 (4): 469–489. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2022.01.014. PMID 35038438.
  16. ↑ "BIA Infection Quick Reference Guide: Investigation of Sepsis in Adult Hospital Patients" (PDF). British Infection Association. 2021.
  17. ↑ "Journal of Infection". British Infection Association – via Elsevier Inc.
  18. ↑ "Clinical Infection in Practice". British Infection Association – via Elsevier.
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