IJAA Editor-in-Chief
Following Professor Alasdair Geddes’ retirement after 10 years in the post, Professor Jean-Marc Rolain (Aix Marseille Université and Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France) has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (IJAA).
October 29th-2015
Honorary and Meritorious Membership
Honorary Membership is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to chemotherapy. Meritorious Membership is awarded to individual who have extraordinarily contributed to and supported the aims of the ISC. The 2015 awards were presented during the 29th ICC in San Diego.
October 29th-2015
ISC Executive Committee Members
The ISC are delighted to announce the new Executive Committee Members who were elected during the 29th International Congress of Chemotherapy and who will serve for the next four years. ISC Executive Committee members play an active role in promoting the aims of the ISC, especially in their area of the world and in their area of expertise.
October 28th-2015
2015 Young Investigator Travel Grants
The 2015 awardees were recognised during the 29th ICC in San Diego and they are:
October 28th-2015
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 has been awarded jointly to Satoshi Ōmura, William C. Campbell and Youyou Tu for thier discoveries concerning novel therapy against roundworm parasites and Malaria.
October 6th-2015
Antibiotic Awareness Week
Be part of the first Antibiotic Awareness Week by participating in the Western Pacific Regional Campaign 16-22 November 2015.
September 14th-2015
ICC/ICAAC 2015
Not long now until ICC/ICAAC, we are looking forward to seeing our ISC friends and colleagues 17-21 September in San Diego. Download your Meeting App today and plan your trip using the Online Programme Planner...
August 31st-2015
SEEC 2015
Submit your abstract now for the 6th Southeast European Conference on Chemotherapy and Infection, deadline 15th September. This years annual conference focuses on the treatment of Infection and Cancer by the performance of the appropriate Antimicrobial and Anticancer Chemotherapy, in south-eastern Europe...
August 31st-2015
Endoscope Reprocessing Survey
On behalf of the ISC Infection Prevention and Control Working Group, we invite you to complete our Endoscope Reprocessing Survey...
August 19th-2015
Global Hand Sanitising Relay
The WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety at the University of Geneva Hospitals is promoting a GLOBAL HAND SANITISING RELAY. Deadline to get involved is 10th September...
August 12th-2015
Discounted Registration Deadline!
Last chance to register for ICC/ICAAC at the reduced rate. Register by 6th August to receive the early bird discount.
July 16th-2015
Carlos J Finlay Award
Nominations are envited for this years Carlos J Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology. This Award is organised by UNESCO and the Government of Cuba.
July 15th-2015
European Conference on Bloodstream Infections
The 6th European Conference on Bloodstream Infections has just taken place 6-June June 2015, Vravrona, Greece
June 10th-2015
ICPIC 2015
3rd International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control, Geneva from 16 to 19 June 2015.
June 10th-2015
WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework
As announced by Professor Pittet, and as part of a year of activities in support of SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May and ten years of the WHO Clean Care is Safer Care program, the 2nd WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework Global Survey starts on 1st June 2015.
June 10th-2015
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Transplantation Survey
On behalf of Lillian Abbo and Susan Seo, ISC Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group Members, we invite you to participate in a short survey to determine the extent to which Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP’s) exist, are being planned, how they are structured and which activities are performed in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant centers.
June 10th-2015
1st Publication of the ISC's Infection Prevention and Control Working Group
Preparedness of institutions around the world for managing patients with Ebola virus disease: an infection control readiness checklist
June 10th-2015
WHO Global Survey
The 2nd WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework Global Survey starts on 1st June 2015
June 3rd-2015
HUMA Awardee
We are delighted to announce that Professor Alasdair Geddes will receive the International Society of Chemotherapy’s (ISC) highest and most prestigious award, the Hamao Umezawa Memorial Award (HUMA) at the ICC – ICAAC in 2015. The award, bestowed by the Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation of Japan in honour of the late Professor Umezawa, is given for outstanding contributions in the field of chemotherapy.
April 22nd-2015
Announcements
It is with the greatest of sadness that we announce the passing of two esteemed colleagues, William Alexander Craig and Ethan Rubinstein. Our deepest condolences to ...
April 1st-2015
