News: APUA Highlights



APUA Highlights include APUA-generated press releases, organizational news and announcements, articles featuring APUA staff, and short program reports. The free publication is sent out monthly via email to all subscribers. Subscribe to APUA Highlights

1/11/12: APUA January Highlights

  • New U.S. FDA Cephalosporin Restriction and APUA Response
  • European Commission and European Pharma Industry Reveal Plans to Accelerate New Antibiotic R&D
  • Global Health Council Article Features APUA African Field Work
  • APUA Kenya Update
  • "Enhancing Infection Control with Antibiotic Stewardship" APUA Newsletter Available Online


10/27/2011: APUA October Highlights

  • GAIN Act Introduced in U.S. Senate
  • APUA to Partner on CDC HAI Research
  • APUA Poster and Petition at IDSA Meeting
  • APUA Article "Food Animals and Antimicrobials" in Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • APUA Named a National Strategic Partner for CDC's "Get Smart About Antibiotics" Week
  • Transatlantic Report on Strategies for Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
  • 30th Anniversary and Leadership Awards Posted on APUA Website

7/7/2011: APUA July Highlights

  • APUA Authors Microbe Article about Antimicrobials in Food Animals
  • APUA Presents at 38th Global Health Council
  • APUA Joins FDA Petition for Ban on Cephalosporins in Food Animals
  • New Expert Postings on APUA Blog "Superbugs and Drugs"
  • APUA Announces 2011 Leadership Awardee: ESCMID
  • APUA Condolences to the Friends and Family of Dr. James Rahal


5/6/2011: APUA April & May Highlights

  • APUA Comments on U.S. NARMS Strategic Plan 2011-2015
  • APUA President Receives International Society of Chemotherapy Award
  • Upcoming APUA Newsletter to Focus on Antibiotic Stewardship
  • APUA at IDSA Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C.
  • Report from the Field: APUA-Bangladesh
  • Last Call for Leadership Award Nominations! Due May 15th


4/1/2011: APUA March Highlights

  • APUA Partners with WHO for World Health Day 2011
  • APUA's White Paper on Triclosan Available Online                                                                                                  
  • APUA Investigates Comparative Effectiveness in Hand Hygiene Practice
  • APUA Welcomes Ghana as a New Chapter
  • APUA Co-Sponsors XV Congreso Panamericano de Infectologia, April 9th
  • APUA to Hold Panel Presentation at Global Health Council Meeting

3/1/2011: APUA February Highlights

  • APUA Now Accepting Nominations for the 2011 Leadership Award
  • APUA Takes Action in The Debate on Triclosan
  • Comment on APUA's Blog, "Superbugs and Drugs" ® 
  • APUA India  Co-Sponsors an International Training Course in Jaipur
  • APUA's Nepal Chapter Publishes its 7th Newsletter
  • APUA  Corporate Sponsorship Benefits
1/27/2011: APUA January Highlights
  • IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats Workshop Report
  • Boston Globe Interviews Dr. Stuart B. Levy
  • The APUA African Chapter Network & Field Report
  • Dan Rather Reports: Addicted to Antibiotics
  • APUA Presents at Key Stakeholder DC Conference on Food Safety
  • Upcoming International Conference for Improving Use of Medicines
11/15/10: APUA November Highlights
  • APUA features expert postings on its new blog, "Superbugs and Drugs®"
  • Boston Globe Publishes APUA Letter: Alarms Sounded Over NDM-1 in Massachusetts and Persistent MRSA in Maine
  • APUA Suggests the Establishment of Compatible Surveillance Systems as Focus for Transatlantic Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR)
  • APUA Partners with CDC's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week: November 15-21, 2010


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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