Membership of HISI The
Society consists of Life, Honorary and Patron members. A member is one who will
at all times attempt to further the cause of the society, pay the dues regularly
and will attempt to attend the meetings whenever called for. Admission
and Qualifications Active
membership is open to individual Microbiologists, Clinicians and Administrators
also trainees who are actively involved in the field of Hospital Infections and
their Control. Postgraduate qualification in the field or training for post graduate
qualification is essential. In exceptional circumstances membership can be offered
to others working in the field of Hospital Infections.
Honorary members are
special invitees as decided by the Executive Council without subscription.
Patron membership is offered to commercial and other organisations that wish to
further the cause of control of Hospital Infection. National
Conferences of the Hospital Infection Society India The Society has held 9 national conferences in the past: Mumbai (1992), Bangalore (1993), Ahmedabad (1995) and Indore (1997), Delhi (1998), Jaipur (2000), Vellore (2003), Hyderabad (2005) and Chandigarh (2007).
The
primary objective of these conferences has been to provide an educational forum
for microbiologists, administrators, clinicians and other health care professionals
involved in the practice of control of infection in the hospital. It is one forum
where each discipline learns from the other towards an integrated approach to
the problems resulting in better and effective decision making. To this end several
of the topics are directly related to practical experience like education in hospital
infection control cost effective strategies, investigation and control of outbreaks
and infection control in special care units. New and emerging infections, antibiotic
policies and control of antibiotic resistance also play an important part in the
meeting. Setting up of a quality
sterile department has been emphasized and the society has contributed by publishing
a handbook on guidelines for the same. This has filled a long standing need in
the Indian hospital scenario. Membership
of International Federation of Infection Control
- Hospital
Infection Society-India is a member of the International Federation of Infection
Control, a federation of 56 Infection Control Societies over the globe.
- Dr.
Geeta Mehta was elected on the Board of Directors of International Federation
of Infection Control and served as Director from 1999-2003.
For membership contact Hony. Secretary Dr Raman Sardana
(ramansardana@hotmail.com, ramansardana@apollohospitals.com)
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