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Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
PredecessorThe Canadian Association of Medical Microbiology (CAMM) and the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS)[1]
Founded2004
TypeNon-profit professional association
FocusMedical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Location
Area served
Canada
Key people
Daniel B. Gregson (President)
Websiteammi.ca

The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI Canada) is a Canadian national medical specialty association composed of specialists in infectious diseases and medical microbiology, clinical microbiologists and researchers specializing in preventing, diagnosing, and treating infections. The association is a national specialty society recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.[3] The association promotes the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human infectious diseases through our involvement in education, research, clinical practice and patient advocacy. Position papers[4] and guidelines[5][6][7] in support of this mission are published in the Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology[8] (an open access journal) and or posted on the organization's website.[9] The annual meeting of the association occurs in the spring at which members present information of mutual interest.

The association collaborates with the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases in raising money to support infectious diseases research in support of its mission.

History

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AMMI Canada was formed in 2004 with the merge between the Canadian Association of Medical Microbiology (CAMM) and the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS). CAMM was incorporated under the Companies Act in 1961 under the name of the Canadian Association of Medical Bacteriologists, while CIDS was formed in 1977.[10] The organizations formed in recognition of the similar "activities, interests, and goals for infectious diseases and medical microbiology specialists."[10]

Governance

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AMMI Canada's vision is: "Fewer infections. Fewer outbreaks. Healthy Canadians" and its mission is to "advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections."[2] AMMI Canada's strategic planning goals and initiatives are defined in five areas. They are: antimicrobial stewardship and resistance, infection prevention and control, education and knowledge translation, advocacy, human health resources planning, and research.[2]

AMMI Canada is governed by a Council composed of thirteen members: the President, President-Elect, Past President, Treasurer, Secretary, Medical Microbiology Section Chair, Infectious Disease Section Chair, and six Members of Council.[11] The Council also has three ex-officio members.

Education

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AMMI Canada's principal event is the AMMI Canada-CACMID Annual Conference, jointly hosted with the Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID).[12][13] The conference typically takes place in April, and has been hosted in cities such as Victoria, BC (2014), Québec City, QC (2013), Vancouver, BC (2012), and Montréal, QC (2011).[14] In 2015, it will be held in Charlottetown, PEI.[13]

The AMMI Canada-CACMID Annual Conference is host to the awards and student awards presentations, where AMMI Canada's Distinguished Service Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Honourary Membership, and Residency Fellowships are presented.[15] The Annual Conference is also where other organizations, such as CACMID,[16] the Canadian College of Microbiologists,[17] and the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases[18] present their awards.

Attendees of the Annual Conference can also obtain Continuing Education Credits.[19]

In addition to the organization's joint conference, AMMI Canada also collaborates with the Canadian Paediatric Society for co-developed learning opportunities at the 2014 Canadian Immunization Conference.[20]

Awards

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AMMI Canada presents its own merit and poster awards at the AMMI Canada - CACMID Annual Conference. In 2015, AMMI Canada presented the following awards:

  • AMMI Canada - Astellas Post Residency Fellowship
  • AMMI Canada Distinguished Service Award
  • AMMI Canada Lifetime Achievement Award
  • AMMI Canada Poster Award

Other associations and organizations, including the Canadian College of Microbiologists,[21] the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases, the Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology,[22] and the Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) also present their awards at the conference.

Advocacy

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AMMI Canada supports worldwide initiatives advocating for the better treatment of infectious diseases, such as World AIDS Day,[23] World TB Day,[24] and also issues press releases and position statements on other Canadian issues.

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance

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Antimicrobial stewardship and resistance is listed as one of the organization's strategic goals and initiatives.[2] To achieve this, AMMI Canada has an Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance Committee, which spearheads the organizations' activities. The principcal investigors, Dr. Lynora Saxinger, Committee Chair, Dr. Jennifer and Dr. David Patrick, developed the report "Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Utilization in Canada" prepared for the National Collaborating Society for Infectious Diseases (NCCID).[25] The report "summarizes the results of a 2012-2013 NCCID-sponsored project that assesses the current status of surveillance of antibiotic or antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Canada, and to provide recommendations to advance Canadian surveillance."[26]

AMMI Canada is a member of the Communications and Education Task Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (CETAR), a group chaired by the NCCID.[27] AMMI Canada is a campaign partner of Antibiotic Awareness, a group of health organizations united to combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.[28][29] One of Antibiotic Awareness' major contributions is Antiobiotic Awareness Week, an event in which AMMI Canada also participates as a campaign partner.[29]

AMMI Canada is a partner of Choosing Wisely Canada, "a campaign to help physicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures, and to help physicians and patients make smart and effective choices to ensure high-quality care."[30]

Infection Prevention and Control

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AMMI Canada advocates for the goal "to reduce the impact of healthcare-associated infections through infection prevention and control."[2] To this end, AMMI Canada has issued position statements, such as: 2012 endorsing the mandatory influenza immunization of healthcare workers in 2012[31] and endorsing Bill C-11, An Act to Promote Safety and Security with respect to Human Pathogens and Toxins in 2009.[32]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

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In August 2014, AMMI Canada partnered with the Canadian Critical Care Society and the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians to release an Ebola clinical care guideline.[33][34] In October 2014, the Association released a statement on Lyme disease.[35]

Infectious Disease Surveillance

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AMMI Canada actively participates in the Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program (CNISP), a collaborative effort between the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee (CHEC), an AMMI Canada subcommittee, and the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (CCDIC) of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).[36] Founded in 1994, with 54 sentinel hospitals participating across 10 provinces, CNISP is a national monitoring system for healthcare-associated infections in Canadian healthcare facilities.

In 2012, AMMI Canada warned against the budget cuts facing CNISP.[37]

References

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  1. ^ Joffe, A. Mark. "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). AMMI Canada. p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About AMMI Canada". AMMI Canada. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ "National Specialty Societies". Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ Bow, EJ; Evans, G; Fuller, J; Laverdière, M; Rotstein, C; Rennie, R; Shafran, SD; Sheppard, D; Carle, S; Phillips, P; Vinh, DC (Winter 2010). "Canadian clinical practice guidelines for invasive candidiasis in adults". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 21 (4): e122–50. PMC 3009581. PMID 22132006.
  5. ^ Bryce, E; Embree, J; Evans, G; Johnston, L; Katz, K; McGeer, A; Moore, D; Roth, V; Simor, A; Suh, K; Vearncombe, M (Winter 2012). "AMMI Canada position paper: 2012 Mandatory influenza immunization of health care workers". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 23 (4): e93–5. PMID 24294284.
  6. ^ Aoki, FY; Allen, UD; Stiver, HG; Evans, GA (Winter 2012). "The use of antiviral drugs for influenza: Guidance for practitioners 2012/2013". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 23 (4): e79–92. PMC 3597404. PMID 24294283.
  7. ^ Chow, AW; Evans, GA; Nathens, AB; Ball, CG; Hansen, G; Harding, GK; Kirkpatrick, AW; Weiss, K; Zhanel, GG (Spring 2010). "Canadian practice guidelines for surgical intra-abdominal infections". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 21 (1): 11–37. PMC 2852280. PMID 21358883. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |display-authors=9 (help)
  8. ^ Kalina, RB; Guerzoni, P; Cavalieri, C; Moretti, M; Marchioni, CF (Fall 2010). "A new publishing model for The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 21 (3): 109. PMC 2951797. PMID 21886645.
  9. ^ "Guidelines". AMMI Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b Nicolle, Lindsay E. (Sep–Oct 2002). "A New Society". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 13 (5): 280. PMC 2094887. PMID 18159401.
  11. ^ "Council". AMMI Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  12. ^ "CACMID – AMMI Canada 2015 Annual Conference (Charlottetown)". Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference 2015". AMMI Canada. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Research Conferences". ProvLab Alberta. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Grants and Awards". AMMI Canada. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Award Winners". CACMID. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Student Awards Archive 1998-Present". Canadian College of Microbiologists. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  18. ^ "CFID Undergraduate Summer Research Awards". Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Continuing Education Credits". Canadian College of Microbiolgists. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  20. ^ "Co-Developed Learning Opportunities". Canadian Immunization Conference. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Awards". Canadian College of Microbiolgists. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Pulsus CJID&MM News". 26 (3). Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. May/June 2015: 129. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  23. ^ "World AIDS Day: 25 Years of 'Getting to Zero'" (PDF). AMMI Canada. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 16 (help)
  24. ^ "Injection of Hope Required as Lethal TB Strains Enter North America" (PDF). AMMI Canada. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  25. ^ "Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Utilization in Canada" (PDF). National Collaborating Society for Infectious Diseases. June 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  26. ^ "Publications: Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Utilization in Canada". National Collaborating Society for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  27. ^ "Antimicrobial Resistance". National Collaborating Society for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  28. ^ "Antibiotic Awareness in Canada". Antibiotic Awareness. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  29. ^ a b "Campaign Partners". Antibiotic Awareness. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  30. ^ "Partners". Choosing Wisely Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  31. ^ "Mandatory Influenza Immunization of Healthcare Workers" (PDF). AMMI Canada. 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  32. ^ "Bill C-11 An Act to promote safety and security with respect to human pathogens and toxins" (PDF). AMMI Canada. April 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  33. ^ "Ebola Clinical Care Guidelines: A guide for clinicians" (PDF). Canadian Critical Care Society. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  34. ^ Kirkey, Sharon (1 October 2014). "Despite exceedingly low threat to Canadians, Ebola triggers sense of panic". Canada.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  35. ^ "'Chronic Lyme disease' Advocacy: First, do no Harm" (PDF). AMMI Canada. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  36. ^ "The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program". Public Health Agency of Canada. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  37. ^ "Canada is in danger of losing its ability to monitor hospital-acquired infections" (PDF). AMMI Canada. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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