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ASM Posts New Documents on the ASM Influenza A (H1N1) Resources Webpage Print E-mail
ASM posted new resource documents on its Influenza A (H1N1) Resources Website in October 2009 to assist clinical microbiologists with swab collection, testing and subtyping for influenza A (H1N1).
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ASM Comments on CMS Proposed Decision Memo for HIV Screening Print E-mail

 ASM submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 9 October 2009 regarding its "Proposed Decision Memo for Screening for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (CAG- 00409N)."

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FDA Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee (AIDAC) Meeting Print E-mail

Susan Sharp, Director of Microbiology for Kaiser Permanente, Portland, Ore., attended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Anti- Infective Drugs Advisory Committee (AIDAC) meeting, which was held in Silver Spring, Md., on 26 October 2009.

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ASM Meets with Interagency Task Force on Select Agents Print E-mail

 

On 12 November, members of the ASM Public and Scientific Affairs Board (PSAB) and its committees on Biomedical Research, Biodefense, Laboratory Practices, and Public Health met with the Interagency Task Force on Select Agents at the ASM.

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ASM Congressional Science Fellowship Placement Print E-mail

Jennifer McPartland, the 2009-2010 ASM Congressional Science Fellow, will be working in the office of Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO).

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