Time is running out to complete the IDSA 2019 ID Physician Compensation Survey, a survey created by members for members, and be entered for a chance to win one of two $250 Amazon gift cards. 

In a welcome sign, work RVUs for the codes in the new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule have been increased, indicating that CMS is beginning to understand the value of the complex, often time-consuming cognitive care that ID physicians provide to their patients.

IDSA, HIVMA, SHEA and PIDS released a statement in response to testimony by a U.S. Customs and Border Control official that immigrant children may be separated from their parents based on a parent’s HIV status.

If you are an Emerging Infections Network member, we would like to know if you are still receiving the EIN email messages.

The DISARM Act, federal legislation to combat antimicrobial resistance by promoting research and development of new antibiotics, requiring hospitals to establish stewardship programs, and reporting antibiotic use and resistance data to CDC was introduced in the House of Representatives late last month.

IDSA clinical care members specializing in adult ID will soon be receiving a survey to help us better gauge the current state of safety and quality measurement.

The IDWeek Mentorship Program Committee is recruiting new volunteers. The IDWeek Mentorship Program was developed to provide a platform for more ID mentorship opportunities.

Encourage your Senators to support the recently introduced Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act.

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has announced new appointments to its governance structure, including new Specialty Board and Exam Committee members.

The Senate passed a bipartisan budget deal Aug. 1 that would increase overall spending levels for federal programs. Help us advocate for full funding of ID and HIV programs.

The United Network for Organ Sharing’s Organ Procurement and Transplant Network has opened its public comment period for the following proposals.

Contagion Live spoke with incoming vice-chair of IDSA’s Global Health Committee Krutika Kuppalli, MD, about the North Kivu Province Ebola outbreak and what makes it distinct from the West African outbreak, as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo hits its one-year mark.