The South African Society for Clinical Microbiology

SASCM Masterclass 2018 SASCM survey results 2018

Upcoming Event

Vacancy

• PhD Position at University of Aberdeen

Presentations from the SA SCM Meeting 2017

• Clinical breakpoints
• Media preparation for EUCAST disk diffusion testing
• EUCAST Disk Diffusion Test Methodology

Presentations from the SA SCM Meeting 2016

• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing with EUCAST
• What is new in EUCAST 2016 – 17
• Workshop Summary and Action Items EUCAST Implementation workshop
• EUCAST and automated AST
• Marshagne SASCM meeting May 2016
• SASCM EUCAST Workshop Programme
• Warren EUCAST Expert Rules in AST May2016

Presentations from the SA SCM Meeting 2015

• SASCM Workshop Summary and Action Items
• The South African Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy Framework - Adrian Brink
• Surveillance for AMR, global and local perspective - Olga Perovic
• AMR Surveillance Overview - Chetna Govind
• Antimicrobial Resistance Map - Kim Faure
• The changing landscape of the Notifiable Medical Conditions regulations - Juno Thomas
• Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance - Warren Lowman
• Data Warehouse – Surveillance Support - Sue Candy
• SASCM Laboratory Surveillance - Data Entry
• SASCM Laboratory Surveillance - Private Sector Jan-Dec 2013

Presentations from the SA SCM Meeting May 2014

• Setting up a Diagnostic Molecular Laboratory - C Clay
• Diagnosis of Extra-Pulmonary and Paediatric TB - AW Dreyer
• Microbiology Lab Automation – Challenges and Controversies - C Govind
• New Antibacterial Agents - MRB Maloba
• HPV Vaccine - L Marcus
• CLSI vs. EUCASR for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing - O Perovic
• Hospital Outbreak Investigations - J Thomas

Up-To-Date Workshop for Registrars

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NHLS Surveillance Reports 2012 - 2013

• SASCM-NHLS Surveillance Report 2013
• SASCM-NHLS Surveillance Report 2012

NHLS Surveillance Reports 2012 - 2013

• SASCM Laboratory Surveillance: Jul - Dec 2012
• Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing in 2013
• Laboratory Testing for Carbapenems Resistant Enterobacteriacae (CRE)
• About EUCAST
• WHONET and Laboratory Based Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
• Challenges and Recent Developments in the Diagnosis of Clostridium Difficile
• Report on SASCM meeting March 2013

Archives

Documents from the SASCM AGM September 2012

• MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING held on 28 September 2012 in Cape Town
• FSASP will hold their 2012 congress from 27 - 30 September 2012 in Cape Town
• Minutes of AMG, 4 September 2010

Presentations from Surveillance meeting 5 March 2011

• Surveillance for glyco-peptide resistant enterococci
• Colistin antibiotic susceptibility testing
• Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae
• Press Release for World Health Day