The South African Society for Clinical Microbiology

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT SASCM MEMBERS

The tenure of the current EXCO lapsed in 2021and a new EXCO was to be elected at the biennial FIDSSA conference. In light of the COVID pandemic and subsequent cancellation of the FIDSSA conference the SASCM EXCO has taken a decision to extend the tenure of the current EXCO until the next AGM, which is due to be held in November 2022 at the FIDSSA conference in Durban. Nominations for the SASCM EXCO positions will be required and a request for nominations with details pertaining to the nomination process will be sent out in the second half of the year.

 

SASCM EXCO

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Click here to download the Flyer.

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