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IDAC membership is offered on a calendar year basis. Membership is available in two categories:
Full Membership is open to any Medical Doctor practicing in California.
Associate Membership is
available to any Physician outside of California, Pharmacists, Ph.D.s, Infection Control Practitioners & Nurses, and Microbiologists. Membership dues are $125 per year. Associate Membership is also available to Fellows in Infectious Disease training programs, at no charge.
Benefits of becoming a member of IDAC:
- Two Annual CME Accredited Symposia
- IDAC Spring Symposium: Emerging Clinical Issues in Infectious Diseases (2 days) Free Registration & Banquet— Consult symposium information for CME hours.
- Fall Symposium: Free Registration— Consult symposium information for CME hours.
- Speakers’ Bureau
Members can participate in the IDAC Speakers’ Bureau, in which outside organizations can book speakers as a CME activity.
- Medicare Reimbursement Assistance
IDAC can assist members in resolving Medicare Reimbursement issues.
- IDAC E-mail Network
IDAC utilizes its e-mail network for emerging disease surveillance, public policy alerts, and exchange of information among members.
- IDAC Web Site—www.idac.org
IDAC operates a web site to list symposia programs and links to other Infectious Disease web sites. Members are offered free web page hosting or links to their own web sites.
- IDAC Resources
IDAC undertakes various projects to make information available to membership, such as the results of surveys on clinical practices or timely materials on clinical issues. In response to 9/11, IDAC produced and distributed to membership a Bioterrorism Resources CD. It contained up-to-date information on bio terrorism agents, information on hospital preparation and protocols, and power point presentations. IDAC is planning to create a Powerpoint library on various Infectious Disease topics for access by the membership.
- Fellows-in-Training Mentoring Program
IDAC offers a mentoring program for I.D. Fellows-in-Training interested in clinical practice. IDAC membership is offered to I.D. Fellows-In-Training at no charge.
- Membership Directory
- Quarterly Newsletter
IDAC Affiliations
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
IDAC is a regional society of IDSA and is represented in the IDSA State & Regional Society Assembly.
- HIV Medicine Association
IDAC is a regional society of the HIV Medicine Association.
- California Medical Association
IDAC is a recognized subspecialty organization of CMA and participates in the CMA Specialty Delegation, CMA Council on Legislation, and CMA Council on Scientific Affairs. CMA accredits IDAC as a CME Provider. Infectious Disease Association of California
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