The Professional Development Committee (PDC) is a standing committee of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and is responsible for the design, planning and delivery of events and educational initiatives in keeping with the strategic aims of the society.

Their role is to preserve and enhance the reputation of HIS as a producer of expert-led, and expert-delivered relevant events and educational initiatives and resources.  The activities and initiatives supported by the PDC relate to healthcare-associated infections that will promote the application of best clinical practice, promote patient safety and educate the public.

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The HIS Trainee Committee (TC) is a standing committee of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), responsible for overseeing Trainee membership recruitment and retention, the promotion of HIS activities, and establishing regular communication and engagement with Trainee members throughout the UK and RoI, in keeping with the strategic aims of the society.

The TC represents trainee membership of the Society on all other standing committees of HIS.

Their role is to support, enhance and promote the work of HIS as an organisation that enhances and supports the professional development of all trainees enrolled on an infection specialty training programme.

If you wish to contact your local Regional Representative or are interested in joining the TC, please email membership@his.org.uk

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The Research Committee (RC) is a standing committee of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) whose purpose is to design, plan, deliver and monitor the research strategy, including the management of grants, awards and fellowships in keeping with the strategic aims of the Society.

To preserve and enhance the reputation of HIS as a funder of high quality, robust and relevant research into healthcare-associated infections that will evidence best clinical practice and promote patient safety.

To advise members on all matters related to funding activities of HIS.

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The Guidelines Committee (GC) is a standing committee of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) whose purpose is to make recommendations to HIS Council regarding the preparation and updating of clinical guidelines and guidance produced in accordance to NICE methodology, and in keeping with the strategic aims of the Society.

The Guidelines Committee is responsible for the overall monitoring and review of the working parties who produce guidelines and guidance.

Their role is to preserve and enhance the reputation of HIS as a producer of high quality, robust and relevant guidelines and guidance relating to healthcare-associated infections that will evidence and drive best clinical practice and promote patient safety.

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We are currently recruiting for new members to join the Guidelines Committee, please apply with your expression of interest following this link - Work or volunteer for us

The purpose of the Executive Editorial Board (EEB) is to discuss, progress and develop the operational and strategic plans surrounding the development and publication of The Journal of Hospital Infection (JHI) and Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP), and to ensure that these complement the aims and objectives of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS).

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The EEB is joined by representatives from our publisher, Elsevier, for all Board meetings. 

In 2021 we formed an Equality Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Focus Group (a sub group of HIS Council) to develop the Healthcare Infection Society’s ED&I strategy – as our ED&I strategy develops information will be updated on the HIS website. 

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The New Consultants’ Working Group is a group of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), commissioned initially for a 12 month period, whose purpose is to identify ways in which the membership and activities of HIS could support new infection consultants working in their roles.

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The purpose of the Finance Committee (FC) is to provide oversight and advice to HIS Council on the financial management, planning, performance and risk to the Society in the fulfilment of its strategic aims.

The FC objective is to safeguard Society assets, to maintain financial sustainability and funding, and to ensure compliance within statutory regulation.

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The Higher Awards Committee (HAC) is a standing committee of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and is responsible for encouraging and considering nominations for the Society’s awards in keeping with the strategic aims of HIS. In this context, its role is to support the Society’s goal of recognising and encouraging outstanding contributions to the field of IPC and/or the Society.

The awards portfolio, considered by the HAC, aims to encourage, recognise, support, and promote the application of best practice in the management of healthcare-associated infections, advocation of patient safety and education of the public via their own practice or by supporting the activities of the Society.

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