Society of Antimicrobial Stewardship PractIces (SASPI) in India

 

Aim

To establish the Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices in India

Objectives

1. To share the knowledge about integrated antimicrobial stewardship (IAS) practices in India through conferences, publications, or other educational and research activities. IAS practices include antimicrobial stewardship (ASP), infection prevention stewardship (ISP), and diagnostic stewardship (DSP) in separate or in combination.
2. To promote skills to various healthcare cadres through capacity-building workshops, fellowships, or e-courses and develop tools/mechanisms for enabling IAS practices in own working areas.
3. To promote research and innovations in various health sectors for better health-related outcomes by employing IAS practices along with standard of care.
4. To develop national benchmarks on key indicators of the IAS.
5. To prepare and update regularly guidelines/guidance documents on the same, to establish collaboration with pertinent societies with one-health approach, to work with other societies at national and international levels for attaining the described objectives, and undertake advocacy to central and state Governments of India on issues and plans for achieving targets of IAS.

Mission & Values

The mission is simple i.e. to practice integrated antimicrobial stewardship for a safe and healthy society. We are guided by values imbibed in scientific methods, cultural sensibilities, diversity, and cooperation. One Health approach, which finds reverberations in ‘Vasudeva Kutumbakum’  is our approach for activities. We aim at cooperating and working with diverse groups towards handling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

 

Bylaws

The Board of Directors will be responsible for all activities of the Organization with help of President, Secretary, Joint-secretary, Treasurer, Director, Member, Fellow, Associate Member, and Member-in-Training of society.

Standing committees may be established to discharge necessary governance functions and to conduct permanent, ongoing activities of the Society. Establishment or cessation of a standing committee will require a change in Bylaws and vote of the membership. Each standing committee will include in its membership at least one member of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors will establish and maintain the following standing committees:
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors:
Composition: Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice President, President Elect, Secretary, Joint-Secretary and Treasurer.
Functions: The Executive Committee will be responsible for the management and direction of the Corporation and conduct the affairs of the Corporation during the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors; for assisting the President in the oversight of the administrative infrastructure of the Society; for serving as an advisory body to the President; and for reporting all of its actions to the Board of Directors for review and/or approval.
Director 1 – Leadership Development Committee:
Composition: The Leadership Development Committee shall consist of a chair, vice chair and up to 15 members appointed by the Board of Directors. Members will serve for three years. The terms of the committee members will be staggered so that the appropriate number of new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Leadership Development Committee will be responsible for identifying and cultivating Society ASP leaders; overseeing the process to solicit candidates for elected officer, director positions, committee chair and vice chair positions, and committee members; presenting a candidate to the Board of Directors for approval; and making recommendations to the Board of Directors on the nominations and election process.
Director 2 – Annual Meeting Program Committee:
Composition: The Annual Meeting Program Committee shall consist of the chair, vice chair, past chair and a sufficient number of members with interests and expertise that reflect the diverse scientific, clinical, epidemiologic and other educational needs of the SASPI membership. Members will serve for three years. The terms of committee members will be staggered so that one-third of the committee membership will be replaced each year.
Functions: The Annual Meeting Program Committee will be responsible for planning and implementing the Annual Meeting of the Society; for ongoing review of its effectiveness in terms of meeting the educational needs of the members and educational objectives of the Society; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors for any significant changes it deems necessary to maintain or enhance the quality of the meeting.
Director 3 – Investment Committee:
Composition: The Investment Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Investment Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s financial reserves and investments; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on investment policies and broad financial policies relating to the maintenance of appropriate financial reserves.
Director 4 – Publications Committee:
Composition: The Publications Committee shall consist of a chair and nine members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year. In addition, a member of Board of Directors shall serve on the committee with vote. The Editors of the journals of the Society will serve as non-voting members of the committee.
Functions: The Publications Committee will be responsible for overseeing the publication of the Society’s scientific journals; for reporting to the Board of Directors, at least annually, regarding the editorial and financial status of the journals; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on substantive editorial policy issues and financial matters.
Director 5 – Research Committee:
Composition: The Research Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Research Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s research activities by each member and executives on ASP; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on research policies.
Director 6 – Training Committee:
Composition: The Training Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Training Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s training activities by each center, fellows, member and executives on ASP; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on training policies.
Director 7 – Quality & Ethics Committee:
Composition: The Quality & Ethics Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Quality & Ethics Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s quality and ethical issues; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on its policies.
Director 8 – Practice Guideline Committee:
Composition: The Practice Guideline Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Practice Guideline Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s activities by each executives/members in preparing ASP practice guidelines and dissemination to ground workers; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on its policies.
Director 9 – Public Health Committee:
Composition: The Public Health Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Public Health Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s activities by each member and executives on ASP towards betterment of public health and public participation in a good way; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on its policies.
Director 10 – Nursing Steward Committee:
Composition: The Nursing Steward Committee shall consist of a chair and six members. The chair and members will serve for three years. The terms will be staggered so that two new members will be appointed each year.
Functions: The Nursing Steward Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of Society’s activities by each member and executives on ASP towards making nurses a better ASP steward in each hospital in own area; and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors on its policies.

Chief Operating Officer serves and coordinates with responsibility for managing headquarters, implementing policy decisions made by the Board of Directors, and executing the programs of the society.

Bylaws can be found here.

Staff & Contact us

Administrators can be contacted here.

Communicating Email: info@saspi.in