SSAC Scandinavian Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Bank details - see below.

"Antibiotic resistant Staphylococci a threat to health and budget!"
A joint Nordic effort needed to combat resistant staphylococci is needed: SSAC PRESS RELEASE 2005-06-02 and Final report of the SSAC working party.

Links to Scandinavian programs against multiresistant bacteria:
Denmark, Finland , Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
The first report from the SSAC working party on MRSA.

Research grants from SSACs foundation (direct link or link to Svenska Läkaresällskapet)
- deadline is normally early February each year. Use "SSAC" as keyword.
The system asks for Personnummer  - enter YEAR, MONTH and DATE of birth.

The Nordic Society for Medical Mycology (NSMM) - visit their website and register.

The Scandinavian Network of Infectious Diseases (SNID) homepage - visit their website and register.

The EUCAST website - follow the ongoing harmonisation of breakpoints for antimicrobials in Europe.

ESCMID and ESCMID online newsletters.

International Society of Chemotherapy website.
SSAC is a member of the International Society Chemotherapy. This allows SSAC members reduced fees at ISC meetings, reduced subscription fees for IJAA and other benefits.

• 25th Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 18-21, 2008.

• 24th SSAC meeting in Tampere, Finland (Sept 6 - 9, 2007)

• 23rd SSAC meeting in Uppsala, Sweden (Oct 26 - 29, 2006)

• 22nd SSAC meeting i Reykjavik. August, 2005 (see the pictures!).
  -see Bengt Gårdlunds presentation (Controversies in the treatemnt of sepsis)
  - report from the AGM

• 21st SSAC meeting in Oslo, September 3 - 5, 2004. 
  See the pictures from Karl Kristinsson

• The 20th SSAC meeting in Odense, Oct 24-26, 2003 - Pictures!

• The 19th SSAC meeting in Turku Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2002 - see program and pictures.

• See the pictures and program from the 18th SSAC meeting in Malmö/Lund, Sweden. Material from the Minicourse on Pharmacodynamics!

• See the pictures and program from the 17th SSAC meeting in Bergen, Norway

• See the pictures from the 16th SSAC meeting, Iceland, August 19-21, 1999

Membership dues:
Yearly - 100 DKR (12 Euro)
Lifetime membership - 1000 DKR (120 Euro)
Youth membership 6 years: 500 DKR (60 Euro)

Accounts for membership dues:  
Danish and Icelandic members: Sparekassen Kronjylland, Skejby Sygehus, 8200  Aarhus N, Denmark. SWIFT-CODE: KRONDK22 and IBAN-CODE: DK5293620002229102.
Norwegian members: Postbanken 0531 4668083.
Finnish bank account: Nordea 159030-137420 (IBAN: FI44 1590 3000 1374 20 (SWIFT code: NDEAFIHH) (for members from Finland).
Swedish members: PostGiro account: 615544-4.