PACCARB Seeking Nominations

June 14, 2017 — 

The Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Advisory Council) provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies intended to support and evaluate the implementation of U.S. government activities related to combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The membership consists of 15 voting members, including the Chair and Vice Chair, and 15 non-voting members: five liaison representative members and ten federal ex-officio members. [Source: US Department of Health and Human Services]

This announcement is to solicit nominations to fill positions that are scheduled to be vacated during the 2017 calendar year in the non-voting liaison representative member category for a two-year term. Electronic applications are strongly encouraged.

Individuals from the following sectors are being sought to serve as non-voting liaison representatives: (1) professional organizations representing infectious disease, epidemiology, infection control, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, microbiologists, and veterinarians; (2) public health organizations representing laboratories, health officials, epidemiologists (state/territorial, county, or local); (3) organizations advocating for patients and consumers; (4) organizations representing state departments of agriculture; (5) hospitals; (6) foundations with an interest in antibiotic resistance and promoting antibiotic stewardship; (7) pharmaceutical industry - animal and human health; (8) food producers - livestock, poultry, and seafood; (9) in vitro diagnostics; (10) food retailers; (11) food processors; (12) animal feed producers; and (13) farm bio-security.

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NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ET ON JUNE 30, 2017