British Infection Association

[1] Registered in the UK,[2] the Association is governed by an elected board of Principle Officers,[3] made up of President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary, Treasurer and Meeting Secretary supported by a wider elected council.

[4] BIA serves to support professionals to improve, diagnose, manage and prevent infection through education, advocacy and research and has grown to become a leading authority in the field.

[5] The BIA was formed from a merger in November 2009[6] between the Association of Medical Microbiologists.

[10] Full members of the association include consultants, associate specialists and senior academics, but membership options are offered for those in training and non-medically qualified healthcare workers with an interest in infection.

[11] BIA represents infection professional specialists at a high level in the UK through[12] collaboration with the Royal Colleges and work with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency and other government bodies.