History
The Society was created
officially in 1991, but found its roots in informal and formal meetings
among Belgian microbiologists, clinicians and other health professionals
interested and active in infectious diseases and anti-infective therapy.
Belgium has always been a place where infectious diseases has been taught
and anti-infective therapy exercised to very high scientific standards,
as withnessed by the quality of Belgian participations to international
meetings and by the orgnization of many national courses, seminars and
educational meetings. The society was launched to consolidate at
a national level the many individual activities undertaken its founding
membres in Belgium in these areas.
Over the years, the Society
has organized several meetings and symposia which are described in the
section "Past Meetings".
Presidents:
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1993-1996: Prof. J.-P. Thys
(Division of Infectious Diseases, Erasme Hospital, Université
libre de Bruxelles, Brussels)
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1996-1999: Prof. L. Verbist
(Laboratory of MIcrobiology, Academic Hospital St Rafaël, Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Louvain)
- 1999-2002: Prof. W. Peetermans
(Division of Infectious Diseases, Academic Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Louvain)
Secretaries:
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1994-1996: Prof. S. Lauwers
(Laboratory of Microbiology, Academic Hospital VUB, Vrije Universiteit
Brussel, Brussels)
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1996-1998: Prof. G. Verschraegen
(Laboratory of microbiology, Academic Hopital Ghent, Universiteit Gent,
Ghent)
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1998-2000: Prof. G. Verschraegen
(Laboratory of microbiology, Academic Hopital Ghent, Universiteit Gent,
Ghent)
Treasurer:
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1993-1996: Prof. F. Zech (Division
of Internal Medicine, Academic Hospital St Luc, Université Catholique
de Louvain, Brussels)
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1996-1999: Dr Y. Valcke (Division
of Pneumology,
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares, St Niklaas)
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1996-1999: Dr Y. Valcke (Division
of Pneumology,
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares, St Niklaas)
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