Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) position papers

The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) is an organization, comprised mainly of Pharm D.s in academia, industry, and hospital practice, whose professional orientation is in the area of infectious disease pharmacotherapy. SIDP membership has deemed it necessary to produce position statements on issues of concern to the infectious disease community. This article is an overview of SIDP, along with a description of their guidelines for position statement development. The value of any organization's position statement(s) is influenced by a multitude of factors (e.g., author's expertise, accuracy, evidence, opinion, etc.); thus, some degree of scrutiny is advised.