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We are known for our medical detective work, which helps us address current threats and prepare for the future.</p></div> <div class="mt-4"> <a href="/value-of-id/who-we-are/" target="_self" class="cta-link">How we make an impact<i class="icon icon-arrow"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="block block-6 d-flex flex-column cont-block" style="padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0 !important; "> <header class="container pt-4 text-center" id="block-33896" > <h2 class="heading-1 mb-0">Our Priorities</h2> </header> <div class="container idsaContainerBlock typeIconBlock MatchHeightParent" > <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-lg-4 pb-4 MatchHeightChild"> <a class="flex-column my-2 lnk IconBlock icon-block-wrapper" href="/value-of-id/our-priorities/#block-33982" target=""> <div class="flex-column my-2 " style="text-align: center;"> <div class="IconBlockImage"> <img src="/globalassets/collaborate.png" class="figure-img img-fluid"> </div> <div class="IconBlockText IconBlockText-vcenter"> <div> <h2>A Strong, Dynamic Infectious Diseases Workforce</h2> </div> <div class="IconBlockSummary"><p>ID professionals are needed now more than ever to tackle the many medical mysteries of our rapidly changing world. <br /><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>More</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div class="col-12 col-lg-4 pb-4 MatchHeightChild"> <a class="flex-column my-2 lnk IconBlock icon-block-wrapper" href="/value-of-id/our-priorities/" target=""> <div class="flex-column my-2 " style="text-align: center;"> <div class="IconBlockImage"> <img src="/globalassets/antibiotics.png" class="figure-img img-fluid"> </div> <div class="IconBlockText IconBlockText-vcenter"> <div> <h2>Addressing Antimicrobrial Resistance</h2> </div> <div class="IconBlockSummary"><p>Many common drugs are losing their effectiveness, a circumstance commonly known as antimicrobial resistance. <br /><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>More</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div class="col-12 col-lg-4 pb-4 MatchHeightChild"> <a class="flex-column my-2 lnk IconBlock icon-block-wrapper" href="/value-of-id/our-priorities/" target=""> <div class="flex-column my-2 " style="text-align: center;"> <div class="IconBlockImage"> <img src="/globalassets/guidelines.png" class="figure-img img-fluid"> </div> <div class="IconBlockText IconBlockText-vcenter"> <div> <h2>National Leadership on ID Clinical Guidelines</h2> </div> <div class="IconBlockSummary"><p>We inform medical professionals’ and patients’ decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. <br /><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>More</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-4"> <div class="MediaWithTextBlock mt-4" id="Our-Response-to-COVID-19"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 pb-4 align-self-center order-lg-2 mb-3"> <img src="/contentassets/85b774ae8675432f95ed68af4cf2dd33/americas-link-back-to-everyday-life.jpg" style="width: 100%" /> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 pb-4 align-self-center mb-3"> <div class="pr-lg-5 text-right "> <h2 class="underline">Our Response to COVID-19</h2> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"><a href="/globalassets/value-of-id/our-response-to-covid-19/final-covid-action-brief-9.26.22.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><i>Infectious Diseases Experts: America’s Link Back to Everyday Life</i></strong></a>, a joint collaborative effort between IDSA and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, chronicles infectious diseases professionals’ experiences mobilizing quickly and working doggedly<i> </i>to mitigate the virus’s spread, save lives, provide essential public information and strengthen the public health infrastructure.</p></div> <div class="mt-4"> <a href="/value-of-id/covid-19-response/" target="_self" class="cta-link">More on our response<i class="icon icon-arrow"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <!-- Jumbotron Block --> <style> #block-33892{ background-image: url("/contentassets/e0a649e428ca44b3858b42b66aeb94c7/how_do.png?width=1920&format=webp&rxy=0.5%2c0.5&rmode=crop"); background-position:center; } </style> <div class="JumbotronBlock bg-size-cover mb-4 " id="block-33892"> <a class="block block-1 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center block-inverse " target="" data-ga="" href="/value-of-id/id-in-action/"> <div class="container d-flex flex-column align-items-center JumbotronBlockContainer"> <div class="mt-auto"> <div class="JumbotronBlockBody"> <header> <div class="text-center" style="margin-bottom: 5px"></div> <h1 class="text-center" style="color:;"></h1> </header> <div class="text-center"> <p> </p> <p><img src="/contentassets/e0a649e428ca44b3858b42b66aeb94c7/hospital.png" alt="" /></p> <h2>How Do ID Experts Improve Health Care?</h2> <p>Infectious diseases present some of the toughest challenges in health care. 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