About SPICE

There is a global need for sustainable solutions in infectious disease care: from infection prevention (IPC) to infectious diseases management and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). SPICE aims to match low-resource hospitals with highly skilled experts, to co-develop and implement projects that aim at improving infectious disease care systems. We encourage local capacity building to ensure a lasting impact and sustainability. 

What is SPICE?

SPICE consists of a database of international experts with experience in IPC, infectious disease management and antimicrobial stewardship. Experts can be medical specialists, but also social, behavioral or implementation scientists. Hospital teams can submit a request for expertise through the SPICE platform, after which they are matched with an available expert who will coach them through the development, implementation and evaluation stages of their facility-based intervention. Across all SPICE projects, we focus on offering implementation support & encouraging local capacity sharing.
SPICE is governed by a Radboud Steering Committee, and receives technical and strategic advice from an external Advisory Board consisting of distinguished members in the infectious disease community. 

How it works

The SPICE programme is governed by a Steering Committee. The SPICE Steering committee is advised on strategic and technical matters by an Advisory Board comprising distinguished members of the professional and policy community in the area. 
To ensure strong ties and smooth collaboration with partners, SPICE signs Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) defining the scope and purpose of mutually beneficial activities directed at improving ID care worldwide.

SPICE structure

SPICE is governed by a Steering Committee. The SPICE Steering committee is advised on strategic and technical matters by an Advisory Board comprising distinguished members of the professional and policy community in the area. 

To ensure strong ties and smooth collaboration with partners, SPICE signs Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) defining the scope and purpose of mutually beneficial activities directed at improving ID care worldwide. 

What does SPICE entail?

  • Development and maintenance of an expert registry database, registration and matchmaking system;
  • Organizing orientation and training of experts for SPICE services standardization
  • Matching experts with relevant counterparts
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Welcome to Radboudumc Community for Infectious Diseases SPICE: Expert Registry

About SPICE

There is a global need for sustainable solutions in infectious disease care: from infection prevention (IPC) to infectious diseases management and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). SPICE aims to match low-resource hospitals with highly skilled experts, to co-develop and implement projects that aim at improving infectious disease care systems. We encourage local capacity building to ensure a lasting impact and sustainability. 

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Contact

Miriam Sijtsma

For further inquiries, please contact us.
+316 361 43 56
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Become an expert

Are you interested in becoming one of our experts? Please express your interest by filling in the registry form.

registry form

Request support

Would your team benefit from project support from a SPICE expert? Please follow the link below to register your interest.

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Areas of expertise

SPICE aims at offering implementation support across all phases of infectious disease management.

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Areas of expertise

Infectious disease management (IDM) essentially consists of identifying the microbial cause(s) of an infection, initiating - if necessary - antimicrobial therapy against microbes, and controlling host reactions to infection.
IDM requires collaboration to achieve more rapid, mutually beneficial and effective responses. This collaboration requires a comprehensive and strategic way of thinking about the problem of infectious diseases in order to minimize the impact.

Our experts have experience in a number of regions including Africa, South America, European Union, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

 

Why SPICE?

Local leadership

SPICE follows a bottom-up approach and operates only by explicit invitation from the host facility, ensuring local ownership. We support facility-based interventions to maximize their direct impact on the quality of patient care. 
 

Sustainable impact

SPICE experts provide advisory support, coaching and technical guidance for project implementation. They do not interfere in clinical work, but support in building capacity at the host facility to identify and address infectious disease issues.  

Quality care

SPICE partners with local, regional and international organizations to coordinate and strengthen efforts aimed at enhancing infectious disease care worldwide. Our goal is to build equitable, collaborative partnerships with healthcare institutions, non-governmental organizations, and governments to improving healthcare quality.

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