In December 1997, the Polish Medical Association's Section on Chemotherapy, supported by its Executive Committee and members, established APUA-Poland in Warsaw.

The chapter will disseminate professional education on appropriate and educated use of antimicrobial agents in Poland, drawing especially from worldwide experience. Such education was not widely available previously. The chapter will work through an interchange of experiences between the APUA members and other affiliated groups.

Chapter objectives:

• Organize meetings and sponsor publications on the prudent use of antibiotics in Poland and in the Eastern European Region.