8th Meeting of
the National Microbiology Focal Points
Including Joint session with the Advisory Forum
ECDC, 27th-28th Sept, 2011
DAY 1 – Tuesday, 27 t h Sept
Session 1: Public health microbiology: what is new in 2011?
Chair: Andrea Ammon (ECDC
Welcome!
Andrea Ammon (ECDC)
Update on ECDC Public Health Microbiology Programme
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Microbiology Coordination in the new ECDC organization
Speaker: Marc Struelens (ECDC)
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Microbiology Coordination Work Plan 2011 activities and 2012 priorities
Speaker: Amanda Ozin (ECDC)
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The European Public Health Microbiology Training programme (EUPHEM)
Speaker: Arnold Bosman (ECDC)
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ECDC support to integration of molecular typing in EU surveillance
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Updated Concept paper and expert consultation
Speaker: Karin Johansson (ECDC)
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TESSy v3.0 – Central storage and curation of EU molecular typing
data
Speaker: Ivo Van Walle (ECDC)
Position statement of the Commission and ECDC on human pathogen
laboratories: a joint vision and strategy for the future
Speakers: Marc Struelens (ECDC) and Paolo Guglielmetti (DG Sanco, EC)
Session 2: EU Laboratory Dossier
Chair: Andrea Ammon (ECDC) and Co-chair: Paolo Guglielmetti (DG Sanco, EC)
Update from the Commission
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Initiatives supported by DG SANCO under the Health Programme 2008-2013
Speaker: Paolo Guglielmetti (DG Sanco, EC)
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European Reference Laboratories system for human pathogens Option
Project (EURLOP): Conclusions and recommendations
Speaker: John Parry (Health Protection Agency, UK)
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Exercises on EU laboratory coordination - HERMES and METIS
Speaker: Robert Spencer (Health Protection Agency, UK)
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Session 3: ECDC- WHO collaboration
Chair: Amanda Ozin (ECDC)
ECDC - WHO collaboration
Speaker: Maarit Kokki (ECDC)
Update on WHO Euro laboratory networks and capacity building initiatives
Speaker: Eugene Gavrilin (WHO)
Session 4: Public Health Microbiology Seminars
Chair: Marc Struelens (ECDC) and Co-chair: Daniel Palm (ECDC)
Hot Topic: Outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 - lessons learned about EU public health
microbiology system
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Contribution of Robert Koch Institute Reference Laboratory and liaison with
food microbiology investigations at a regional and national level
Speaker: Angelika Fruth (Robert Koch Institute, Germany)
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EU Food- and Water-borne Diseases network and reference laboratory
collaborations
Speaker: Flemming Scheutz (Statens Serum Institut, Denmark)
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Contribution of EU Reference Laboratory for VTEC to EU microbiology
response support in collaboration with Food- and Water-borne Diseases
network and EFSA
Speaker: Alfredo Caprioli (EU Reference Laboratory for VTEC , Italy)
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Contribution of ECDC to EU microbiology response support in collaboration
with Food- and Water-borne Diseases network and EFSA
Speaker: Johanna Takkinen (ECDC)
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Scientific Seminar: Advances in molecular pathogen detection for rapid
diagnostics and surveillance
Speaker: Marion Koopmans (National Institute for Public Health and Environment,
The Netherlands)
DAY 2 – Wednesday, 28 t h Sept
Joint Session of the Advisory Forum and National Microbiology Focal
Points on ECDC Public Health Microbiology Strategy Update
Chair: Johan Giesecke (ECDC)
Welcome!
Marc Sprenger (ECDC Director)
Breakout Working Group (WG) sessions and plenary feedback
WG1 - Consolidate the capacity of the EU public health microbiology
WG2 - Development and implementation of a system for monitoring microbiology
capabilities for European surveillance of infectious diseases and epidemic preparedness
WG3 - ECDC updated concept paper on molecular surveillance, TESSy V3 and
development of a roadmap for integration of molecular typing into European surveillance
WG4 - Development of integrated surveillance and epidemic intelligence of antimicrobial
resistance in human and zoonotic pathogens
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