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ecdc.europa.eu
Tommi Asikainen, Tubingen, 24 October 2008
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Modelling as a tool for public health, role and structure of European Union wide networks
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EC funded networks in general
•FP 6– Aimed to increase cooperation between borders
– Expansion of EU
– Inclusion of less resourced countries
– Scientific excellence not necessary
•FP 7– Scientific excellence important
– Added value to include ”new” EU countries– Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Hungary, Czech
republic, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, Poland and Slovenia
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FP 6 & DG Sanco PROJECTS
FP 6 Year EC
•POLYMOD 2004-2008 1.6 M€
•SARSTRANS 2005-2007 1.7 M€
•SarsControl 2005-2007 2.5 M€
•Inftrans 2005-2008 1.4 M€
•EDEN 2005-2010 11.5 M€
DG Sanco Year EC
•ModelRel 2004-2007 0.8 M€
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FP7 projects with modelling parts
• FluModCont
• Project on emerging infections
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Public awareness
• FP 6– A lof of information available at the Commission
– Not accessible for the publicECDC has access to these
– Available in scientific publications
• FP 7– DG Research homepage
– Increase public awarenessSome information will be published from the projects
– Want to avoid duplication of research
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Use of networks
• Networks represented at meetings– Very rarely
– People are not aware of these of the activities of the networks
• Ways of incorporating networks into public health– Modelling meetings
– Pandemic planning assumptions
– Surveillance in a pandemic
– Networks would probably gain most by being exposed to ”new challenges”, within the objectives of their application.
• Creation of new networks– NEMO
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NEMO
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European wide modelers networks
1. Training of new modellers
2. Network of contact persons in each country– Person linked between public health and modellers
Should be two separate networks
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EPIET (European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training)
• 27 Countries, ECDC and WHO
• 19 Training sites
• Supervisors
• Training activities
• Language
• Cross-border investigations
• International missions
• 102 Graduates
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Training of modelers
•Inclusion into EPIET ?– Access to non modelling courses
– Could increase EPIET with a short modelling module– Requested by many EPIET fellows
– Grant for two years
– International expertise
•Grant for training abroad ?
•Short specialised courses ?
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Training of modelers
1. Identify a real problem to work on
2. Possibility to talk with relevant expertise• ”Where does the data come from”
• Senior modelers
3. Access to data
4. Possibility to communicate the results to relevant bodies
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Networks of contact persons in each country
• Strong links with ECDC, EC, WHO activities
• National contactpoints should keep contacts with modellers in their country
• Meetings of disease theme specific subjects– Each country could send a modeller specialized in the
theme
• Network could be used for making proposals involving many Member States
– ”Dream project” from European Commission point of view
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"I would like to consult Europe – but do not know the number." (Henry Kissinger)
MSs, institutions, experts, NGOs in and outside Europe should all know "the number of ECDC":
www.ecdc.europa.eu