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What is ECDC?

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and it’s information system – setting the context. László Balkányi, knowledge manager, SAU/STAKS/KM team European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Istanbul, 25 September, 2009. What is ECDC?.

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What is ECDC?

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  1. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and it’s information system – setting the context László Balkányi, knowledge manager, SAU/STAKS/KM teamEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Istanbul, 25 September, 2009

  2. What is ECDC? • “An independent agency, named the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control” (EC Regulation 851/2004) • started four years ago, now operational in every aspect of its mandate • A European Union Agency which : • is a member of the European Union (EU) family of ~ 22 agencies • covers EU 27, EEA/EFTA countries, and as of 1 January 2008 integrating Turkey, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia April, 2009

  3. What is the role of ECDC? • Identify, assess & communicate current & emerging health threats to human health from infectious diseases (this a ‘risk assessment’* role and an ‘advisory role’ to the EC and MS on risk management issues) • Detection of health threats: surveillance and epidemic intelligence; • Provide evidence-based scientific opinions/advice; • Strengthen preparedness and response • Operate the early warning system and response • Support MS in outbreak investigation and RA; • Build capacity through training • Health Communication(in the domain of infectious diseases) * no risk management is done directly by ECDC April, 2009

  4. What is ECDC’s independence? • ECDC is independent in its technical and scientific work which has to be evidence-based -> no influence from any side (e.g. commercial companies, burocracies, national or EU level politics) • In all other aspect of the work, we are part of the EU family: administration, communication, partnership with EU institutions, etc. ECDC is a scientific and technical institute April, 2009

  5. How is ECDC organised? April, 2009

  6. Now let us see what IT can do for ECDC?- snippets of the federated collection of ECDC ICT services • General IT Architecture in the European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlLeonora Brooke • Epidemic Intelligence System (EPIS) Thomas Mollet • ECDC's Identity Management System (IDM)Leonora Brooke • The European Surveillance System (TESSy) - Strengthening the infectious disease surveillance in Europe Per Rolfhamre • Communicating with Public Health Organizations (CIS/CRM): technical solution. Alexandru Mihai • Building and Using Terminology Services for the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (TS) László Balkányi

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