Building what was done since 39th General Session. Proposals for the future

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Pillar 1: Capacity building for Member States for FMD emergency management

Pillar 1 is concerned with serving the needs of region currently free from FMD without vaccination, and which would expect to regain such status following any future outbreak.

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Pillar 1: Capacity Building to MS

•9 courses in Kenya •Over 90 European vets trained •5 trainees returned as assistant trainers

Real-time training

•Workshop held in October 2012 in Vienna •16 trainees from 8 countries •Dichotomy willing and unable to implement it

Modeling/decision support tools for FMD

•Workshop. Istanbul, September 2012 •Participants from Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria •Followed up on 13th Feb tripartite meeting in Chania

Research project on the role of wild boar in

FMD

•The role of wild boar in FMD in Bulgaria and Turkey

•Non-invasive sampling system.

Risk-based FMD surveillance. Thrace

region

•4week training course, held in one-week blocks •Targeting endemic countries •Epi and economical skills for the PCP

Practical Epidemiology for Progressive control

(PEPc) Pillar 2

What was done since 2011

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Australian Contribution to EuFMD

400.000 USD

8 RT Training courses

(80 DAFF Staff)

Part-Time RT trainer leader

Partially covers e-learning

Full Time Training Support

Officer

•Training programs •Managing e-learning •Trainer in RT training •Develop new ideas

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Training

RT training Kenya and Nepal

E-Learning (RVC London)

Disease Modeling Disease Surveillance PEPc (Pillar 2)

Contingency plans Outbreak management

Surveillance

Risk Based Surveillance

Thraces

Balkans Network

Contingency Planning

Epidemiological Training

Laboratory support

Proposals for 2013-2015

Accredited qualification (cert level)

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Training Programme Concerns

Are the courses targeting the right people?

Are the courses covering the right themes without

overlapping other training initiatives (i.e. BTSF)?

Should neighboring countries (North Africa, Russian

Federation, etc.) actively participate in the training?

Would it be possible to encourage knowledge transfer

in order to allow broader benefits to MS?

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RVC E-learning capacitating program

It is an FAO epidemiology reference centre.

Broad experience on veterinary distance-learning

They assisted on three Kenya courses as co-trainers

Training material, e-lectures, online assessments

Start with real-time training; then move to others

Budget not fully worked out: GBP20,000 set-up then

GBP10,000 annually

Possibility of linking EuFMD courses with short

modules in epidemiology/disease control

accredited certificate

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Real Time Training Outbreak Investigation

Option 1 Status quo

• Format 1-2-1 (lecture\field\office)

• Tighter ToR trainees

Option 2 T4T

• Trainee become trainer

• Course rely on pre-course e-learning

• Cascade Training

Option 3 Level specific

• Level and theme specific

• Course will be adapted to group expertise

E-learning will support the courses (pre-courses and follow up)

Option Advantages Disadvantages MS make specific requests for training

Only committed MS will engage; improves efficiency of training

Might leave countries which are least prepared out

Hold a “beginners class” workshop for MS with little capacity

Fulfills 39th GS: builds capacity where most needed

If no commitment by MS the effort might be wasted. Risk of being unsustainable.

Continue with regional format

Fulfills 39th GS: improves regional links

Trainees from different levels. Needs CVO commitment. Risk of being unsustainable.

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Modeling/Decision Support Tools for FMD Dichotomy between those engaged in modeling and those unable to

• AUSVET risk-based surveillance workshop (Istanbul, September 2012, for G/B/T)

• Add hoc tool (Excel)

• Based on increased confidence in

freedom from disease.

• Followed up workshop on 13th Feb tripartite meeting

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Risk-Based Surveillance (RBS)

Longer term goal: Implement RBS in the Thraces Region

• Network covering West Balkans, Moldova

Greece and Bulgaria

• Laboratory gap analysis (Pirbright lab sub-

network)

• Contingency planning, epi and modelling

• Coordinated with EC-funded IPA rabies/CSF

West Balkan project (same personnel than

involves in FMD)

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Key: Lab strengthening without CVO support will not be productive

Balkan FMD Emergency Preparedness Network

Upon demanded of MS

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Practical Epidemiology for Progressive Control PEPc

• Targeting PCP countries

• 4 weeks training in 1 week-blocks: 1. Outbreak investigation

2. Socio-economic analysis

3. Survey & surveillance

4. FMD Management

• Problem solving plus practical application

• Development regional network

Supporting Progressive Control Pathway (PCP)

Pillar 2

• Possible synergies with work in North America, Australia and NZ?

• Already some areas of joint effort on Pillar 1 issues.

• Modelling: Trainners from US • Links between Mike Tildesley (Glasgow,

EuFMD collaborator) and RAPIDD network in USA (peripheral EuFMD involvement)

• Real-time: Aus/NZ/USA trainees in Kenya& Australia/Nepal program

• QUADS group and agreement on emergency supply of vets in case of outbreak.

• Supporting pillar 1 objectives may involve activities conducted outside MS.

• TAIEX also concerned with some of these issues in non-EU EuFMD MS.

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Wider Possibilities for collaboration on Pillar 1

Training E-learning/distance learning RT training format Contingency planning/Modelling/others PEPc

Surveillance Implementing RBS Thrace

Balkans

Balkan FMD emergency preparedness network(Contingency, epi, lab)

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Summary & Discussion

How to nominate trainees

Courses themes

Neighboring countries (North

Africa, Russian Federation, etc.)

Cascade training

Certificate

Activities Concerns