European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

#ESCAIDE2024 is coming up soon! The 3-day programme will feature 5 exciting plenary sessions, by speakers from different areas of infectious disease prevention and control.    The in-person conference has reached capacity, but you can still register to attend the conference online, free of charge! Click here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dUsFnKME   Have a look and discover the topics and speakers of each day ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

Are you attending #ESCAIDE2024 and have a passion for photography?     Have you taken a picture that captures the work of public health, whether it is a situation, a landscape, a character, or your work in the field or in the lab? 😷    Then submit your photo to the EAN Photo Contest. The pictures are exhibited during the conference, and attendees are invited to vote for the best picture. 📸 Deadline for submission is 15 November!  Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NYd1II 

#WeAreHiring! Are you a public health professional eager to make a real impact on respiratory infections and legionnaires’ disease? Or perhaps an expert in this field already, willing to forward your career and become a team member of #ECDC? We are looking for : - Scientific Officers - Respiratory Viruses and Legionella - Principal Experts - Respiratory Viruses Check the criteria and apply! Deadline: 22 & 28 November! Read more: bit.ly/ECDCjobs #Surveillance #Datascientist #Influenza #COVID19 #RSV #Legionella #Microbiology #Surveillance #Genomicsurveillance

Together for one cause - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Chemicals Agency, European Medicines Agency and European Environment Agency work hand in hand to respond to the challenges of today's world in a #OneHealth approach. Learn more from our video and visit our dedicated website to find out more: https://lnkd.in/dMSEmdVC #OneHealthDay #PublicHealth #ECDC4PublicHealth

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁? New ECDC webinar offers a thought-provoking discussion on one of the most challenging topics in public health — the role of trust— with insights from philosophy, psychology and policy making. 📢 "𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛”   🗓️ Friday, 8 November 2024  🕕14-15.30 CET  💻 Online    Meet our panelists:  Philipp Schmid - Assistant Professor on health communications at Radboud University (Netherlands), who investigates the impact of misinformation and science denialism on health decision making 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph (Canada) a researcher and teacher on philosophy of medicine, science and values, and public trust in science Adam Shanley - leads the MPOWER programme at HIV Ireland . He has developed innovative, people-centred interventions that emphasise trust-building, culturally sensitive communication, and equitable access to care. Join us to share your perspectives and deepen your knowledge on the topic. Register for the event and secure your spot 👉 https://bit.ly/3C6tdVR

ECDC’s director Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner is in Copenhagen at the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe with Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. "We cannot act alone if we want to respond to health threats successfully. Close cooperation with our partners at all levels is essential".   She also met with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization. It was a great opportunity to discuss the importance of close collaboration between the two agencies for global health security preparedness. They have agreed to meet soon to talk about next steps towards a healthier, more resilient future. #RC74CPH

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming representatives from the European Parliament Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT) to ECDC to introduce them to our work and to discuss the future of public health in Europe. We presented how the agency supports EU member states and the role it plays in global health, had productive discussions on our reinforced mandate, restoring trust in science, and surveillance of infectious diseases in the EU. A lot of focus was put on key topics such as antimicrobial resistance, vaccine-preventable diseases, STIs and responding to emerging health threats. Many thanks for your visit and great discussions held in Stockholm Elena Nevado Del Campo, Andras Kulja MD and Marta Temido. #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #PublicHealth #SANT #STIs #Vaccination #InfectiousDiseases

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted the first meeting of the ECDC Methodology Advisory Group (MAG) this week. The MAG group is composed of 18 members with expertise in evidence synthesis methods, development of advice and recommendations, as well as public health and infectious disease prevention and control, from renowned national and international institutions. ECDC Director Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner welcomed the group, reminding that transparent and rigorous evidence-based decision-making is crucial to regain the trust of citizens in public health institutions: "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝐾𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑒𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡". She emphasised that the work of the MAG is an important cornerstone to improve and strengthen the use of evidence at ECDC to transform public health practice and policy. The meeting aimed at discussing the needs and gaps for translating existing methods guidance into user-friendly and practical toolkits for developing public health advice and recommendations, including rapid advice. One of the main conclusions of the meeting was a strong commitment and agreement from the MAG to work collaboratively to define the content and design priorities for these new methodological guidance and toolkits for public health professionals. ECDC and the MAG are supported in this endeavour by a consortium of four institutions (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Cochrane Deutschland, Cochrane Austria, and Norwegian Institute of Public Health), the MEDIATE consortium. #ECDC4PublicHealth #systematicreview #evidencesynthesis #evidencereviews #evidenceappraisal #evidencereporting #evidencebaseddecisionmaking #scientificadvice #needsassessment #gapanalysis #evidencebasedmethodology #trust #uncertainties

That’s a wrap! Last week, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) held the 10th edition of the ECDC observership. From 14 to 18 October, 31 observers from ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, European Committee on Infection Control and European Society for Clinical Virology came to Stockholm to learn more about the agency and to understand key public health concepts. WHY? - Why was ECDC created? WHAT? - What does ECDC do? HOW? - How does ECDC do it? They got the opportunity to practice what it is like to work at ECDC, using real life examples. We hope they left feeling that this experience was relevant to their work, rewarding and insightful into the world of the EU public health. #ECDCObservership10 #ECDC4PublicHealth #cohort2024

It's that time of the year again, and we want YOU to stay healthy! Autumn and winter are when the flu virus circulates widely, making many of us feel under the weather. While some may experience mild symptoms like a runny nose and cough, it can be far more serious for those in risk groups: the elderly, children, pregnant women, immunosuppressed patients, or people with chronic medical conditions. Healthcare professionals should also consider getting the flu shot to protect themselves and the vulnerable groups they tend to. So… Don’t let the flu be your Achilles’ heel! 🏛️ Follow these simple steps to feel like a Greek god all flu season long: 💪 Get vaccinated if you are in a risk group! 🤧 Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. 😷 If you experience symptoms – wear a facemask. 🧴 Wash your hands – OFTEN and WELL! 🏠 Stay home when feeling sick. Read more about flu and other respiratory diseases awareness here: https://lnkd.in/d4THqNdP #FluAwareness #FluAwarenessWeek #RespiratoryViruses #FluFighters #ECDC4PublicHealth #SeasonalFlu #StaySafe #OneHealthEU