Beste Ecdc podcasts (2024)

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Episode 55 - Agnė Bajorinienė - Bridging the Borders of Public Health 22:47

22d ago22:47

22:47

In this episode, we sit down with Agnė Bajorinienė - International Relations Officer at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), to discuss the agency’s role in preparing Western Balkan, Türkiye and EU candidate countries for full EU membership from public health perspective. Agnė explains the importance of public health coope…

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Episode 54 - Csaba Kodmon - Chasing The Clones 15:35

27d ago15:35

15:35

In this episode, we delve into the world of tuberculosis (TB) with ECDC microbiology expert Csaba Kodmon. We explore the importance of molecular surveillance in tracking genetic variations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, identifying emerging strains, and preventing epidemics. Csaba discusses cross-border molecular clusters and how data from EU membe…

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Episode 53 - Andrea Ammon - The Farewell Episode 23:51

5M ago23:51

23:51

In this episode, we make a final interview with ECDC Director Andrea Ammon, who will soon be retiring after a long career in public health. Andrea Ammon speaks about her 19 years at ECDC, including 9 years as Director, and reflects on how the agency has evolved. She also tells us about the most memorable moments and challenges, including managing t…

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Episode 52 - Diamantis Plachouras - Healthcare-associated infections 14:47

5M ago14:47

14:47

According to the latest ECDC survey, each year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals in the EU/EEA acquire at least one healthcare-associated infection during their stay in the hospital. Diamantis Plachouras - ECDC Principal Expert in Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections tells us why this issue needs to be tackled as swift as …

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Episode 51 - Gerjon Ikink - Exploring the Future of Health 19:26

7M ago19:26

19:26

Public health institutes across Europe increasingly recognise the value of examining public health trends and imagining what the future may look like according to different scenarios. In this episode, Gerjon Ikink, ECDC principal expert on public health foresight, explains what foresight is, why it is important in public health, and how it can be t…

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Episode 50 - Carlos Carvalho - The Power of Digital Health Data 32:54

7M ago32:54

32:54

For today's episode we sit down with Carlos Carvalho - ECDC's Principal Expert in Digital Surveillance to talk about the state of play of making the public health data flow up to speed in the third decade of the XXI-st century and usable for modern surveillance of infectious diseases. How far are we in creating the fully digital health data system …

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Episode 49 - Nick Bundle - Why Monitoring Respiratory Viruses Matters 25:19

8M ago25:19

25:19

In this episode we take a closer look at the data collection for respiratory viruses and why we should take this more seriously than just a cough or a sneeze. Nick Bundle, ECDC expert on respiratory viruses, also gives us the lowdown on the European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS), a new surveillance tool which presents weekly data …

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Episode 48 - Otilia Mårdh - Let's Talk About (Safe) Sex 22:51

8M ago22:51

22:51

On today's episode we are joined by Otilia Mårdh, Medical Epidemiologist at ECDC, to discuss the latest reports on sexually transmitted infections in Europe. We explore the key findings from the recent reports, discuss the implications for public health, and uncover the strategies being implemented to address the rising rates of STIs. You can find …

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Episode 47 - Ines Steffens - Eurosurveillance 22:41

8M ago22:41

22:41

On today's episode, we sit down with Ines Steffens, editor-in-chief of Eurosurveillance. Eurosurveillance is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases. Published weekly, with 50 issues per year, it features short rapid communications, longer in-depth re…

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Episode 46 - Special Feature - Five Scientists - One Health 23:55

9M ago23:55

23:55

Today's episode is special one, and is hosted by James Ramsey, Head of the Communication Unit at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). He is joined by experts from ECDC,EFSA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to discuss the One Health prespective. Our well-being…

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Episode 45 - Theresa Enkirch - A Closer Look At Viruses 16:32

11M ago16:32

16:32

For this episode of ECDC on Air, we sit down with ECDC’s expert in genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics – Theresa Enkirch. Theresa gives us an overview of what genetic epidemiologists and bioinformaticians do and how that has changed the current epidemiological world. She also talks about a brand new ECDC course – the GenEpiBioTrain – that can p…

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Episode 44 - Anastasia Pharris - World AIDS Day 2023 16:15

11M ago16:15

16:15

Every year ⁠World AIDS Day⁠ is marked on the 1st of December. Beginning in 1988 as the first-ever international day for global health, it is now in its 35th year. We sat down with Anastasia Pharris, Principal expert in Communicable Diseases, to discuss the latest joint ECDC-WHO Europe HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe report to take stock of where Eu…

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Episode 43 - Gianfranco Spiteri - Artificial (Epidemic) Intelligence 19:30

12M ago19:30

19:30

Is the artificial intelligence going to take our jobs? Or will it change the daily work of the ECDC experts looking for epidemic signals? Perhaps it already does? In this episode we sit down for a chat with Gianfranco Spiteri - ECDC's Group Leader in the Epidemic Intelligence team to take a look at the recent AI developments and what the new tools …

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Episode 42 - Joaquin Baruch - Epidemiology in the Field 27:41

1y ago27:41

27:41

Joaquin Baruch who was part of the ECDC Fellowship Programme for epidemiologists - EPIET - talks to us about his experiences as a fellow in Malta, as well as doing field work in places such as Western Sahara, Algeria and Mozambique. This episode was recorded during ESCAIDE 2022, and is aired to mark the World Field Epidemiology Day on 7 September. …

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Episode 41 - Gaetano Marrone - Statistically Speaking 16:06

1+ y ago16:06

16:06

In this episode, we dig a little deeper into the fascinating world of biostatistics. Our guide is Gaetano Marrone - an ECDC expert in the field of statistics and its use in public health. Listen in to learn more! And don't forget to visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠ecdc.europa.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for general information about ECDC, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠⁠.…

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Episode 40 - Vanja Nikolac Markic, Francois-Xavier Lamy & Jenny Mohseni Skoglund - SOHO 12:25

1+ y ago12:25

12:25

Have you ever wondered how substances of human origin (SoHo) - blood, tissues, cells, organs - can be used in medical therapies? In this episode, ECDCs SoHo Team talks about the lifesaving medical benefits that SoHos can bring and the measures to ensure that they are used safely. The team also gives an overview of the legislation and regulation at …

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Episode 39 - Georgios Theocharopoulos - ECDC4AfricaCDC 18:40

1+ y ago18:40

18:40

On this episode we are speaking with Georgios Theocharopoulos, Scientific Officer for Emergency Preparedness and Response, to discuss ECDC4AfricaCDC, a four-year capacity- and partnership-building project between ECDC and Africa CDC.You can find more information on the ECDC4AfricaCDC project here. For general information about ECDC, please visit ⁠⁠…

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Episode 38 - Orla Condell - A Health Emergency Task Force 16:59

1+ y ago16:59

16:59

With the pandemic lessons in mind, steps are taken for Europe to be stronger and better prepared to tackle current and emerging threats of infectious diseases. ECDC’s new reinforced mandate gives the agency a stronger role to support the EU Member States with surveillance, joint preparedness and response planning and issue stronger guidance during …

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Episode 37 - Diamantis Plachouras - All (Clean) Hands on Deck 17:48

1+ y ago17:48

17:48

It's 5 May and we mark today the World Hand Hygiene Day. Hand hygiene or simply - hand washing is one of the simplest, yet most important and effective measure to lower the chances of catching or spreading infectious diseases in public spaces and in healthcare settings! We asked ECDC's expert in Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated In…

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Episode 36 - Bruno Ciancio - End of the COVID-19 pandemic? 16:14

1+ y ago16:14

16:14

It is April 2023 and more than three years have passed since the first cases of COVID-19 were recorded. In this episode we ask Bruno Ciancio, ECDC's Head of Surveillance, to give an overview of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic until now, explain the current state of the pandemic, and provide a glimpse at how it may evolve in the future. For a…

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Episode 35 - Piotr Kramarz - The Solidarity of Vaccination 15:49

1+ y ago15:49

15:49

European Immunization Week (EIW) is marked across Europe every year in the final week of April. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for the general health and well-being of the European and wider population. To mark the start of EIW, we have invited the ECDC's Deputy Chief Scientist - Piotr Kramarz to talk about the importa…

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Episode 34 - Senia Rosales-Klintz - Yes! We Can End TB! 26:00

1+ y ago26:00

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Today, 24th March is World Tuberculosis Day, so there isn't a better time to talk about TB and the different ways to fight it. Our expert - Senia Rosales-Klintz tells us that this indeed is the plan, and with a deadline for 2030. Can it be done? If you would like to read the latest news on TB and see the details of the World TB Day campaign, visit …

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Episode 33 - Andrea Ammon - A Strengthened ECDC Mandate 20:13

1+ y ago20:13

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In this episode we catch up with ECDC's Director Andrea Ammon, who gives us the lowdown on the agency's new extended mandate and the EU regulation on serious cross-border threats to health. Andrea Ammon explains how this will help to better protect European citizens from health threats through improved surveillance, smoother international cooperati…

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Episode 32 - Cornelia Adlhoch - Avian Flu: Spilling Over? 19:42

1+ y ago19:42

19:42

On this episode we are speaking with Cornelia Adlhoch again, and discussing the avian influenza outbreak, its spread to other animals, and whether we should worry about it spreading further. If you would like to read more about the latest report about the ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in birds, you can find it here. If you would like to know mo…

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Episode 31 - Erik Alm - New SARS-CoV-2 Mutations – Should We Worry? 29:18

1+ y ago29:18

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In this episode we learn about virus mutations by speaking to Erik Alm, ECDC Principal Expert on Applied Molecular Biology. Erik talks about the reasons why viruses mutate, whether new variants are generally more transmissible and cause more severe disease, and how worried we should be about new SARS-CoV-2 mutations. Learn more about the current #C…

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Episode 30 - Joana Gomes Dias - The Answers in Numbers 12:24

2y ago12:24

12:24

How much information can we get from raw health data? Why are statistics so important for our collective health? We spoke with Joana Gomes Dias, ECDC's expert in Biostatistics, about the important role data can play. In one example, Joana explains the direct impact of COVID-19 patients' health data on state-adapted vaccination policies. If you woul…

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Episode 29 - Barbara Albiger - The Endangered Science 42:31

2y ago42:31

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This time we sit down with Barbara Albiger - ECDC expert specialising in scientific processes, who explains the steps of preparing scientific recommendations and advice. We go through the nitty-gritty of the data and information collection, verification and expert double-checks that precede the publication of final measures to be taken. We also tou…

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Episode 28 - Liselotte Diaz-Högberg - The Emptying Medicine Cabinet 15:18

2y ago15:18

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In this episode we catch up with Liselotte Diaz-Högberg, one of ECDC’s experts on antimicrobial resistance. Liselotte explains why it’s so important that we are prudent with the use of antibiotics so that they remain effective. She also tells us more about the latest data on deaths, resistance levels and antibiotic consumption. You can find all of …

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Episode 27 - Laura Espinosa - There's Something in the Baltic Sea 10:16

2y ago10:16

10:16

Today we are speaking with Laura Espinosa again, but this time about vibrio in the Baltic sea. While vibrio may not be so common, indeed, you may be entirely unfamiliar with it, there has been an increased observance of it in the summer months. Laura explains what ECDC does to keep an eye on this particular and peculiar bacteria. You can find find …

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Episode 26 - Cornelia Adlhoch - Preparing For the Flu Season 11:25

2y ago11:25

11:25

It is time to talk about the seasonal flu. And for that, we invited our ECDC influenza expert - Cornelia Adlhoch to talk about what we can expect from the upcoming flu season, whether we need to fear a dual #COVID19/influenza pandemic and how to best protect oneself. Check our 2022 seasonal #FluAwareness campaign here: https://bit.ly/FluAwareness20…

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Episode 25 - Catalin Bercaru & Niklas Bergstrand - Ukraine: Emergency Response & Communication 29:39

2y ago29:39

29:39

This week, we sat down with Catalin Bercaru and Niklas Bergstrand to talk about their recent missions to Poland and Romania as part of the World Health Organization's Ukraine Emergency Response. Communication is a key part of ECDC's response to ongoing health emergencies, and so Catalin and Niklas give us an insight into what is involved and how th…

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Episode 24 - Svetla Tsolova - How Do We Prepare Communities? 21:44

2y ago21:44

21:44

This week we sit down with ECDC expert in community preparedness, Svetla Tsolova, to talk about how local communities can help in infectious disease prevention and control. Is it difficult to train the communities in emergency preparedness? Are they an important part of the machine that needs constant oiling? Svetla responds to our questions and go…

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Episode 23 - Paul Riley - Bioterrorism & biosecurity: how to make sure we stay safe? 17:29

2+ y ago17:29

17:29

On today's episode, we speak with Paul Riley - ECDC's expert on preparedness, specialising in biosecurity and biosafety. Paul points out the difference between the two terms, recalls some of the scariest moments of recent history of bioterrorist attacks and navigates us through the various ways we are protected from biological threats on all levels…

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Episode 22 - Agoritsa Baka - What Do You Know About Monkeypox? 12:42

2+ y ago12:42

12:42

Agoritsa Baka joins us once again to discuss the ongoing monkeypox outbreak that has seen large numbers of cases in Europe. Agoritsa explains what monkeypox is, where it comes from, and what you can do to keep safe. You can find all of ECDC's resources on monkeypox here. For more information on ECDC please visit ecdc.europa.eu. You can also follow …

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Episode 21 - Erika Duffell - An Unsolved Hepatitis Mystery 21:53

2+ y ago21:53

21:53

On today's episode, Principal Expert in Hepatitis, Erika Duffell, gives us a bit of background on what hepatitis is, and discusses the most up to date information on the ongoing hepatitis outbreak affecting children. You can find the latest situation updates on the ongoing hepatitis outbreak here, and more information on hepatitis in general here. …

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Episode 20 - Lara Payne-Hallström - Risk in the Mist 18:09

2+ y ago18:09

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In this episode, we speak with Lara Payne-Hallström, ECDC expert on Legionnaires’ disease. Lara explains what this disease is, where its name comes from, and how and why ECDC monitors it. She also tells us how she got interested in this disease in particular, and gives us all the details on where the bacteria grows and develops.You can find out mor…

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Episode 19 - Johanna Takkinen - Signs of Serious Salmonella 15:07

2+ y ago15:07

15:07

Today ECDC has a special episode on the recent salmonella outbreak linked to chocolate products in Europe. Principle Expert in Food and Waterborne Diseases, Johanna Takkinen, speaks to us about what salmonella is, where it comes from, how it can spread, and what symptoms to look for. You can find ECDC's Epidemoloigical Update related to salmonella …

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Episode 18 - Piotr Kramarz - Aiding Ukrainian Refugees in Poland 20:28

2+ y ago20:28

20:28

On today's episode, we speak with Dr Piotr Kramarz as he discusses his recent field mission to Poland, and working with the Polish health authorities to assist the large numbers of Ukrainian refugees. You can find more information about ECDC's on the Ukrainian crisis here and here. For more information about ECDC, please visit ecdc.europa.eu, or fo…

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Episode 17 - Rob van Hest - Tuberculosis Capture-Recapture for Dummies 15:35

2+ y ago15:35

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In recognition of World Tuberculosis day on March 24th, we will be hearing from Rob van Hest, Public Health TB Control Physician and Epidemiologist in the Regional Public Health Service of Groningen, Netherlands. Rob has extensive experience in TB screening and treatment, especially among urban risk groups such as the homeless and high-risk drug us…

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Episode 16 - Laura Espinosa - Tweet-Based Epidemiology 19:56

2+ y ago19:56

19:56

On today's episode, we speak with Laura Espinosa, Epidemic Intelligence Expert at ECDC, about Epitweetr. This tool allows users to automatically monitor trends of tweets with the aim of detecting public health threats early. It was designed to support public health experts with the early detection of threats from infectious diseases but can be exte…

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Episode 15 - Cornelia Adlhoch - Avian Flu and the Cathedral of Silence 17:16

2+ y ago17:16

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In this episode, ECDC expert Cornelia Adlhoch talks all about avian influenza – how it spreads, how much of a threat it poses to humans, and the ‘cathedral silence’ that farmers sometimes experience when walking into an infected chicken coop.Learn more about avian flu on ECDC pages here too: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/avian-influenza…

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Episode 14 - René Niehus - Mathematical Super Models 19:18

3y ago19:18

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In this episode, we are joined by René Niehus, Expert in Mathematical Modelling, in order to find out more about how ECDC uses models in public health. We get to understand the different kinds of data that can go into models, and how continually analysing new data can build better models in the future. You can find more information on the COVID-19 …

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Episode 13 - Julien Beauté - Disease Data Hub 16:42

3y ago16:42

16:42

On today's episode, we sit down with Julien Beauté, Expert in General Surveillance. We discuss ECDC's surveillance activities and how the surveillance process works from collection to output for diseases such as measles, HIV, and of course more recently COVID-19. To find out more about ECDC's surveillance data, please click here. For more general i…

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Episode 12 - Jordi Borrell Pique - 27 Cases of Pneumonia 22:48

3y ago22:48

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The 31st of December 2019 began as normal for Jordi Borrell Pique, the Epidemic Intelligence Officer on duty for ECDC. Soon, media reports began to arrive of patients showing signs of a ‘pneumonia of unknown etiology’ linked to a wet market in Wuhan. For this episode, we sit down with Jordi to recount those early days of COVID-19 at ECDC and rememb…

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Episode 11 - Teymur Noori - World AIDS Day - Achieving Zero Deaths in Europe 31:39

3y ago31:39

31:39

In today's episode we speak with Teymur Noori, HIV/AIDS expert at ECDC. Teymur explains what the HIV/AIDS situation looks like in Europe, which populations and regions are most affected, and what goals that have been set, and how to reach them. Find out more via ecdc.europa.eu/en/hiv-infection-and-aids…

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Episode 10 - Olivier Briet - Mosquito-borne Diseases and Their Spread in Europe 14:33

3y ago14:33

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In this episode we chat with Olivier Briet, expert on mosquito-borne diseases. He tells us more about which diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes, what effect climate change has on the spread of diseases, and what ECDC does to monitor their spread.As always, you can find more information on this topic on our website: ecdc.europa.eu…

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Episode 9 - Pasi Penttinen - Everything You Wanted to Know About the Flu (But Didn't Ask) 27:05

3y ago27:05

27:05

On this episode, we speak with Pasi Penttinen, ECDC expert on coronavirus and influenza. Pasi discusses the reasons why there have been hardly any cases of flu recently, what to expect from the upcoming flu season, and whether the COVID-19 pandemic is really ‘just like a bad flu season’. “In the worst years, we have more than 200,000 people dying i…

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Episode 8 - Andrea Ammon - Community Engagement for Health Emergencies 34:04

3y ago34:04

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This week we once again sat down with Director Dr Andrea Ammon to discuss ECDC’s appearance at the European Health Forum Gastein, and in particular ECDC’s session on community engagement for health emergencies. Excerpts from the session are included in this episode; information on the speakers can be found here. ECDC’s work on community engagement …

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Episode 7 - Tarik Derrough - Bringing Vaccination Experts Together 17:45

3y ago17:45

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In this episode, we sit down with Tarik Derrough - Expert in vaccine-preventable diseases - to talk about ECDC's role in coordinating disease and laboratory networks. These networks bring together experts to collaborate on various topics. We focus one type of network in particular - National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups or NITAGs - which …

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Episode 6 - Adam Roth - The Disease Detectives 17:58

3y ago17:58

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September 7th is World Field Epidemiology Day so we sat down with Adam Roth, Head of Fellowship Programmes at ECDC to talk about what field epidemiology is, and about the fellowship pathways, EPIET and EUPHEM, that ECDC offers. "This is intervention epidemiology, it should make a difference." More information on TEPHINET is available here.…

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