Presentation of the 15th NMFP meeting held on 13-14 October 2016 in Stockholm

1. Session 8: Feedback on working together
15th National Microbiology Focal Points meeting
Joana Revez, Scientific Officer Microbiology, Office of the Chief Scientist
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
15th NMFP, Stockholm, 13-14 October 2016

2. 1
Outline
• Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
• Where to find us?
• Microbiology Activities
• NMFP
• EULabServe: repository laboratory testing services
• Microbiology Extranet: collaborative workspace
• Microbiology Coordination Newsletters
• Surveys
• NGS2016: National capacity for Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)
use for Public Health applications in EU/EEA countries
• EULabCap

3. 2
Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
Where to find us?
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx

4. 3
Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
Where to find us?
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx

5. Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/microbiology/Pages/microbiology.aspx
Activities

6. Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
Activities: Molecular and genomic typing
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/microbiology/microbiology-activities/Pages/Molecular-typing.aspx
o Introduction to:
• Molecular typing
• Whole genome sequencing
o Latest news
• Publications
o Infographics

7. Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/microbiology/Pages/microbiology.aspx
NMFP

8. Microbiology on the ECDC webportal
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/microbiology/national-microbiology-focal-
points/Pages/national_microbiological_focal_points.aspx
NMFP
o Introduction NMFP explained and
forum functions
o List of Members and alternates (can
also be browsed by country)
o NMFP Biogrammes
o Lacking biogrammes and photos: if
interested, please send this
information to
ECDC.Microbiology@ecdc.Europa.eu

9. o Collaborative tool to link laboratories
offering laboratory testing services
to those requiring services
o Since 14
th
NMFP – added new
requirements for including test
catalogue
Tool update
EULabServe
http://eulabserve.ecdc.europa.eu/public
o NMFPs will be asked to give feedback on the “library of methods/tests” before
deployment 2017.
o Standard terminology for methods and testing, based on LOINC system
and compared with practice in ECDC Disease Networks and incorporated
into ECDC Terminology Server.

10. EULabServe
List of National Reference Laboratories on the ECDC
webportal
o Introduction
o Table with the list of National Reference Laboratories: Information collected from
NMFP and consolidated into list for publication on the ECDC webportal.
o Some inconsistencies with naming to confirm with NMFPs
o Request confirmation by NMFPs before posting on web (December 2016).

11. Microbiology Extranet

12. Newsletters
o Composed of three sections:
o Project updates
o Publications/Documents
o Events
o Sent monthly by email and
archived in the Microbiology
Extranet

13. 12
Surveys
o Replies: 22 Member States, as of 14/10/2016
o Extended deadline: 21 October 2016
o Proposal: to submit an abstract to the 27th ECCMID
(http://eccmidabstract2017.m-anage.com/), on the “WGS implementation
for surveillance in the EU/EEA” which would be circulated – deadline for
abstract submission is 30th November.
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/NGS_2016
NMFP questionnaire on national capacity for Whole Genome
Sequencing (WGS) use for Public Health applications in EU/EEA
countries

14. 13
Indicator 3.44: Diagnostic capability for detection 5 rare agents
One or more reference virology laboratories in your country have detection capability for the
following 5 rare and/or imported viruses: Chikungunya/Dengue/Hantavirus/Tick borne
encephalitis/West Nile (according to the ENIVD directory).
Scoring:
NA = not available/not applicable
0 = none
1 = for at least 2 out of 5
2 = for all 5
As the ENIVD network/directory updates were not fully active in
2015 we propose to use the 2014 score as latest available
Any other suggestion (e.g., to score the indicator based on your 2015
input)?
EULabCap:
Indicator scoring 2015

15. 14
Do you have any suggestions for the reporting of the multiannual
data and trend analysis for the 2015 reports ?
- Country reports (expected publication December 2016)
- EU/EEA report (expected publication February/March 2017)
EULabCap:
Multiannual reporting 2015

16. 15
Indicators 3.21-3.25:
Active participation in the five EU/EEA networks
ELDS-Net (indicator 3.21), EVD-LabNet (indicator 3.22), IBD-LabNet (indicator 3.23), ERLTB-Net
(indicator 3.24) and Euro-GASP (indicator 3.25)
Scoring:
NA = not available/not applicable
0 = no
1 = participated in annual meeting OR successfully participated in EQA
2 = participated in annual meeting AND successfully participated in EQA
EULabCap:
Revision of indicator scoring for
2016 survey - target 3.2

17. 16
• Do you agree to review at the NMFP16 meeting in 2017:
– clarity/robustness of indicators/targets e.g. EQA;
– need for replacement/updating of indicators are not longer applicable.
EULabCap:
Revision of indicators for 2016
survey
EU.LabCap@ecdc.europa.eu

18. 17
Thank you for your feedback,
ECDC.Microbiology@ecdc.europa.eu
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