JPIAMR 2022 Call Partner Search Tool

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for network
• Organisation: National Agency for Public Health
• Country: Moldova (MD)
• Career stage: Other.

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Surveillance
  2. Diagnostics
• Focal area(s):
  • Identify actions that will improve the diagnostics and surveillance of AMR (in humans and/or animals and/or agriculture and the environment).
  • Identify actions needed to support the development of new tools, technologies and systems for diagnosis and surveillance.
  • Identify novel or existing data platforms that can be developed or improved to aid international alignment and support the use of surveillance data and/or diagnostics to improve prescription of narrow-spectrum antimicrobials and support alignment with stewardship programmes.
  • Identify or assess user needs for tools, technologies, or systems for diagnostics and/or surveillance in appropriate One Health settings.
  • Identify the data collection needed to understand inequality in access to diagnostics and how socio-economic factors contribute to this inequality.
  • Extend or continue activities of previously funded JPIAMR networks within Surveillance

• One Health Setting:

  Human Health Animal Health Environment

• Keywords:

  One Health,surveillance of antimicrobial resistance diagnostics of AMR pathogens. network

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  I am a public health specialist and have acquired a strong background in the field of epidemiological surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, microbiological diagnosis of communicable disease and biosafety and biosecurity issues. I have done extensive scientific research and I have experience in coordinating scientific projects in the field of AMR. I have experience working with the WHO as a consultant on AMR issues. I am the Editor-in-chief of the One Health & Risk Management journal (a scientific journal that I have founded with the goal of increasing the visibility of scientific research and disseminate results on current issues, including AMR) ; I have experience in working with intersectoral collaboration groups (human health, animal health, environmental health). I was the secretary of an intersectoral collaboration group for developing the National Program for surveillance and control of antimicrobial resistance (in One Health approach). As a part of the National AMR Focal Point team for CAESAR activities I have gained experience on establishing AMR Surveillance and Laboratory Network. I am the head of AMR Reference Laboratory and I work with an excellent team experienced in research and laboratory diagnosis of antimicrobial resistant bacteria involved in infectious pathology. I have also acquired extensive experience in organizing: national seminars and workshops for microbiologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, veterinarians in order to develop good practice in AMR surveillances on One Health approach, meetings to disseminate knowledge on antimicrobial resistance to microbiologist, clinicians, veterinarians; awareness raising activities during the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and promoting in human and animal sectors. I have also enjoyed developing the training curricula on antimicrobial resistance issues, for doctors, residents and students. I am Chair and General Committee representative of Moldavian NAC in EUCAST. We are currently working on the process of integrating a unified (human and animal) system into One Health\'s approach on surveillance of antimicrobial resistance.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  I am interested to join networks that focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animal and human health settings. I would like to join networks approaching the antimicrobial resistance aspects of characterization of resistance mechanisms, transmission pathways of antimicrobial resistance, prevention and control measures. I want to be involved in this kind of networks in order to develop diagnostic, surveillance tools and systems for reducing the burden of AMR in Republic of Moldova and worldwide. In special I am interested in any networks focused on diagnosis and surveillance of invasive fungal infections.

Olga Burduniuc

• Organisation: National Agency for Public Health
• Position: MD, MPH, PhD, Associate professor Head of Department of the Laboratory diagnosis in Public Health
• E-mail: olga.burduniuc@ansp.gov.md
• Phone: +37368144477
• Web: ansp.md