17th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects - AMR Interventions 2024 (IMPACT)

General Information

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

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 2: Improve and/or, compare and/or evaluate strategies, technologies, treatments, methods, protocols or data collection based on existing interventions, aiming to prevent or reduce the emergence or spread of antibacterial or antifungal resistance or to treat/cure infections caused by resistant bacteria/fungi and recommend new policies.
• Subtopics:

• One Health Setting:

  Human Health

  Animal Health (incl. wildlife, livestock, acquatic organisms, and companion animals)
  Environment (incl. natural and built)

• Keywords:

  One Health Surveillance of AMR Diagnostics of AMR

• 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 (AMR) and microbiological diagnosis of communicable disease. I have done 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 have been founded aiming to increase the visibility of scientific research and disseminate results on current issues, including AMR and fungal infection); I have experience in working with intersectoral collaboration groups (human health, animal health, environmental health). I was involved in intersectoral collaboration group for developing the National Program for surveillance and control of antimicrobial resistance (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 Chair and General Committee representative of Moldavian NAC in EUCAST. I am Head of Department of the Laboratory diagnosis in Public Health, which include Reference Laboratory of AMR and I work with an excellent team experienced in research and laboratory diagnosis of antimicrobial resistant bacteria involved in infectious pathology. The team has participated in KAP studies regarding antimicrobial resistance (EUROBAROMETER Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotics). I have also acquired experience in organizing national seminars and workshops for microbiologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, veterinarians in order to develop good practice in AMR surveillances. I have also experience in organizing meetings to disseminate knowledge on AMR to microbiologist, clinicians, veterinarians; awareness raising activities during the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and promoting in human and animal sectors. I have experience in implementation of pilot stewardship program in two tertiary hospitals of the country. I got involved in the implementation process of the antimicrobial resistance monitoring system of zoonotic and commensal bacteria in the context of the One Health approach I have experience working with Denmark Technical University on genomic-based surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria of public health importance (EURGen-RefLabCap and FWD-AMR-RefLabCap projects) and Global Sewage Project which studied he occurrence of antimicrobial resistance genes in wastewater/sewage.

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

  I am interested to join projects that focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacteria in animal and human health settings. As Reference Laboratory on AMR, we report data to CAESAR and GLASS, we confirm resistance mechanisms of MDR bacteria within our National Laboratory Network and we have a collection of resistant priority pathogens (ESKAPE) isolated from invasive infections and urinary tract infections (UTI) which could be used in further projects for testing new compounds or technologies to fight AMR. I want to be involved in projects that also aim prevention strategies, treatments based on different compounds or technologies, developing new diagnostics and surveillance tools for reducing the burden of AMR (resistant bacteria and fungi) in Republic of Moldova and worldwide. I would like to join projects approaching the antimicrobial resistance via societal and behavioral intervention, antimicrobial stewardship efforts.

Olga Burduniuc

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