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OIE Collaborating Centre Reports
Activities in 2013
Title of Collaborating Centre: Veterinary Services Capacity Building
Address of Collaborating Centre:
Center for Animal Health and Food Safety
1354 Eckles Ave
136 Adrew Boss Laboratory
Saint Paul, MN 55108
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tel.:
+1 612-625-8709
Fax:
+1 612-624-4906
e-mail address:
[email protected]
website:
Name of Director of Institute
(Responsible Official):
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/cahfs/home.htm
Scott Wells, DVM, PhD
[email protected]
Name (including Title and
Position) of Head of the
Collaborating Centre (formally
OIE Contact Point):
Will Hueston DVM, PhD
Name (including Title and
Position) of writer of this report
(if different from above)
Linda Valeri, MBA
[email protected]
Director of Operations
[email protected]
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Veterinary Services Capacity Building
Summary of activities specifically related to the mandate of
OIE Collaborating Centres
ToR:
To provide services to the OIE, in particular within the region, in the designated
specialty, in support of the implementation of OIE policies and, where required, seek for
collaboration with OIE Reference Laboratories
ToR:
To identify and maintain existing expertise, in particular within its region
1.
Activities as a centre of research, expertise, standardisation and dissemination of
techniques within the remit of the mandate given by the OIE
Disease control
Epidemiology, surveillance, risk assessment, modelling
Training, capacity building
Zoonoses
Wildlife
Avian diseases
Aquatic animal diseases
Animal welfare
Diagnosis, biotechnology and laboratory
Veterinary medicinal products
Vaccines
Food safety
Feed safety
Other (Name the category: One Health, Veterinary Education)
DIAGNOSIS, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LABORATORY
Title of activity
Scope
Chiang Mai-Minnesota
Veterinary Education
Twinning Project
This project was initiated in 2013 with objectives to
•Strengthen effective veterinary services by aligning veterinary education
within the framework of the OIE PVS pathway
•Improve the veterinary workforce by ensuring that new veterinary
graduates demonstrate compliance with OIE Recommendations on the
Competencies of Graduating Veterinarians to assure high quality of national
Veterinary Services
•Deliver continuing professional development for veterinarians working in
both public and private components of National Veterinary Services in order
to advance knowledge and skills as outlined in the advanced competencies
developed by OIE
•Promote the One Health approach for interdisciplinary collaboration in
addressing health issues at the human, animal, and environmental interface
Week-long professional development program for mid-career professionals
from government, university, private sector and professional organizations to
enhance understanding and collaboration with OIE, WHO, WTO and FAO
Other:
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Title of activity
Scope
Engaging
intergovernmental
Organizations
Week-long professional development program for mid-career professionals
from government, university, private sector and professional organizations to
enhance understanding and collaboration with OIE, WHO, WTO and FAO
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Veterinary Services Capacity Building
ToR:
To propose or develop methods and procedures that facilitate harmonisation of
international standards and guidelines applicable to the designated specialty
2.
Proposal or development of any procedure that will facilitate harmonisation of
international regulations applicable to the surveillance and control of animal diseases,
food safety or animal welfare
Proposal title
Scope/Content
Applicable area
Proactive risk
assessment to
support managed
movement in the
event of
Transboundary
Animal Disease
Outbreaks
This ongoing work was done in full
collaboration with the OIE CC USDA
APHIS VS CEAH through a publicprivate-university partnership in
cooperation with state animal
health officials.
Surveillance and control of animal diseases
Food safety
Animal welfare
ToR:
To establish and maintain a network with other OIE Collaborating Centres designated
for the same specialty, and should the need arise, with Collaborating Centres in other
disciplines
ToR:
To carry out and/or coordinate scientific and technical studies in collaboration with
other centres, laboratories or organisations
3.
Did your Collaborating Centre maintain a network with other OIE Collaborating Centres
(CC), Reference Laboratories (RL), or organisations designated for the same specialty, to
coordinate scientific and technical studies?
Yes
Name of OIE CC/RL/other
organisation(s)
No
Location
CEBASEV
Buenos
Aires,
Argentina
USDA APHIS VS CEAH
Ft Collins,
CO, USA
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Region of
networking Centre
Africa
Americas
Asia and Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Americas
Asia and Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Purpose
Discuss collaboration opportunities
Proactive risk assessment to
support managed movement in the
event of Transboundary Animal
Disease Outbreaks
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4.
Did your Collaborating Centre maintain a network with other OIE Collaborating Centres,
Reference laboratories, or organisations in other disciplines, to coordinate scientific and
technical studies?
Yes
No
Name of OIE CC/RL/other
organisation(s)
Location
Region of
networking Centre
Purpose
Institute for International
Cooperation in Animal
Biologics
Ames, IA
Africa
Americas
Asia and Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Discuss training materials of potential
use for veterinary education
CEAH
Ft Collins,
CO
Africa
Americas
Asia and Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Risk analysis to support emergency
preparedness planning
ToR:
To place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE.
5.
Did your Collaborating Centre place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE?
Yes
No
Name of expert
Kind of consultancy
Subject
Dr. Mac Farnham
Conduct Survey and provide
presentation on Technical item
for OIE Regional Commission of
the Middle East
Continuing education and incorporation of
the "One Health" concept
Dr. Will Hueston
Provide presentation at the
Global Conference on Veterinary
Education and the Role of the
Veterinary Statuatory Body
Role of Collaborating Centres in
strengthening of Veterinary Services
ToR:
To provide, within the designated specialty, scientific and technical training to personnel
from OIE Member Countries
6.
Did your Collaborating Centre provide scientific and technical training, within the remit of
the mandate given by the OIE, to personnel from OIE Member Countries?
Yes
No
If the answer is yes, please provide the total number of trained persons for each of the following
categories:
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a)
Technical visits: ................................................................
b)
Seminars: ......................................................................... 214
c)
Hands-on training courses: .............................................. 264
d)
Internships (>1 month): ...................................................
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Type of technical
training provided
(a, b, c or d)
Content
Country of origin of the
expert(s) provided with
training
No. participants from
the corresponding
country
b,c
Provided training on the use of food
safety risk assessment in
government agencies and
universities
Chile, Colombia,
Indonesia, Malaysia,
Panama, Thailand,
Uganda, Vietnam
Chile (100), Colombia
(40), Indonesia (6),
Malaysia (6), Panama
(25), Thailand (6),
Uganda (25), Vietnam
(6)
,c
Provided training on animal-related
food systems from farm-to-table
while considering aspects of animal
welfare and health, food safety,
food protection, and public health.
US, Uganda, Chile
US (16), India (2),
Uganda (12), Kenya
(5), Tanzania (3),
Ethiopia (2), Rwanda
(3), DRC (2), Chile (4),
Costa Rica (1)
ToR:
To organise and participate in scientific meetings and other activities on behalf of the
OIE
7.
Did your Collaborating Centre organise or participate in the organisation of scientific
meetings on behalf of the OIE?
Yes
National/
International
International
No
Title of event
Co-organiser
Global Conference on
Veterinary Education
and the Role of the
Veterinary Statuatory
Body
OIE
Date
(mm/yy)
December
2013
Location
No.
Participants
Brazil
ToR:
To collect, process, analyse, publish and disseminate data and information relevant to
the designated specialty
8.
Publication and dissemination of any information within the remit of the mandate given by
the OIE that may be useful to Member Countries of the OIE
(Indicate in the appropriate box the number by category)
a)
Articles published in peer-reviewed journals: ................. 2
Hueston WD. (2013) BSE and variant CJD: Emerging science, public pressure and the vagaries of
policy-making. Prev Vet Med 109: 179-184.
Hueston W, Appert J, Denny T, King L, Umber J, and Valeri L. (2013). "Assessing Global Adoption of
One Health Approaches." Ecohealth 10(3): 257-67.
b)
International conference presentations: ......................... 6
Sampedro, F. Análisis de Riesgos: Una Mirada Global, FAO Regional Office for Latin America,
Santiago, Chile.
Sampedro, F. Implementación del análisis de riesgos en Latinoamérica y el Caribe: Una realidad?, III
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Simposio de Inocuidad, Colegio Panameño de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Coclé, Panamá.
Hueston, W. Role of OIE Collaborating Centres in strengthening of Veterinary Services. Global
Conference on Veterinary Education and the Role of the Veterinary Statuatory Body, 2013, Brazil
Hueston, W. Emerging Science, public pressure and vagaries of policy-making.‘Contagious Animal
Diseases – the science behind trade policies and regulations’ October 17, 2013
Hueston, W. Addressing food safety and zoonoses: opportunities for One Health leadership. 10 th
Anniversary of the Veterinary Public Health Center for Asia-Pacific, Chiang Mai Thailand, July 3,
2013.
Wells SJ. Building Capacity in Veterinary Public Health. Third OIE Sub-Regional Workshop on
Veterinary Education in South-East Asia and Fourth Annual Meeting of Southeast Asia Veterinary
School Association, Surabaya, Indonesia, September 2013
c)
National conference presentations: ................................ 13
Risk assessment research at University level, Applied Risk Assessment Workshop, Minnesota
Department of Agriculture, USA.
Food Safety Risk Assessment, EcoHealth Alliance Workshop, University of Minnesota, USA.
Food Safety Risk assessment, Food Defense Collaborative Exchange Course, National Center for
Food Protection and Defense, USA.
SES Update: Maintaining a Secure Egg Supply During a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak
Mtg Chicago, IL 7/19/2013
Secure Broiler Supply Plan ‐ A Collaborative Effort in FAD PreparednessAssociation of Veterinarians
in Broiler Production Chicago, IL 7/19/2013 USA
Impacts of ASF Entry into US DHS National Biosurveillance Information Center Washington,
DC9/6/2013 USA
Needlestick Injuries in Livestock Workers and Prevention Programs.... North American Agricultural
Safety Summit,Minneapolis, MN, 9/25/2013 USA
Malladi, S., Halvorson D.A., Johnson K., Sampedro, F., Weaver, T., Bjork, K.E., Clouse, T.L. 2012.
Impact of the degree of dispersion of viral pathogens in organic media on the probability of
transmission to susceptible animals, Society for Risk Analysis, USA.
Hueston W. Fostering Leadership in Global Food Security through Veterinary Education, American
Veterinary Medical Association annual meeting, Chicago IL, USA. July 2013
Characterization of air contaminants associated with type of swine production facilities North
American Agricultural Safety Summit Minneapolis, MN 9/25/2013 USA
Goldsmith T.J., “Continuity of Business during a FMD Outbreak: Secure Milk Supply Project.” MN
Dairy Health Conference Presentation, Bloomington, MN, May 2013. USA
S. Malladi, D.A. Halvorson, Timothy Snider, Jamie Slingluff, Shauna Voss, Timothy Goldsmith,
Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN; T. Weaver, K. Bjork,
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Fort Collins, CO; Trampel, Darrell, Iowa State
University. Abstract on “The Risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmission Associated with
the Movement of Turkey Hatching Eggs” has been accepted for poster presentation 2013
AAAP/AVMA annual meeting. USA
Slingluff JL, Buswell M, Malladi S, Weaver T, Alexander C, Goldsmith T, Halvorson DA. Risk
Assessment Associated with Live Poultry Movement in a Control Area During a Highly Pathogenic
Avian Influenza Outbreak - 2013 Broiler &Turkey Risk Assessment Work Group Report. Presentation
and report provided at the 117th United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) Annual Meeting,
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species. October 21, 2013. USA
d)
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Other: ...............................................................................
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