ECDC Virtual Academy (EVA)

The overall aim of this face-to-face workshop organised by ECDC, EACS and CHIP is to improve the knowledge and technical capacities of public health professionals and civil society organisations working within or across HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at the national/regional level to use ECDC surveillance and monitoring data/reports and tools.

⏳ Duration: 2 days

📌Location: ECDC Headquarters (Stockholm, Sweden)

👥 Audience: National representatives from (i) ministries of health, (ii) public health institutes working in the areas of HIV, viral hepatitis and/or STI, and (iii) civil society organisations working in these areas from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

🔑 Participation: By invitation only.

🎯 Objectives: At the end of the workshop, participants should: 

• Be familiar with ECDC surveillance and monitoring data/reports and tools; 

• Have analysed and discussed data gaps in surveillance and monitoring data/reports, barriers, opportunities or challenges; and 

• Have developed a ‘Data for impact plan’ to identify what existing HIV, viral hepatitis and STI-disease data/reports and tools they plan on using to make the case for action in their country/region, as well as what data gaps remain.

The webinar introduces the updated ECDC-European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (ECDC-EMCDDA) guidance on preventing and controlling infectious diseases among people who inject drugs.

Dates and duration: 13 March 2024, 15:00-16:00 CET

Audience: The webinar is designed for (i) policymakers and public health/social programmers responsible for developing national strategies, policies, and programmes, (ii) public health and health professionals working with people who inject drugs, and (iii) representatives from civil society organisations and the community.

Objectives: After completing this webinar, the participants should be able to:

• Describe the six key intervention areas to prevent and control infectious diseases among people who inject drugs according to the updated ECDC-EMCDDA guidance. 
• Explain why interventions to prevent and control infectious diseases among people who inject drugs should be delivered in line with principles for prevention and service provision. 
• Describe some models of good practice for community-based testing, linkage to care and adherence to treatment for hepatitis B and C, HIV, and tuberculosis in the EU/EEA.

Participation: Please register here to receive your Zoom link to attend this webinar.

The ECDC HIV Modelling Tool is a tool developed by ECDC in collaboration with international partners to provide estimates of the number of people living with HIV, including those not yet diagnosed. The tool can also estimate the annual number of new HIV infections, the average time between infection and diagnosis, and the number of people in need of treatment according to CD4 counts. To achieve all of this, the tool needs only routinely collected HIV surveillance data. Nearly all countries in the European region report annual HIV and AIDS diagnoses to the TESSy database hosted at ECDC.

Given that almost all countries in the European region annually report HIV and AIDS diagnoses to the TESSy database hosted at ECDC, the materials provided in this module aim to guide users through precise steps in preparing the data. This guidance ensures that the HIV Modelling Tool runs smoothly, ultimately providing accurate estimates for each country.

Duration: Self-paced

Audience: The training is designed for professionals in HIV surveillance specialist, including modelers, statisticians, data scientists, and epidemiologists actively working in the field of HIV.

Objectives: After completing this training, the participants will be able to:

• Prepare diverse data types (case-based, aggregated) for the ECDC HIV Modelling Tool. This includes adept navigation of the tool's interface, successful data uploads, and effective mapping, with a focus on nuances such as defining migrant variables. 
• Apply quality assurance techniques for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data uploaded to the tool. 
• Understand the multiple imputations for missing data adjustment.

Participation:  This training material will be open without enrolment.

The overall aim of this online webinar organised by ECDC, European Clinical AIDS Society (EACS) and the Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections (CHIP) is to increase general practitioner and nurse knowledge and awareness of what stigma is, how it impacts patient health in the areas of HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, and how it can be addressed in general practice.

Date: 14 June 2023, 15:00 CEST

Duration: 60 minutes

Audience: This webinar is aimed toward (i) nurses and (ii) physicians working in general practices in EU/EEA countries.

Participation: To participate in this webinar, please use this Zoom registration link. You will then be sent a calendar invite with more information on how to join the webinar.