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DISCONTOOLS Update to AHAC
Declan O’Brien, DISCONTOOLS Co-ordinator22nd, March, 2013
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www.discontools.eu
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About DISCONTOOLS
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Workgroups
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Stakeholder Forum
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Stakeholder Forum – Meetings & Minutes
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Stakeholder Forum – Documents of interest
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Stakeholder Forum – Speeches & presentations
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The disease database
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Search and filter disease
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Epizootic diseases
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Food producing animal complexes
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Zoonotic diseases
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View disease info – control tools
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Editing the disease info
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Disease scoring criteria
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Disease prioritisation model
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Disease details
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Disease information sources
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Gap analysis – Diagnostics, vaccinations, pharmaceuticals
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Conclusion of analysis
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Customise disease report
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Select diseases and variables
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Sample report – all diseases ranked by score
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Prioritisation of Epizootic diseases
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Prioritisation of Zoonotic diseases
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Prioritisation of Food producing diseases
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Sample report – BSE, BTB prioritisation
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Conclusions• Public website with searchable database• Stakeholder agreed prioritised research gaps• Research agenda for the future has been
established!• Global reach via STAR-IDAZ!• Focus funding on prioritised research gaps
– ANIHWA, Horizon 2020, Countries, Industry, Trusts, Foundations, Charities, etc.
• Please now fund the priorities – we have made the task very simple!!
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Achievements & Economics• DISCONTOOLS finished on February 28th, 2013• Built consensus across stakeholders• Focus on critical gaps• Agreement on need to continue at conference• Make best use of €500m from public sector &
€400m from private sector• Hasten the arrival of new diagnostics, vaccines &
pharmaceuticals• Disease burden of 20% on animal production
valued at €141 billion – reduce cost by €28 billion!
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Future Funding• €1m over 5 years - €200,000 per year in busy
development phase• IFAH-Europe offers accommodation of the
secretariat & oversight valued at €30,000• Annual budget of €100,000 required
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The Audience• Guide future research funding from:
– European Commission– Member States– Foundations & Trusts– Private industry
• Increase Public Private Partnerships• Benefits for animal health & welfare, public health
(zoonoses) & societal benefits (companion animals, safe & secure food supply)
• Wish for the public funders to takeover the initiative
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Annex 2Budget Estimate €/Year
Project Manager (2 days/week) 40,000 Travel & Subsistence 10,000 IT Support 13,000 Project Management Board Meetings (4/year) 2,000 Expert Groups (10 disease updates/year) 15,000 Expert Group Leaders meeting (1/year or less) 20,000 Total 100,000
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For more information please consult: www.discontools.eu
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