Description
The global antimicrobial resistance crisis has been the driver of several international strategies on antimicrobial stewardship. Despite their good intentions, such broad strategies are only slowly being implemented into “real life”. This is particularly unfortunate for veterinary medicine, which is challenged by (i) a shortage of experts in key disciplines related to antimicrobial stewardship, (ii) few antimicrobial treatment guidelines, and (iii) inferior diagnostic tests compared to human microbiology. The aim of this Action is to optimize veterinary antimicrobial use with special emphasis on the development of antimicrobial treatment guidelines and refinement of microbiological diagnostic procedures. For this purpose, the Action will first survey the state-of-the-art in terms of microbiological diagnostic practices and veterinary treatment guidelines across Europe. Secondly, tools in the form of an extensive European strain database and a standard for making antimicrobial treatment guidelines will be created. Third, Action Participants will exploit these tools for the development and refinement of microbiological methods and European treatment guidelines. Finally, the surveys, tools, diagnostic methods, and treatment guidelines will be disseminated to national and international stakeholders. Furthermore, the Action will recommend priority research areas for future optimization of antimicrobial treatment in animals, and develop a roadmap outlining how European countries can advance towards a common high level of veterinary antimicrobial stewardship. The planned investigations and the educational activities will raise the critical mass of expertise in veterinary antimicrobial stewardship in Europe, especially in less resourceful countries and among Early Career Investigators.
Action keywords
Veterinary antimicrobial stewardship - Veterinary microbiology - Diagnostic microbiology - Antimicrobial treatment guidelines - Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Management Committee
Country | MC Member |
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Albania | |
Albania | |
Austria | |
Belgium | |
Belgium | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bulgaria | |
Bulgaria | |
Croatia | |
Croatia | |
Czech Republic | |
Denmark | |
Denmark | |
Estonia | |
Estonia | |
Finland | |
Finland | |
France | |
France | |
Germany | |
Germany | |
Greece | |
Greece | |
Hungary | |
Ireland | |
Ireland | |
Israel | |
Israel | |
Italy | |
Italy | |
Latvia | |
Lithuania | |
Lithuania | |
Malta | |
Montenegro | |
Netherlands | |
Netherlands | |
North Macedonia | |
North Macedonia | |
Norway | |
Norway | |
Poland | |
Poland | |
Portugal | |
Portugal | |
Romania | |
Romania | |
Serbia | |
Serbia | |
Slovakia | |
Slovakia | |
Slovenia | |
Slovenia | |
Spain | |
Spain | |
Sweden | |
Sweden | |
Switzerland | |
Switzerland | |
Türkiye | |
Türkiye | |
United Kingdom | |
United Kingdom |
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Leadership
Role | Leader |
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Action Chair | |
Action Vice-Chair | |
Grant Holder Scientific Representative | |
Science Communication Coordinator | |
Grant Awarding Coordinator | |
WG1 Leader | |
WG2 Leader | |
WG3 Leader | |
WG4 Leader | |
WG5 Leader |
Additional roles
Role | Leader |
---|---|
ITC CG Coordinator | |
STSM Coordinator |
Working Groups
Number | Title | Leader |
---|---|---|
1 | Mapping microbiological diagnostics and treatment guidelines | |
2 | European strain database | |
3 | Clinical breakpoints | |
4 | Antimicrobial treatment guidelines | |
5 | Dissemination |
Membership
Name | Working Group | Country |
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WG 1, WG 2 | Estonia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | Ireland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Israel | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Malta | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 5 | Croatia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Denmark | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Denmark | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Slovakia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Estonia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Finland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Albania | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Croatia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Finland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Belgium | |
WG 1 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Malta | |
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Norway | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 3 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Croatia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Finland | |
WG 1 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 4, WG 5 | ||
WG 1, WG 4 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Morocco | |
WG 1 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Sweden | |
WG 1 | Italy | |
WG 1 | Switzerland | |
WG 1 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | ||
WG 1 | Slovakia | |
WG 1 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Norway | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Montenegro | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Norway | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Israel | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | Belgium | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Croatia | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Ireland | |
WG 1 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Slovakia | |
WG 1 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 5 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | Netherlands | |
WG 1 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Italy | |
WG 1 | Netherlands | |
WG 1 | ||
WG 1, WG 2, WG 5 | ||
WG 1, WG 2, WG 5 | Italy | |
WG 1 | ||
WG 1 | Italy | |
WG 1 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 5 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 4, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Georgia | |