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Med-Vet-Net Short-term Missions | ||
I am working for Med-Vet-Net in the Workpackage 2a, which is concerned with the training activities and scientific exchanges. | ||
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My role within Med-Vet-Net is handling the applications for training courses, workshops and scientific missions. One of the most important objectives of Med-Vet-Net is the exchange of knowledge among the European network of which Med-Vet-Net consists. Therefore the exchange of knowledge mediated through scientific missions and participation in the training courses is of great benefit to the scientific work being undertaken in the Workpackages. To find out the impact of the Short-term Scientific Missions have on partcipants, I undertook an interview with one of the scientists who has previously been on a mission. The delegate is Martina Escher who is a PhD student from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Dipartimento di Sanità Alimentare e Animale Reparto Zoonosi Alimentari ed Epidemiologia Veterinaria, in Italy. Martina went on her Short-term Mission to visit the 1st OIE International Conference “Use of GIS in Veterinary activities” for 4 days in October 2006, arranged by Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’ abruzzo e del Molise. During the Conference, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were discussed as a tool for data analysis. The knowledge that could be obtained with geographic-spatiotemporal statistics is particularly suitable for the study of the complex interactions among host, pathogen, vectors and populations that may participate in a zoonotic cycle. Another issue discussed was the implementation of GIS networks, which could be a useful tool for the exchange of epidemiological information on zoonoses between countries. The aim of Martina’s attendance in the conference was to improve the GIS skills of the ISS group in Med-Vet-Net Workpackage 6 – Development and Application of Geographical Information Systems. The subjects covered in this conference perfectly reflected the objects of Workpackage 6, and the Short-term Mission has therefore improved the work inside WP6 by exchanging knowledge among the scientists. Martina explains that this mission allowed her to mediate a collaboration between her institute and the institute organizing the workshop ‘Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’ abruzzo e del Molise’ (TE). These two institutes are now collaborating on the use GIS with data collected by both institutes. It is Martina’s believe that this exchange of knowledge and collaboration would not have been possible without her Short-term Mission funded by Med-Vet-Net. And she therefore wants to take this opportunity to thank Med-Vet-Net for making this possible. It is possible for members of the Med-Vet-Net network to apply for funding for Short-term Missions, as long as the objective of the mission is of relevance to the Med-Vet-Net Network. If you are interested in hearing more about how to apply for a short-term scientific missions, please have a look on the MedVetNet homepage: www.medvetnet.org and if you have any questions please contact me: tstXX@food.dtu.dk or Tine Hald: tih@food.dtu.dk Tine Struve | ||
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