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NCCID (Infectious Diseases)

Mandate

The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) serves as a bridge between research and knowledge on one hand, and the practical needs of public health practitioners and policy makers in infectious diseases on the other. 

Goals

  • Protect the health of Canadians by facilitating the use of evidence and emerging research on infectious diseases to inform public health programs and policies.
  • Encourage the integration of evidence on infectious diseases into public health programs, policies and practices.
  • Encourage collaborative responses by relevant stakeholders, including public health policy makers, practitioners and researchers, to public health issues and needs in the area of infectious diseases.

Work to Date

  • The Purple Paper was launched as a rapid knowledge translation tool during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic (pH1N1). It continues as a monthly publication reporting on infectious disease news and technologies.
  • Two evidence reviews on HIV prevention were published, adding to the 11 already produced.
  • A new series of evidence reviews is underway to critically assess and consolidate research findings relevant to public health, building on previous work in pH1N1. The series of 13 articles covers topics in human and animal public health, and will be completed by fall 2011.
  • The completed version of the Outreach Planning Guide was discussed at six regional workshops held across Canada in 2010/11. Edits to the French version of the Guide are being finalized and it will be developed into a web-based learning tool.
  • A consultation on “Strategies for Preventing and Mitigating Influenza in Canada through the One Health Approach” took place in April 2011. Other zoonoses topics have been addressed in Purple Papers.
  • Executive summaries of three commissioned Comprehensive Reviews of Population-Level Interventions to Reduce Community-Acquired Antimicrobial Resistance were published in the fall 2010 edition of the Canadian Journal for Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology.
  • Professional and public awareness events on antimicrobial resistance were held Nov. 18, 2010 (Antibiotic Awareness Day) and April 7, 2011 (World Health Day). NCCID collaborated with partner organizations across Canada, and coordinated communications activities, including the launch of the AntibioticAwareness.ca website.
  • Collaborated with other NCCs on the Small Drinking Water Systems Project.
  • Developed a searchable, national disease database of all notifiable infections in Canadian jurisdictions. The database identifies federal/provincial/territorial reporting requirements.
  • Produced a companion summary for a full-length report by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH) on the accuracy, cost-effectiveness and compliance of diagnostic technologies for Chlamydia and gonorrhea.
  • Sponsored a risk communication workshop hosted by OAHPP.

Current Activities 2011-2012

  • Communicable diseases of public health importance:

            - Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group, co-chaired by NCCID and PHAC.

            - Communication and Education Task Group on Antimicrobial Resistance.

            - Evidence reviews on pandemic A/H1N1 influenza.

            - Scoping activities in zoonoses and other diseases of public health importance.
 
            - The Purple Paper continues monthly. In the event of a public health emergency, it will again be a vehicle for rapid knowledge translation.

  • Partnerships and collaborations:

    - The Ontario HIV Treatment Network; PHAC HIV Prevention Framework Working Group; and the CIHR Social Research Centre (SRC) in HIV Prevention.

    - Continued pursuit of opportunities to collaborate in areas of zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.
  • Interventions and programs:

    - Synthesize evidence on the relevance and applicability of new tools in public health (e.g. mapping, mathematical modeling).

    - Lead collaborative initiatives to look for ways to broaden risk communication training and activities in Canada.

    - Continue work on the Learning Site and Outreach Planning Guide.

    - Continue to participate in NCC projects.
  • Technology and tools:

    - Develop a new website and look for ways to implement social media.

    - Consultation regarding potential application of the national notifiable disease database.

    Host

    International Centre for Infectious Diseases Inc.

    Contact Information

    National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases
    413-445 Ellice Avenue
    Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P5

    Phone: 204-943-0051
    Fax: 204-946-0927
    email: nccid@icid.com

    www.nccid.ca