1. Users’ perception of the OH-EpiCap evaluation tool based on its application to nine national antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems
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Moura, P, Collineau, L, Sandberg, M, Tomassone, L, De Meneghi, D, Norström, M, Bennani, H, Häsler, B, Colomb-Cotinat, M, Bourély, C, Filippitzi, M-E, Mediouni, S, Boriani, E, Asaduzzaman, M, Caniça, M, Aenishaenslin, C, and Alban, L.
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One Health, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial consumption monitoring, system evaluation, surveillance system ,system evaluation ,One Health ,antimicrobial resistance ,antimicrobial consumption monitoring ,surveillance system - Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance systems involve multiple stakeholders and multilevel standard operating procedures, which increase in complexity with further integration of the One Health (OH) concept. AMR is a OH challenge. It is crucial for the success of an AMR surveillance system to evaluate its performance in meeting the proposed objectives, while complying with resource restrictions. The OH-EpiCap tool was created to evaluate the degree of compliance of hazard surveillance activities with essential OH concepts across there dimensions: organization, operational activities, and impact of the OH surveillance system.To present feedback on the application of the OH-EpiCap from a user’s perspective, the tool was used to evaluate nine national AMR surveillance systems, each with different monitoring contexts and objectives. The OH-EpiCap tool was assessed using the updated CoEvalAMR methodology. This methodology evaluates the content themes and functional aspects of the tool in a standardized way, while it also captures the user’s subjective experiences in using the tool via a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) approach.The results of the evaluation of the OH-EpiCap are presented and discussed. The OH-EpiCap is an easy-to-use tool, which can facilitate a fast macro-overview of the application of the OH concept to a surveillance activity, when used by specialists in the matter, serving as a basis for the discussion of possible adaptations of AMR surveillance activities, or targeting areas that may be further investigated using other pre-established tools.
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- 2023