OverviewoftheCanadianAnimalHealthSurveillanceSystem

ProtectingtheU.S.CattleHerdWashington,DCMarch2017

• BriefoverviewontheCanadianAnimalHealthSurveillanceSystem(CAHSS),collaborationonanimalhealthsurveillanceinCanada

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CollaborativeGovernancetheBestApproach:• Severalsuccessfulcomponentsoperatingwell• Informalnetworkingestablishedthroughseveralinitiatives• Recognizedneedfornationalleadership/coordination• Raisedprofilerequired• Opportunitytocreateanenvironmentforsuccess• Mayleadtodevelopmentsinothersectors

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Somemajorweaknessesinthepresentsurveillancesysteminorganizationanddecisionmaking,andininformationanddatasharing.

Surveillanceinatimeoftransitioninfarmedanimalhealth(2011)

WhyCAHSS?

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Examples ofAnimalHealthSurveillanceSystems• CanadianAnimalHealthLaboratoryNetwork(CAHLN)• CanadianAnimalHealthSurveillanceNetwork(CAHSN)• CouncilofChiefVeterinaryOfficers(CCVO)• CanadianWildlifeHealthCooperative(CWHC)• ProvincialNetworks(RAIZO,OAHN,AlbertaVPS)• CanadianSwineHealthInformationNetwork(CSHIN)• CentreforEmergingandZoonoticDisease-Information,

IntelligenceandResponse(CEZD)• CFIAledsurveillancetoestablishanimaldiseasestatus• CIPARS• Industryledsurveillance

– Antimicrobialusage– TradelimitingandProductionlimitingdisease– Emergingdisease/earlywarning

• Adhocandinformalnetworking– PEDvirus

• Federatednetworkofnetworks– Functioningindependentlybutwithstableconnections– Unitedbyacommonpurposeandcoreprinciples– GuidedbyacommonDirectorsGroup,enabledbya

ChampionsGroup,supportedbyacoordinatorandsecretariat

– Communalownershipoftheentity• Encouraginginnovationandcreativesolutions

– SupportingtheEmergencyManagementFramework– Buildingfromthegroundup– Empoweringmemberstolead– Riddingourselvesoflimitingbeliefs

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CanadianAnimalHealthSurveillanceSystemEffective,Responsive,IntegratedAnimalHealthSurveillance

Whatcananationalcollaboration

KeyThemes:1. Adviseonnationalanimalhealthsurveillancepriorities

§ Needs,strategies,gapsandcapacity

2. FacilitateDataGathering§ Multiplesources,untappedsources.

3. Helppeopleexchangeanduseinformation§ Trust,linesofcommunications§ Understandingneedsandaddressingthemalongthecontinuum

4. Helpmakeinformationeasilyaccessible§ Sharinginformation,analyses,reports§ Abilitytosharedata

5. Helpremoveartificialbarrierstoanimalhealthsurveillance§ Overcomejurisdictionalissues,seamlessapproachtoemergingorzoonotic

disease,encouragebidirectionalflowbetweenpublichealthandanimalhealth

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CurrentStatusofCAHSS

• ImplementationinitiatedinJanuary2015• ChampionsGroup

– Enableandfacilitateestablishmentofnetwork• DirectorsGroup

– Createandmaintainahealthyenvironmentforcollaboration• Sharedpurposestatement

– “effective,responsive,integrated”• Coreprinciples

– Basicrulesonhowweorganizeandworktogetherourselves• Seriesoffacilitatedworkshops,usingParticipatoryAction

Research,todetermineprioritiesandnextsteps

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SwineandPoultryNetworkGroups• WorkshopsheldinFebruary2016,leadingtoformationof

networkgroupsunderCAHSS• ForSwine:

– Workonmultiplebilateralagreements,communications,definingspecificsurveillanceneeds

– WorkshopplannedinMarch2017toaddress:• Surveillanceneedsfortradelimitingdisease• NextstepsforCanadianSwineHealthInformationNetwork• Sequencinglibraryforinfluenza/PRRS

• ForPoultry:– Technologyplatform

• CAHSSwebsiteforsharinginformation

– SocialNetwork• conferencecalls,Forumpresentationsanddiscussionongaps

– TradeLimitingDiseases

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EquineSurveillanceWorkshop• EquineSurveillanceWorkshop,co-hostedbyEquestrianCanada,washeld

Nov3and4,2016• Purposewastobringtogetheraverydiverseindustryandgovernment

representativestoidentifyneeds,strategiesandnextstepsforequinesurveillance

• SharedPurpose:Aneffectiveequinesurveillancesystemwillprotectthehealthandwell-beingofhorses,otherequinesandhumans,safeguardtheCanadianherdandpermitmovementandcontinuanceoftrade,andensuretheprosperityofCanada’sequineindustry.

• Anetworkgroupwasformedtohelpimplementidentifiedkeypriorities,suchas:– Sharinginformationonreportableandnotifiablediseases;listofequinecontacts– Explorefundingoptionsforequinesurveillance,identifypotentialprojects,initiatives– Preparecasedefinitionsfordiseasesofinterest– Lookatmappingoptionsfordiseaseoutbreaks– Organizesummitofdecision-makersinequinesectortogarnersupport

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DairyCattleSurveillanceWorkshop• DairyCattleSurveillanceWorkshop,co-hostedbyDairyFarmersof

Canada,washeldFeb28andMar1,2017• Thisgroupisverywell-organized,hasmanysurveillanceinitiativesacross

thecountry.Mainneedisto“knit”surveillanceactivitiestogetherandmakebetteruseofdatagenerated.

• Keyprioritiesidentifiedbythegroup:– Buildthefoundationwithstrongstakeholderengagement– Createanationalinformationsharingplatform– Buildoncurrentdataresourcesthroughdataminingandintegration– ExpandserviceacrossCanadaforbulkmilktankscreeningtestsfordiseasesof

interest• CurrentStatus:finalreportisdrafted,workshopparticipantsconsulting

withtheirorganizations• NextSteps:workshopgrouptobeformedtoimplement

agreeduponactions

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AntimicrobialUse(AMU)Surveillance

• Producer-orientedworkshopheldinOctober2016– Workshoppurposetoexploretheroleofproducersandproducer

associationsinAMUsurveillance– SharedPurposeStatement

AMUsurveillanceisnecessarytoinformdecision-makingtoobjectivelyaddressAMUstewardshipandtomaintainpublictrustinthesustainableproductionofsafeandaffordablefoodfromhumanely-raisedanimals

– Decisiontoformadhocgrouptocollectivelyproceedwithdiscussions,ledbyPublicHealthAgencyofCanada,todevelopaminimumdataset;commoditygroupshavecommittedtodeterminehowthedatawillbecollectedandsharedforanalysisandreporting

– FirstmeetingwasheldatendofJanuary.

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CAHSSWebSite

• CAHSSwebsiteisliveatcahss.ca• Intendedtobeacentralclearinghouseforallanimalhealth

surveillanceactivitiesinCanada• Contactinformationforthoseinvolvedinsurveillane• PublicsitecontainsinformationonCAHSSandpublic

informationandlinksforsurveillance• PrivatesiteforCAHSSmemberstoexchangeinformationwith

eachother• Communicationsiskeyinanetworkofnetworks

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Lookingahead…..• BeefSurveillanceWorkshop(September2017)• Wildlifesurveillanceworkshop(June2017)• Aquacultureworkshop(Fall2017)• Smallruminantworkshop?• Longerterm– datastandardsandintegrateddatasystems

• Communications• Leadershipdevelopment

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Thankyou

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