Results

The activities and outputs of the EURL-PH-AMR are made available here through a series of milestone and deliverable documents. Here is an overview of completed milestones and deliverables.

Milestones

EURL-PH-AMR Consortium kick-off meeting (MS2) (pdf)

20 February 202

SSI hosted an online kick-off meeting for the newly established EURL-PH-AMR consortium. The meeting was attended by advisors from ECDC, project officer from HaDEA and EURL-PH-AMR personnel from SSI, DTU and EDL. Initial work plans and priorities for 2025 were addressed by ECDC, HaDEA and the EURL-PH-AMR.

Online kick-off meeting for EARS-Net and EURGen-Net (MS5/MS6) (pdf)

20 March 2025

The EURL-PH-AMR consortium hosted an online kick-off meeting to introduce the National Focal Points for AMR, EARS-Net coordinators and EURGen-Net network members to the newly established consortium and work programme of the EURL-PH-AMR. The kick-off meeting was attended by ECDC, HaDEA, DG SANTE and 80 delegates from the disease networks.

Laboratory testing strategy (MS14)

30 January 2025

The EURL-PH-AMR (EDL) provides a phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing service for members of EURGen-Net. The "Laboratory testing strategy" outlines a harmonized approach to ensure timely and accurate characterisation of national or EU-level outbreaks of AMR threats, through the provision of phenotypic and functional testing of selected isolates, using European standards for testing and interpretation.

Guide: Laboratory testing strategy (pdf)

EURL-PH-AMR advisory service function (MS30)

31 January 2025

The EURL-PH-AMR (SSI) provides an advisory service function to support ECDC and the members of EURGen-Net in case of national outbreaks and cross-border threats to health caused by priority pathogens. The advisory service function will focus on provision of scientific advice and technical assistance on phenotypic and genotypic reference testing, bioinformatics analysis and analytical support for reporting outbreaks.

ReportEURL-PH-AMR advisory service function (pdf)

Deliverables

Annual EURL-PH-AMR workplan (D1.1) (pdf)

2025

The Annual workplan outlines support activities that will be delivered by the EURL-PH-AMR consortium (SSI, DTU and EDL) to members of EARS-Net and EURGen-Net in 2025.

Plans for EARS-Net EQAs (D7.1) (pdf)

2025

The Plans for EARS-Net EQA outlines the timeline and tasks undertaken by the EURL-PH-AMR (DTU) to deliver the first annual EQA on species identification and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing in 2025 to members of EARS-Net.

Training plans: Good practice support activities (D11.1) (pdf)

2025

The training plan outlines the "good practice" support activities available to members of EURGen-Net in 2025.

Training plans: Technology transfer support activities (D11.2) (pdf)

2025

The training plan outlines the "technology transfer" support activities available to members of EURGen-Net in 2025.