Head of Department: Gratiana Chicin, MD, PhD, Public Health Epidemiologist

Email: chicin.gratiana@ispt.ro

Epidemiology Compartment

Head of Compartment: Ella Bot, MD, Public Health Epidemiologist

Email:

Staff:

Dan Negrea, MD, PhD, Public Health Epidemiologist

Ana Maria Berinde, MD, Public Health Epidemiologist

Nicoleta Stochin, MD, Epidemiologist

Cristian Popescu, Engineer, Researcher

Valeria Girjoaba, Assistent Researcher

Valentina Iancu, Senior Medical Nurse

Preventive Diagnosis Compartment

Head of Compartment: Camelia Claici, MD, PhD, Public Health Epidemiologist

Email:

Staff:

Assistant Prof. Monica Licker, MD, PhD, Senior in Clinical Laboratory

Lecturer Ioana Siska, MD, PhD, Senior in Electrophysiology

Reihan Abdulachim, MD, Senior Pathologist

Rodica Vlad, Senior Chemist, III-rd degree Scientific Researcher

Octavia Baltaceanu, Chemist Engineer

Monica Potcovaru, Senior Medical Nurse

Ana Brumar-Hurduzeu, Senior Medical Nurse

Laura Maier, Senior Medical Nurse

Pirosca Silindean, Assistent Researcher

Eugenia Hudulin, Assistent Researcher

Laboratory of Microbiology

Head of Laboratory: Dana Brehar-Cioflec, MD, PhD, Senior in Clinical Laboratory

Email:

Staff:

Prof. Roxana Moldovan, MD, PhD, Senior Microbiologist

Doina Perta, Senior Chemist, II-nd degree Scientific Researcher

Jivomir Stanoiev, Biologist

Teodora Mares, Engineer

Ilinca Albu, Senior Laboratory Technician

Hortensia Blaj, Senior Laboratory Technician

Paraschiva Hora, Senior Medical Nurse

Doru Orosfoian, Senior Laboratory Technician

Lia Tiriteu, Assistent Researcher

Elisabeta Miklos, Assistent Researcher

ACTIVITIES

A. Public Health National Programmes – National Programme for Surveillance and Control of Transmisible Diseases

Regional methodological coordination of the public health network.

• Ellaboration/improvement of some surveillance norms, regulations and methodologies

• Consultance for structural and functional reorganizing of some departments/hosptials in the coordinated districts

• Methodological guidance during natural calamities, for the prevention of outbreaks

Regional surveillance of transmisible diseases (collection, validation, analysis, interpretation and reporting of epidemiological data)

Identification, intervention and surveillance of transmisible diseases considered as local/regional public health problems

Technical assistence for districtual public health authorities during design and implementation of prevention and control measures in transmisible disease clusters

Performing epidemiological studies in the field of transmisible diseases

Organizing training sessions for public health staff members

Implementation of early warning and rapid response system

Providing internal and external quality systems for public health laboratories

B. European Public Health Partnerships

• Cooperation with EWGLI (European Working Group for Legionella Infections)

• Participation in V.E.N.I.C.E. (Vaccine European New Integrated Collaboration Effort) European Project, funded by FP6

C. Research and Health Education Interdisciplinary Activities

• Integrated Pathogenomics Network (Platform) for the Transfer of Research Results in the Biomedical Field (Microbiology of Infectious Diseases) – PATGEN-NET

• Investigation of HCV Genome Mollecular Mechanisms Involved in the Development of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Systems – DIAG-HCV

D. Expert Services for Clients (Appendix 1)