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CDNA Subcommittees
National Enteric Pathogen Surveillance System Steering Committee (NEPSS
SC)
Brief summary including goals and objectives
The NEPSS SC Terms of Reference are:
- The Steering Committee will establish a Service Agreement for the
National Enteric Pathogen Surveillance System (NEPSS) with clearly defined
performance indicators, which must be met to ensure future funding;
- The Steering Committee will establish protocols for NEPSS for reporting
to, and interacting with, the Steering Committee;
- Review adherence of NEPSS to the performance indicators. This will
include an annual review by the Steering Committee;
- Review the funding of NEPSS every three years, or as required, and
make recommendations to the National Public Health Partnership Group
through the Communicable Diseases Network Australia;
- Provide policy advice to the Australian Department of Health and
Ageing, the Communicable Diseases Network Australia, Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry - Australia (AFFA) and the Food Standards Australia New
Zealand (FSANZ) on improving the surveillance of food borne disease
in Australia, including links between NEPSS and the sentinel site network;
- Establish closer, formalised links with OzFoodNet and NNDSS (as per
recommendations of OzFoodNet Review); and
- Maintain current NEPSS functions and explore options for enhancing
operations.
For more information about the
OzFoodNet Review, please refer to
http://www.ozfoodnet.org.au/pubs/ozfoodnet_ext_rev.pdf
Subcommittee(s):
Nil
Chair:
Dr Ian McKay
Secretariat contact:
Name: Mr Craig Shadbolt
Phone: 02 6289 5239
Email: craig.shadbolt@health.gov.au
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