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Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Less -
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The Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR) was created in 2009 with the goal of improving cooperation between the US and the EU in three key areas: appropriate therapeutic use of antimicrobial drugs in medical and veterinary communities, prevention of healthcare- and community-associated drug-resistant infections, and strategies for improving the pipeline of new antimicrobial drugs. TATFAR identified and adopted 17 recommendations for future collaborations between the US and the EU. The implementation of the recommendations has been carried out through increased communication; regular meetings and joint workshops; and exchange of information and approaches, best practises and methods.

This report summarises the progress and the outcomes of the implementation of the 17 recommendations, as well as the decision about the future of each recommendation. In addition, it also includes one new recommendation.

Based on the promise shown by our early cooperation, we decided to renew TATFAR in 2013 for another two-year term. In addition, we agreed to transfer the Secretariat from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the renewal term. As TATFAR moved into its two-year renewal period, this report reviews the progress that has been made for each recommendation and feedback to determine whether work toward the recommendation should continue in the future. Work on 15 of the original TATFAR recommendations and one new recommendation will continue into 2015, a strong testament to the benefits of the cooperation between the US and EU.

tatfar-progress_report_2014.pdf


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Anti-Infective Agents
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Global Health
International Cooperation

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Report
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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