Conference 2025
Conference 2025
Organizing Committee
- President
Olga BURDUNIUC, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, National Agency for Public Health, President of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association, Republic of Moldova
- Honorary members
Ala NEMERENCO, Ministry of Health, Republic of Moldova
Emil CEBAN, Rector, Dr. Habil., MD, PhD, Professor, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Angela PARASCHIV, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, State Secretary to the Ministry of Health
- Organizing committee
Nicolae JELAMSCHI, PhD, Director, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova
Cătălina CROITORU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Discipline of Hygiene, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Cornelia PANICO, WHO, Country Office in the Republic of Moldova
Stela GHEORGHIȚĂ, WHO, Kazakhstan Country Office
Elena CIOBANU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Discipline of Hygiene, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Greta BALAN, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Serghei CEBANU, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Preventive Medicine, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Iurie PÎNZARU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, President of the Society of Hygienists of the Republic of Moldova
Angela CAZACU-STRATU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Discipline of Hygiene, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Svetlana COCIU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Discipline of Hygiene, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Victoria NISTREANU, Dr. Habil., PhD (Biology), Associate Professor, Head of Center for Research of Terrestrial Fauna, Institute of Zoology, Moldova State University, Republic of Moldova
Nicolae STARCIUC, Dr. Habil., PhD (Biology), Professor, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova
Alexandr MANCIU, Deputy Director General for Sanitary and Veterinary Affairs, National Food Safety Agency
Afanasi TARLEV, Deputy Director General for Food Safety, National Food Safety Agency
Leonid VLASYK, Dr. Habil., MD, Professor, Leading Researcher, L.I. Medved’s Research Center of Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety; Professor, Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Lyubov VLASYK, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Sibel KIRAN, PhD, Professor, Koç University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, İstanbul, Türkiye
Joanna SALVI LE GARREC, MD, PhD, Technical Officer, WHO Europe, Coordinator on Better Labs for Better Health Initiative, Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Peter Sousa HOEJSKOV, Technical Officer – Food Safety & Zoonotic Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark (Coordinator of Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases Programs, WHO Regional Office for Europe)
Scientific Committee
Jana CHIHAI, President of the Scientific Council, Vice-Rector for Research, Associate Professor, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Nicolae JELAMSCHI, Director, National Agency for Public Health (NAPH), PhD in Medical Sciences, Republic of Moldova
Angela PARASCHIV, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health
Olga TAGADIUC, Director, Doctoral School in Medical Sciences, University Professor, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Serghei CEBANU, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Ion BAHNAREL, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, University Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Grigore FRIPTULEAC, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, University Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Olga BURDUNIUC, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Laboratory Diagnostics in Public Health, NAPH, President of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association, Republic of Moldova
Cătălina CROITORU, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Elena CIOBANU, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Greta BALAN, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Angela CAZACU-STRATU, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Ninel REVENCO, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, Head of Department, Senior Researcher, University Professor, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Alexei CHIRLICI, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Luminiţa GUŢU, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Epidemiology Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Iurie PÎNZARU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, President of the Society of Hygienists of the Republic of Moldova
Diana SPATARU, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Epidemiology Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova
Simona VILLANI, Professor, Expert in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Legal and Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
Ioana POPA, Researcher, Expert in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Legal and Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
Svetlana COCIU, PhD in Medical Sciences, University Assistant, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Sibel KIRAN, PhD in Medical Sciences, University Professor, Koç University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Istanbul, Turkey
Leonid VLASYK, PhD, Habilitated in Medical Sciences, University Professor, Head of the Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Lyubov VLASYK, PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Joanna SALVI LE GARREC, PhD, Technical Officer, WHO Europe, Coordinator of the Better Labs for Better Health Initiative, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peter Sousa HOEJSKOV, Programme Coordinator in Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Olena KURIATA, One Health Officer, WHO Country Office in Ukraine
Monica TARCEA, PhD in Medical Sciences, University Professor, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Abram ZOLTAN, PhD in Medical Sciences, University Professor, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Sections
•Antimicrobial Resistance: Impact, Challenges, and Perspectives
•The Burden of Communicable Diseases on Public Health
•Climate Change – Threats to Health
•Healthy Ecosystems – Healthy People
•Occupational Health: Challenges and Prevention Strategies
Workshop
Workshop 1
MULTISECTORAL APPROACH TO THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ZOONOTIC AND FOOD-BORNE DISEASES
Location: National Agency for Public Health, 67A Gheorghe Asachi Street, Chisinau
Access link: Zoom Meeting: Will be posted and distributed the week of the event.
Moderators:
Veaceslav GUȚU, MPH , Deputy Director, National Agency for Public Health
Afanasi TARLEV, Deputy Director General for Food Safety, National Food Safety Agency
Hour | Program | Presenters |
11:30 – 12:00 | Participant registration, welcome coffee
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12:00 – 12:30 | Opening session: Veaceslav GUȚU, MPH , Deputy Director, National Agency for Public Health Afanasi TARLEV, Deputy Director General for Food Safety, National Food Safety Agency | |
12:30 – 13:00
| Multisectoral collaboration in the surveillance of zoonotic infections in the Republic of Moldova. | Liudmila LUNGU |
13:00 – 13:30 | Achievements, challenges and opportunities in monitoring antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic and commensal bacteria from farm animals and food of animal origin, in the context of implementing the “One Health” approach . | Cristina SIRBU |
13:30 – 14:00
| Hemorrhagic fevers: an emerging threat to public health. | Inna CRISTIAN Maria ANTON |
14:00 – 14:30 | Break | |
14:30 – 15:00 | Distribution of Salmonella strains among the human population and animal products in the Republic of Moldova, 2014-2024. | Ina NEWSCASTER Ion BIRCA |
15:00 – 15:30
| Challenges in the diagnosis of food and water-borne diseases | Diana LOSES |
15:30 – 16:00 | Listeria growth assessment monocytogenes in food products depending on different factors | Diana CURCHI |
16:00 – 16:30 | Questions & discussions, coffee | |
Workshop 2
BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES IN THE RATIONAL USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. MONITORING MECHANISMS AND SUCCESS INDICATORS
Venue: National Agency for Public Health, 67A Gheorghe Asachi Street, Chișinău
Access Link: Zoom Meeting: https://ohconferences.bba.md/conferinta-2025/
Moderators:
Veceslav GUȚU, Deputy Director, National Agency for Public Health
Olga BURDUNIUC, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory Diagnostics in Public Health Division, National Agency for Public Health; President of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association, Republic of Moldova
Marcelina CHILIANU, Head of the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Division, National Agency for Public Health
Time | Speakers |
09:30 – 10:00 | Participant Registration |
10:00 – 10:10 | Nicolae JELAMSCHI, MD, Director, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova Cornelia PANICO, Public Health Emergencies Coordinator, WHO Country Office in Moldova Kotoji IWAMOTO, Technical Officer, Access to Medicines and Health Products Division, Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe |
10:10 – 11:30 | WHO Europe Antimicrobial Medicines Consumption (AMC) Network: Achievements and Challenges Kotoji IWAMOTO, WHO Regional Office for Europe Behaviour change strategies to improve the use of antibiotics Gloria Cristina Cordoba Currea, ICARS Brecht Ingelbeen, [affiliation TBD] Antimicrobial consumption based on import data Elizaveta TINTIUC, Medicines and Medical Devices Agency Antibacterial resistance and common errors in antibiotic prescribing Doina MACARI, Teaching Assistant and PhD Student, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, ”Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee Break |
12:00 – 13:30 | Institutional multidisciplinary strategy for rational use and resistance prevention. Monitoring antibiotic use in practice: success indicators and control mechanisms Zinaida ALEXA, Victoria BABCINEȚCHI, Republican Clinical Hospital ”Timofei Moșneaga” The importance of AMR data in monitoring rational use. New evidence to support rational antibiotic prescribing Livia ȚAPU, National Agency for Public Health Nadejda MORĂRESCU, National Agency for Public Health Genomic Sequencing – A modern tool in monitoring microbial agents Svetlana COLAC, National Agency for Public Health |
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 – 15:30 | Monitoring mechanisms of antibiotic use in healthcare facilities – Group Work Doina MACARI,”Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victoria BABCINEȚCHI, Republican Clinical Hospital ”Timofei Moșneaga” Marcela CHILIANU, National Agency for Public Health
Conclusions and Outlook Nicolae JELAMSCHI, National Agency for Public Health Olga BURDUNIUC, National Agency for Public Health Doina MACARI,”Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Elizaveta TINTIUC, Specialist Physician, Pharmacovigilance Department, Medicines and Medical Devices Agency Kotoji IWAMOTO, WHO Regional Office for Europe |
Workshop 3
STRATEGIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Location: National Agency for Public Health, 67A Gheorghe Asachi Street, Chișinău
Access Link: Zoom Meeting – The link will be shared and distributed during the event week.
Moderators:
Iurie PÎNZARU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, President of the Society of Hygienists of the Republic of Moldova
Serghei CEBANU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Time | Program | Speakers |
11:30 – 12:00 | Participant registration, welcome coffee | |
12:00 – 12:30 | Opening Session: Iurie PÎNZARU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, President of the Society of Hygienists of the Republic of Moldova Serghei CEBANU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy | |
12:30 – 14:00
| Digitization and Monitoring of Drinking Water Quality | Natalia Antoniuc Head of Environmental Risk Assessment Division |
Establishment of the Toxicology Information Center within the National Agency for Public Health | Kristina Stîncă Specialist in the Occupational Health and Chemical Safety Division | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Coffee Break | |
14:30 – 16:00 | Organization of the Occupational Health Service in the Republic of Moldova | Elena Bucata Specialist in the Occupational Health and Chemical Safety Division |
Hygienic Assessment of Occupational Risk Factors | Raisa Deleu MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy | |
16:00 – 16:30 | Q&A Session & Coffee | |
Workshop 4
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLANS FOR NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PREVENTION AND CONTROL AT THE TERRITORIAL LEVEL THROUGH THE MULTISECTORAL APPROACH
Location: State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemițanu”, Department of Preventive Medicine, conference room, Nicolae Testemițanu 26/2 str.
Access link: Zoom Meeting: Will be posted and distributed during the week of the event.
Moderators:
Ion ȘALARU, Head of Division, Surveillance and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova
Serghei CEBANU, Dr. hab. med. science, Associate Professor, Head of Preventive Medicine Department, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemițanu”, Republic of Moldova
Constantin RÎMIȘ, PhD, MD, Associate Professor, Public Health Expert, Project “Healthy Life: reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Moldova”, Republic of Moldova
Hour | Program | Speakers |
10:30 – 11:00 | Participant Registration | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Open session: Ion ȘALARU, Head of Division, Surveillance and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova Ala CURTEANU, Dr. hab. med. science, Associate Professor, Team leader, Project “Healthy Life: reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Moldova”, Republic of Moldova | |
11:30 – 12:30
| Multisectoral approach in the development and implementation of action plans for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases at the territorial level | Ion ȘALARU, Head of Division, Surveillance and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova |
12:30 – 13:30 | Health Profile – an effective tool in developing and implementing action plans for the prevention of non-communicable diseases | Nelea TABUNCIC Chief of section, Health Assessment and Surveillance of Non-Communicable Diseases, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova |
13:30 – 14:00 | Break | |
14:00 – 15:00 | The contribution of the “Healthy Life” Project to the development and implementation of action plans for the prevention of non-communicable diseases
| Constantin RÎMIȘ, PhD, MD, Associate Professor, Public Health Expert, Project “Healthy Life: reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Moldova”, Republic of Moldova |
15:00 – 16:00 | Developing and implementing health promotion plans for the prevention of non-communicable diseases
| Natalia SILITRARI Head of Health Promotion Division, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova |
16:00 – 16:30 | Questions & discussions | |
Program
La etapa de elaborare
Abstract Volume
The volume of abstracts will be available in full until December 15th on https://journal.ohrm.bba.md/index.php/journal-ohrm-bba-md/issue/view/28 https://journal.ohrm.bba.md/index.php/journal-ohrm-bba-md/issue/archive