INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS
Raleigh, December 2008
International Health Regulations Coordination
Global Laboratory Directory
Laboratory Alliances and Biosafety
International Health Regulations Coordination
May Chu
Global Laboratory Directory Global Laboratory Directory
(GLaD)(GLaD)WHY ?
Laboratory-based Networks provide an entry point to their members and to multiple disciplines representing invaluable and irreplaceable global knowledge base.
Challenge is how to identify them and help them display their information? How to provide forum to share their experiences? And how to support their viability so that their knowledge is not "lost"?
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WHAT DOES IT OFFER?
�Connectivity: add value and link to others
�Recognition: give visibility to the Network and its members
�Collaboration: share experiences and resource
�Purpose: business operability and sustainability of laboratory networks
GLaD VisionGLaD Vision
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Functional and Effective Laboratory
Community Meeting Global Challenges
Core ValuesCore Values
� Recognize laboratories are assets not a burden
� Ensure equity for all participants
� Respect community rights and national sovereignty
� Listen and respond to the needs of the stakeholders
� Respect autonomy of existing networks – Add value to their core functions and activities
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and activities
� Consult with respected advisers from wide-ranging backgrounds to obtain a balanced view
� Recognize laboratory expertise
� Acknowledge and attribute participant contributions
� Operate with transparency and adhere to highest ethical practices
GLaD MissionGLaD Mission
To support, connect and sustain Laboratory Networks globally
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globally
We accomplish our mission through:
GLaDMap, GLaDSupport and GLaDResource
GLaD componentsGLaD components
�GLaDMap: GLaD to see you–Map networks and their members
�GLaDSupport: GLaD to serve you–Service the "business" of sustaining networks
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–Service the "business" of sustaining networks
�GLaDResource: GLaD to share with you–Archive of "best practices", learning opportunities and templates
GLaD GLaD GLaD GLaD connects………..GLadlyGLadlyGLadlyGLadly connected!
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Home Page
Left column: Information is
volunteered through
questionnaire by the Network,
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questionnaire by the Network,
Institution and the Laboratory
Center: Access to information
can be through location, the
network, the institution, the
laboratory and by the capability
Visualization of the information
can be by lists, Google map or
by interactive relationship
The Information BackgroundThe Information Background
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Test Questionnaire
includes disciplines on
infectious diseases,
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infectious diseases,
molecular typing,
environmental
microbiology, toxicology,
accreditation/certification,
standards used and other
information
GLaDMap Search and Data Entry Flow
PUBLIC VIEW
Attributes, pre-selected for the
mapping tool, public sees this
FROM THE PRIVATE SITE
Select the attribute feature you
want to display
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want to display
Network manager can choose to
use this to track performance,
changes in attributes and other
features, privately or shared only
with its membership
Two components:Two components:
Private Site (login to CNPHI required):Private Site (login to CNPHI required):
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Public Site (no login required):Public Site (no login required):
http://www.gladmap.org
The Visualization ToolThe Visualization Tool
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By List of Sites
By Google map
By Interactive Relationship link
Networks page lists the
Networks that have
contributed their information
and have given permission
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and have given permission
for their display
Networks and their members
can filter the information
accessible publicaly
Networks, Institutions and
Laboratories are responsible
for the accuracy of their
information
Google Map, open source
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Interactive Relationship Diagram
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http//:www.gladmap.org
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Connectivity: add value and
link
Recognition: give visibility
Collaboration: share
experiences and resource
Purpose: business operability
and sustainability of laboratory
networks (resources)
WHO
regional
office in
aqua
Countries (yellow)
This example shows that networks are small/large,
though disciplines may differ, they are connected.
In this display, there are 5 networks (PulseNet
International, PulseNet Asia Pacific, Measles and
Rubella, Influenza and Global Food-borne Infections)
comprising of more than 500 laboratory sites.
Do not know how many networks there are globally, we
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Visualizing linkages between
networks (purple), institutions
(pink)
Do not know how many networks there are globally, we
expect up to 2,000 networks may be included