Episode 29 - Barbara Albiger - The Endangered Science

ECDC: On Air

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Science

5 • 3 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This time we sit down with Barbara Albiger - ECDC expert specialising in scientific processes, who explains the steps of preparing scientific recommendations and advice.

We go through the nitty-gritty of the data and information collection, verification and expert double-checks that precede the publication of final measures to be taken. We also touch base on the dangers science has been confronted with during the last three years of the pandemic.

You can read more about the ECDC's work in this field on our website here.

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0:00.0	ECDC on air.
0:05.2	The podcast of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
0:08.8	Keeping up to date with European Epidemiology.
0:14.7	Hello and welcome to this podcast.
0:16.8	My name is Catherine and today I am your host for this new episode of ECDC-On-Air,
0:22.3	the podcast of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,
0:26.3	which is recorded from our headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
0:30.8	In this episode, we are going to talk about one of the areas of work in ECDC,
0:35.6	scientific advice.
0:51.9	Thank you. the areas of work in ECDC scientific advice. With us today, we have Barbara Albigair, works at ECDC on scientific processes and methods in the unit of the chief scientist.
1:01.0	Good morning, Barbara. Nice to have you here. Can you tell us more about yourself? What is your background?
1:08.0	Good morning, Catherine, and thank you for inviting me on ECDC on air. It's a pleasure,
1:13.3	actually, to be here today to discuss what is scientific advice, why ECDC produces scientific advice,
1:20.8	to whom and how does ECDC do it? So shortly on my background, I'm a microbiologist, and spent 13 years in academic research before I joined DCDC in 2011.
1:33.6	I held many functions at the CDC, but a little over five years ago, I joined the team working on scientific processes and methods.
1:48.0	What brought you to work on this specific topic? What brought me to work on scientific processes and methods?
1:53.0	Well, scientific processes and methods are part of what we say
1:58.0	is good scientific practice and scientific integrity. They always been in the center
2:02.7	of my work. From the moment, I decided to become a scientist and a researcher. So I always believe
2:09.7	that you need strong scientific processes and methods if you want your peers and fellow researcher
2:16.5	to trust your work and your research.
2:18.7	And when I say that, what I mean is that you need to use and produce the best possible data,
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