1. Update on EpiNorth Olga Klimenko Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Norwegian Institute of Public Health at EpiTrain V, Vilnius, October 26 2007

3. Current modules EpiNews News on conferences, institutes, Eurosurveillance issues etc. EpiNorth Journal EpiNorth Data Annual notification figures on 43 diseases from 8 countries and 7 Russian regions EpiVax Tables of vaccination schedules in the countries in the region EpiTrain Annual one-week training course in infectious disease epidemiology EpiLinks Links to institutes and other resources in the region

4. EpiWatch – a new module Epidemic intelligence from Northern Europe Russia: At least weekly scan of relevant web sites –”Rosbotrebnadzor” national + regional –ProMed-Rus –Internet newspapers as needed Nordic and Baltic countries –Web sites of institutes Links to Google Maps www.epinorth.org

5. Planned news in 2007-2008 EpiWords A glossary of epidemiological and infectious diseases terms and concepts in English and Russian Started as a translators’ tool Currently 757 terms Readers invited to improve EpiTheses Bilingual summaries (250 words) of new doctoral theses in infectious disease epidemiology from all universities in the region EpiPapers Bilingual abstracts of relevant articles from the region from medical journals (not in Pubmed) Geographical expansion Ukraine Belarus More Russian regions (Komi, Pskov) Overhaul of EpiLinks, EpiVax and EpiTrain Update

6. Future of EpiNorth Journal Challenges Few articles Not in Medline Not known Improvements Managing editor to support chief editor Actively soliciting articles Improved editing, peer review and translations Collaboration with Arkhangelsk public health school Collaboration with Eurosurveillance and ECDC