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ECDC Epidemiology: Surveillance and Response (legacy)

 

Core competencies for EU public health epidemiologists in communicable disease surveillance and response

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/portal/files/media/en/publications/Publications/training-core-competencies-EU-public-health-epidemiologists.pdf

 

 

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Domain 1.1.1.: Public health science
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01. Use current knowledge of epidemiology of diseases to guide public health or epidemiological practice.
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02. Provide epidemiological input to develop measurable relevant objectives of public health programmes.
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03. Use knowledge of specific sociological and cultural factors in the population to conduct studies and recommend public health actions relevant for the affected community.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.1.2.: Public health policyWarning Achievement paths need review
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04. Understand and analyse legal public health policy documents at local, national and European level.Warning Achievement paths need review
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05. Use epidemiological findings to plan public health programmes.Warning Achievement paths need review
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06. Implement public health programmes: translate policy into public health practice.Warning Achievement paths need review
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07. Identify effective health promotion measures for specific problems.Warning Achievement paths need review
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08. Identify appropriate health prevention measures for specific problems.Warning Achievement paths need review
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09. Evaluate the impact of an intervention on population health.Warning Achievement paths need review
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10. Measure health outcomes to guide decision making in prevention strategy.Warning Achievement paths need review
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11. Use evaluation results of programme progress towards objectives and outcomes in further programme planning and modification.Warning Achievement paths need review
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12. Identify an appropriate public health intervention based on surveillance data.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.1.: Risk AssessmentWarning Achievement paths need review
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13. Identify sources of information about potential public health threats.Warning Achievement paths need review
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14. Conduct risk assessments: verify, using critical thinking, if a public health problem exists and describe its magnitude.Warning Achievement paths need review
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15. Identify surveillance data needs for risk assessments of public health threats.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.2.: Public health surveillance
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16. Run a surveillance system.Warning Achievement paths need review
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17. Conduct surveillance data management.Warning Achievement paths need review
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18. Perform descriptive analysis of surveillance data.Warning Achievement paths need review
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19. Interpret disease and public health events trends from time series analysis.Warning Achievement paths need review
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20. Identify key findings from surveillance data analysis and draw conclusions.Warning Achievement paths need review
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21. Evaluate surveillance systems.Warning Achievement paths need review
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22. Recognise the need for and set up a new surveillance system.Warning Achievement paths need review
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23. Use event-based surveillance, also called epidemic intelligence, to detect health threats.Warning Achievement paths need review
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24. Be familiar with laws on surveillance and reporting of communicable diseases at national, EU level and globally (International Health Regulations).Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.3.: Outbreak investigation
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25. Create a case definition and adjust it as necessary during the investigation.Warning Achievement paths need review
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26. Describe the outbreak in terms of person, place and time.Warning Achievement paths need review
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27. Generate hypothesis about the cause and/or risk factors of the outbreak.Warning Achievement paths need review
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28. Conduct analytical epidemiological investigation to identify the source.Warning Achievement paths need review
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29. Recommend appropriate evidence based measures to control the outbreak.Warning Achievement paths need review
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30. Report and present results of an investigation.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.4.: Epidemiological studiesWarning Achievement paths need review
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31. Write a study protocol using investigation techniques consistent with the public health problem.Warning Achievement paths need review
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32. Conduct epidemiological studies.Warning Achievement paths need review
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33. Report and present results of a study.Warning Achievement paths need review
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34. Recommend evidence-based interventions in response to epidemiological findings.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.5.: Infectious diseasesWarning Achievement paths need review
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35. Be familiar with transmission dynamics of infectious diseases.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.6.: Laboratory issuesWarning Achievement paths need review
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36. Interpret the diagnostic and epidemiological significance of reports from laboratory tests.Warning Achievement paths need review
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37. Be familiar with different methods for diagnosis and typing, including molecular tests.Warning Achievement paths need review
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38. Communicate effectively with the laboratory team.Warning Achievement paths need review
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Domain 1.2.7.: Public health guidanceWarning Achievement paths need review
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39. Identify, review and assess relevant literature and other evidence.Warning Achievement paths need review
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40. Develop evidence based guidelines for surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases and other acute public health events.Warning Achievement paths need review
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41. Identify appropriate target groups for guidelines.Warning Achievement paths need review
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