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Field Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology training: capturing the alumni perspectives of the training’s impact

We present the findings from the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) Alumni Network (EAN) Member Survey conducted in October to December 2021. The EAN consists of field epidemiologists (EPIET) and public health microbiologists (European Public Health Microbiology Traini...

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Autores principales: Schaeffer, Justine, Hammer, Charlotte Christiane, Evlampidou, Iro, Bubba, Laura, Igloi, Zsofia, Dub, Timothée, Wendland, Annika, Whelan, Jane, Nielsen, Stine, Baidjoe, Amrish, Tostmann, Alma
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10486191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37676148
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300388
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author Schaeffer, Justine
Hammer, Charlotte Christiane
Evlampidou, Iro
Bubba, Laura
Igloi, Zsofia
Dub, Timothée
Wendland, Annika
Whelan, Jane
Nielsen, Stine
Baidjoe, Amrish
Tostmann, Alma
author_facet Schaeffer, Justine
Hammer, Charlotte Christiane
Evlampidou, Iro
Bubba, Laura
Igloi, Zsofia
Dub, Timothée
Wendland, Annika
Whelan, Jane
Nielsen, Stine
Baidjoe, Amrish
Tostmann, Alma
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description We present the findings from the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) Alumni Network (EAN) Member Survey conducted in October to December 2021. The EAN consists of field epidemiologists (EPIET) and public health microbiologists (European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM)) who stay connected after their 2-year fellowship. This active alumni network provides opportunities for career development, mentorship, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices for community members, affiliated professionals and public health organisations in Europe. Overall, 281 of 732 members participated in the survey. Of the 192 European fellowship alumni respondents, 173 (90%) indicated that skills and competencies acquired during their fellowship improved performance in their role compared with their abilities before the fellowship. Reported skills and competencies that could be further strengthened included data management/analysis, communication, mathematical modelling and leadership/team management. The EAN Member Survey provides valuable feedback to the EAN, as well as the fellowship programme offices at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and affiliated field epidemiology programmes. The COVID-19 pandemic was a stark reminder of how essential cross-border collaborations are for continued European health security. Maintaining and increasing the professional, well-trained workforce remains crucial for optimal response to infectious diseases and protection of public health.
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spelling pubmed-104861912023-09-09 Field Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology training: capturing the alumni perspectives of the training’s impact Schaeffer, Justine Hammer, Charlotte Christiane Evlampidou, Iro Bubba, Laura Igloi, Zsofia Dub, Timothée Wendland, Annika Whelan, Jane Nielsen, Stine Baidjoe, Amrish Tostmann, Alma Euro Surveill Perspective We present the findings from the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) Alumni Network (EAN) Member Survey conducted in October to December 2021. The EAN consists of field epidemiologists (EPIET) and public health microbiologists (European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM)) who stay connected after their 2-year fellowship. This active alumni network provides opportunities for career development, mentorship, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices for community members, affiliated professionals and public health organisations in Europe. Overall, 281 of 732 members participated in the survey. Of the 192 European fellowship alumni respondents, 173 (90%) indicated that skills and competencies acquired during their fellowship improved performance in their role compared with their abilities before the fellowship. Reported skills and competencies that could be further strengthened included data management/analysis, communication, mathematical modelling and leadership/team management. The EAN Member Survey provides valuable feedback to the EAN, as well as the fellowship programme offices at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and affiliated field epidemiology programmes. The COVID-19 pandemic was a stark reminder of how essential cross-border collaborations are for continued European health security. Maintaining and increasing the professional, well-trained workforce remains crucial for optimal response to infectious diseases and protection of public health. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2023-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10486191/ /pubmed/37676148 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300388 Text en This article is copyright of the authors or their affiliated institutions, 2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.
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Hammer, Charlotte Christiane
Evlampidou, Iro
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Dub, Timothée
Wendland, Annika
Whelan, Jane
Nielsen, Stine
Baidjoe, Amrish
Tostmann, Alma
Field Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology training: capturing the alumni perspectives of the training’s impact
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title_sort field epidemiology and public health microbiology training: capturing the alumni perspectives of the training’s impact
topic Perspective
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10486191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37676148
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300388
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