现场流行病学培训计划的评估:一个范围审查
Mohannad Al Nsour1, Ghena Khasawneh1, Yousef Khader2
1The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network, Amman, Jordan.
Frontiers in epidemiology
|July 12, 2024
概括
实地流行病学培训计划 (FETPs) 提高公共卫生专业人员在监测和疫情应对方面的技能. 评估证实,FETP通过提高流行病学能力来加强全球卫生安全.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 全球卫生安全 全球卫生安全
背景情况:
- 现场流行病学培训计划 (FETPs) 对于发展公共卫生工作人员能力至关重要.
- 这些基于能力的课程对于全球卫生安全至关重要.
- 评估FETP的有效性对于计划改进和影响评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在全球范围内对现场流行病学培训计划 (FETPs) 的评估发表的文献进行范围审查.
- 综合有关不同地区和不同方案模式的FETP影响和有效性的研究结果.
- 确定改善FETP评估方法的建议.
主要方法:
- 使用PubMed,Scopus和Web of Science数据库进行了全面的文献搜索.
- 关键词集中在FETP的评估上.
- 12项研究在查后满足了纳入标准,数据被提取并进行了定性合成.
主要成果:
- 该审查包括12项研究,评估全球各地区和各级计划的FETP.
- 观察到一致的积极结果,包括增强技能,知识,以及在监测,疫情应对和数据管理方面提高绩效.
- 有证据支持FETP对实习生和毕业生的能力产生积极影响.
结论:
- 现场流行病学培训计划 (FETPs) 可以明显提高公共卫生专业人员的能力,并有助于加强流行病学功能.
- 建议包括开发强大的评估工具和标准化指标,以便进行一致的,可比的FETP评估.
- 对FETP的持续投资和评估对于加强全球卫生安全至关重要.
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