This exercise is a Functional Exercise (FX) created in 2013.
The aim of the exercise was to provide ECDC staff with the opportunity to use and implement the Public Health Emergency Operational Plan (PHEOP) and to test supporting documents, tools and templates.
The objectives of exercise were:
- to increase the knowledge of the PHE concept, procedures and command structure;
- to familiarise ECDC staff with their roles and responsibilities during a PHE;
- to identify any gaps in PHE response arrangements.
Duration: 1 day (8.5 hours)
Related keywords: Public Health Emergency Operational Plan (PHEOP), Public Health Emergency, Standard Operation Plan (SOP), Ebola, cross-border threat, algal bloom.