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ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness

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i. Understand basic data displays and other analytical products from epidemiologists and implications for policy and planning. [S]
Type: Skill
0
j. Understand different levels and triggers of border restrictions. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
k. Know who the key decision-makers are for border control. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
l. Understand basic instruments of trade restrictions as tools of population-based disease control. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
m. Understand the basic principles of responder safety and health, including but not limited to PPE. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
n. Understand the regulatory and other instruments that could be used to promote standardisation in job descriptions. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
o. Be able to link the requirements of responding to public health emergencies to job requirements. [S]
Type: Skill
0
p. Understand the range of emerging infections that might come to the country and the EU from abroad and likely modes of transmission. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
q. Be able to interpret and assimilate scientific information and recognise implications for PPE and other safety control measures. [S]
Type: Skill
0
Policy development and adaptation for population-based disease control
Description:

Authority and practical ability to adapt existing policies and guidance (or develop new if necessary) to prevent spread of communicable diseases; this covers topics as diverse as personal hygiene, social distancing, and border controls.

Type: Domain
1
1. Before the response operation, ensure regular assessments of legal frameworks and propose/advocate measures to address gaps.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
0
2. Before the response operation, assess if the implementation of strategies, plans, and action plans requires any changes in these plans and strategies.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
0
3. Before the response operation, identify which triggers will require key decisions during outbreak response (keeping in mind that triggers may need to be modified to fit specific situations).
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
0
4. Review the evidence on current or impending outbreaks; propose and advocate adaptations to policies as needed.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
0
a. Understand the most important legal issues related to PHEP. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
b. Be familiar with the requirements of the IHR. [K]
Type: Knowlege
1
c. Understand the different types of public health measures that can be taken against the spread of disease. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
d. Understand the basic principles of infection control and treatment and their implications for PHEP. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
e. Maintain relationships with subject-matter experts in relevant aspects of public health law. [S]
Type: Skill
0
f. Understand where existing legal and policy frameworks may conflict with the demands of response scenarios. [S]
Type: Skill
0
g. Maintain relationships with key ministerial-level and other decision makers. [S]
Type: Skill
0
h. Synthesise scientific information and recognise implications for policy and planning. [S]
Type: Skill
0
i. Know the basic principles of how to communicate science-based information to policymakers. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
j. Maintain relationships with key partners. [S]
Type: Skill
0
k. Synthesise scientific information and recognise implications for PPE and other safety procedures/equipment. [S]
Type: Skill
0
l. Understand epidemiology reports and their implications for travel and trade restrictions control the spread of disease. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
m. Understand the implications that recent training courses and exercises may have for preparedness plans. [K]
Type: Knowlege
1
Policy implementation: communicating between national and subnational authorities and enforcing laws and regulations
Description:

Ability to enforce laws and regulations required for disease control and prevention including the IHR, EU regulations, and Member States’ laws and regulations.

Type: Domain
1
1. Communicate policy/guidelines, weigh benefits and costs, understand concerns about implementation, and adapt policies related to border control.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
0
2. Continuously evaluate evidence on threats; communicate if border control policies need to be adapted.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
1
3. Share information with response managers and health officials at the ministry level to support decisions about appropriate countermeasures.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
2
4. Before response activities are taken, regularly review, test, and update the standard operating procedures and ensure that a multi-unit task force is available for the coordination and integration of relevant sectors during response operations.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
2
5. Before the response operation, ensure the adequacy of plans for financing and credentialing of staff during emergency situations.
Type: Core Competencies
Category: -
Area: -
Domain: -
2
a. Understand different levels of border restrictions and triggers for establishing them. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
b. Understand both economic costs and health benefits related to border control. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
c. Know who the relevant partners are and know their roles and responsibilities. [K]
Type: Knowlege
2
d. Understand the basic principles of infection control, treatment, and their implications for PHEP. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
e. Understand the basic principles of communicating science-based information to policymakers. [K]
Type: Knowlege
2
f. Maintain relationships with key partners. [S]
Type: Skill
0
g. Assess partners’ needs and gaps. [S]
Type: Skill
0
h. Be able to synthesise scientific information and recognise the implications for border control. [S]
Type: Skill
0
i. Understand epidemiology reports and their implications for travel and trade restrictions control the spread of disease. [S]
Type: Skill
0
j. Use channels for efficiently communicating with relevant decision makers. [S]
Type: Skill
2
k. Be familiar with the relevant incident command structure and related legal frameworks. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
l. Maintain relationships with relevant response partners. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
m. Operate within incident command structures and with a wide range of partners, under stressful conditions and with short timelines. [S]
Type: Skill
2
n. Be familiar with major cost factors during response operations. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
o. Be familiar with processes for cross-credentialing of staff (including cross-border credentials). [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
p. Understand the challenges faced by specific response partners in sustaining long-term infectious disease response operations. [K]
Type: Knowlege
0
q. Facilitate discussions with partners to develop workable solutions to administrative conflicts (e.g. billing, staffing). [S]
Type: Skill
2
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