Competency Details

ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness

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Name	Linked courses
j. Be familiar with the basic principles of simulation exercises and drills. [K] Type: Knowlege	1
k. Be able to select exercise/drill formats appropriate for testing decision-making competency under uncertainty. [S] Type: Skill	1
l. Be familiar with the basic principles of planning for the continuity of operations. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
m. Be familiar with non-emergency operations, which may become necessary during a medium to long-term response operation. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
n. Work with key partners to identify strategies for maintaining important routine operations during medium-to long term responses. [S] Type: Skill	0
o. Know who the key political decision makers are and the kinds of decisions they might need to make during a response. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
p. Be familiar with response plans. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
q. Understand all aspects of emergency plans, e.g. resources, personnel, material, and other requirements. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
r. Synthesise and communicate information to decision makers who have the authority to redirect resources as needed. [S] Type: Skill	0
s. Communicate the importance of joint training and joint simulation exercises to key decision makers. [S] Type: Skill	1
Communication with healthcare providers Description: Communication between public health institutions and healthcare providers, especially regarding surveillance protocols, prevention and treatment guidance, and other matters to ensure coordination of prevention and treatment efforts. Type: Domain	4
1. Before the response operation, establish rapid communication channels within national disease surveillance and healthcare professionals. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
2. Before the response operation, establish trust with healthcare providers through feedback loops and two way communication. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
3. For incident communication, draw on clinical personnel trained in risk communication or people involved in the incident, such as doctors or other clinicians. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
4. Provide training; include healthcare providers in drills and exercises to test communication lines and avoid communication problems. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
a. Understand sources of information about potential public health threats from within own Member States. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
b. Understand key personnel for a particular incident within country based on a workforce strategy. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
c. Know how to convene key personnel in the event of a public health emergency. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
d. Use electronic information systems if possible; use websites. [S] Type: Skill	0
e. Maintain transparency and consistency when communicating with health professionals. [S] Type: Skill	0
f. Identify trusted channels of communication and messengers to the professional health community. [S] Type: Skill	0
g. Know key response partners and key response plans. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
h. Organise meetings and facilitate communication with healthcare providers. [S] Type: Skill	0
i. Engage in dynamic listening (refers to processes related to understanding the public’s concerns and reactions) to reduce the potential for rumours; raise awareness among health providers of the potential for rumours. [S] Type: Skill	0
j. Understand the basic principles of simulation exercises and drills. [K] Type: Knowlege	1
k. Identify elements of the response plans that should be used for exercises/drills; provide feedback after training activities have concluded. [S] Type: Skill	2
Communication with emergency management, public safety, and other sectors Description: Communication between public health and other sectors to ensure coordination of prevention and treatment efforts. Type: Domain	5
1. Before the response operation, ensure that key partners are familiar with applicable laws, key roles, resources, information needs, and planning assumptions. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
2. Before the response operation, ensure adequate preparations for implementing health screening at borders; also ensure that response measures to a public health emergency can be taken right at the point of entry. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
3. Advocate the development of plans for joint task forces or other entities which can share information across disciplines. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
4. Advocate regular multi-discipline exercises to improve communication with staff and partners. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
5. Before the response operation, review mutual aid agreements (where relevant), identify gaps, and propose/advocate solutions to address gaps. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
6. Before the response, train staff members in confidentiality policies, chains of evidence, and security issues relating to the exchange of information between partner organisations. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
a. Understand the basic principles of infection control and treatment, as well as their implications for PHEP. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
b. Understand response plans well enough to find the right partners for the job. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
c. Be able to communicate with response partners about key roles, responsibilities, and risks. [S] Type: Skill	0
d. Know key response partners and plans. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
e. Organise meetings and facilitate communication between partners across different disciplines and organisations. [S] Type: Skill	0
f. Understand the basic principles of simulation exercises and drills. [K] Type: Knowlege	1
g. Identify elements of response plans that should be used for exercises/drills. [S] Type: Skill	1
h. Know who your key partners are and which mutual aid agreements exists. [K] Type: Knowlege	0
i. Be able to identify preparedness gaps and propose solutions. [S] Type: Skill	0
j. Propose solutions for balancing confidentiality and transparency. [S] Type: Skill	0
Communication with other public health institutions at the global, European, national, and subnational levels Description: Communication between public health institutions at all levels to ensure coordination of prevention and treatment efforts. Type: Domain	6
1. Identify key partners and develop a common understanding of roles, resources, planning assumptions, risks/vulnerabilities, and information that should be shared during response operations. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	2
2. Develop strategies to communicate with professionals who have different skills and knowledge levels; develop strategies to communicate with partner organisations to ensure a coordinated response. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	2
3. Advocate regular multi-country exercises to improve the ability to communicate with partners. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	2
4. Assess the quality of the microbiology networks. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	0
5. Assess the adequacy of mutual aid mechanisms and multi-disciplinary taskforces. Type: Core Competencies Category: - Area: - Domain: -	2
a. Be familiar with plans and key response partners and their most important information needs. [K] Type: Knowlege	2

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