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Simulation Exercise: Red Wing | Tabletop Exercises | 1 Apr 2019 | Simulation Exercise: Red Wing This exercise is a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) created in 2007. Exercise Red Wing was created to explore draft procedures for contact tracing of passengers proposed by the working group of the Health Security Committee. (Standard operating procedure for passenger tracing in a case of a potential exposure to a communicable disease occurring in a Member State of the European Union after an international flight”). The objectives of the exercise were:
Duration: 1 day (7 hours) Related keywords: Ebola, Flight, International contact tracing, Health Security Committee, Outbreak Response, Cross-border, International Health Regulation (IHR), | ||
Simulation Exercise: Blue Triangle | Tabletop Exercises | 1 Apr 2019 | Simulation Exercise: Blue Triangle This exercise is a Tabletop Exercise created in 2008. The overarching aim of Exercise Blue Triangle was to test the standard operating procedures for the response to a food and waterborne disease threat at an EU level, developed by the ECDC Preparedness and Response Unit together with the Food and Waterborne Disease Horizontal Programme. The agreed objectives of the exercise can be summarised as following:
Duration: 1 day (8 hours) Related keywords: non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing E. coli, food and waterborne diseases, Early detection, Outbreak Response, Cross-border, Co-ordinated response, . | ||
Winter Workshop 2019 - First edition | 2019 Archive | 6 Feb 2019 | Winter Workshop 2019 - First edition The overall aim of this course is to strengthen capacity in the application of scientific principles and concepts to inform and influence policy making decisions related to the prevention and control of communicable diseases among public health specialists in Member States of the European Union (EU) and of the European Economic Area (EEA). This includes knowledge of retrieval, analysis and appraisal of evidence from all data sources so that participants can make an informed decision about its quality and relevance for their work, and building participants’ skills in designing knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) strategies to support evidence-informed decision making (EIDM). The course will bring together country experts to exchange experiences, views and gain skills on how to inform policy makers in relation to detection, preparedness,
assessment and control of public health threats with a cross-border dimension at the EU-level in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. It focuses
primarily on the process of gathering and communicating a body of evidence, rather than the process of taking decisions based on this evidence. | ||
Rapid Risk Assessment e-Learning course | self-paced | 4 Feb 2019 | Rapid Risk Assessment e-Learning course This course is designed to target individuals with no prior knowledge of Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA). It may also be used as a refreshment module prior to advanced courses in Risk Assessment. ⏳ Duration: 3-5 hours 👥 Audience: Public health professionals 🎯 Objectives: After completing this course, you will be able to:
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Simulation Exercise Template | library of materials | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise Template This exercise is a <Type of Exercise> It was created in <year of creation> The aim is XXXX and the objectives of the exercise are:
Duration: Number of participants: Related keywords: | ||
Simulation Exercise: Brown Lagoon | Functional Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Brown Lagoon This exercise is a Functional Exercise (FX) created in 2007. Exercise Brown Lagoon was a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) initiative designed to provide an opportunity to review and practice internal procedures and systems to deal with major public health events. The objectives of the exercise were:
Duration: 2 days Related keywords: Norovirus, Diphtheria, Outbreak Response, Cross-border | ||
Simulation Exercise: Green Field | Functional Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Green Field This exercise is a Functional Exercise (FX) created in 2008. The overreaching aim of Exercise Green Field was to test, evaluate and refine standard operating procedures in response to an emerging and escalating Public Health Emergency (PHE) involving EU Member States (MS). (This exercise was conducted after an internal exercise that took place in 2007 where the ECDC Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) facilities and Public Health Operations Plan were tested) The objectives of the exercise were:
Duration: 1 day and half (11 hours). Related keywords: Public Health Events (PHE), Public Health Event Operation Plan (PHEOP), Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), Meningitis, Outbreak response | ||
Simulation Exercise: Orange Circle | Tabletop Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Orange Circle
This exercise is a TableTop Exercise (TTX) created in 2009. The aim of Exercise Orange Circle was to explore procedures and functions regarding early detection, assessment and communication associated with events related to a Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) or immunisation programmes.
The objectives of exercise were:
Duration: 1 day (7 hours). Related keywords: Vaccine
Preventable Disease, VPD, meningococcal disease, meningococcal vaccination,
vaccine. | ||
Simulation Exercise: Purple Octagon | Functional Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Purple Octagon This exercise is a Functional Exercise (FX) created in the 2009. The overarching aim of the exercise was to explore ECDC’s ability to communicate about early detection and risk assessment, with Member States (MS) and international partners in a public health event at a mass gathering. The overarching objectives of this exercise were:
Duration: 2 days (30 hours) Related keywords: mass gathering events, public health events, H1N1, Flu, Legionella pneumophila, EOC, International communications. | ||
Simulation Exercise: Black Trapezium | Functional Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Black Trapezium This Exercise is a Functional Exercise (FX) created in 2010. The aim of the exercise was to test, evaluate and refine the use of EPIS as a communication platform tool. Focussing on the Food and Waterborne Disease (FWD) Network the exercise tested its use for the detection, assessment, response and communication of a FWD health threat with EU and international dimension. Its objectives were focussed in two main points:
Duration: 1 day (7 hours) Related keywords: Food and Waterborne Disease (FWD), EPIS, Preparedness and Response Support Unit (PRU), Salmonella Typhi. | ||
Simulation Exercise: Beaivi | Functional Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Beaivi This Exercise is a Functional Exercise (FX) created in 2012. The aim of the exercise was to test the Public Health Emergency Operation Plan (PHEOP) management system (including the intranet and supporting documents) in order to evaluate and refine it. The exercise objectives were to:
Duration: 2 days (17 hours) Related keywords: Measles, H5N1, Public
Health Emergency management, Standard Operation Procedures, Epidemic
Intelligence, Polio, ECDC. | ||
Simulation Exercise: Artemis | Functional Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Artemis 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:
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. | ||
Simulation Exercise: Bulgaria Dengue (Available soon) | Tabletop Exercises | 21 Nov 2018 | Simulation Exercise: Bulgaria Dengue (Available soon) This exercise is a Table Top Exercise (TTX) created in 2016. This exercise differs from the other exercises in this library in its approach. With a strong focus on capacity building, it takes participants through the various steps in a facilitated fashion. The aim of this exercise was: To exercise the public health emergency preparedness of the participating countries to a major outbreak of mosquito-borne viral disease, of both national and international dimensions. The objectives of the exercise were:
Duration: 1 days (7.5 hours) Related keywords: | ||
Introduction to Outbreak Investigation e-learning | self-paced | 22 Oct 2018 | Introduction to Outbreak Investigation e-learning This course is designed to target individuals with no prior knowledge in Outbreak Investigation, however it will be especially useful to those with 1-2 years experience in public health. It may also be used as a refreshment module prior to advanced courses in Outbreak Investigation. ⏳ Duration: 6-8 hours 👥 Audience: Individuals with 1-2 years experience in public health with no prior knowledge in Outbreak Investigation 🎯 Objectives: After completing this course, you will be able to:
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Influenza vaccination campaigns targeting health care workers | self-paced | 22 Oct 2018 | Influenza vaccination campaigns targeting health care workers This online course has been developed since seasonal influenza vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) is recommended in Europe but vaccination uptake remains low in most countries. During the course information about influenza disease, protection against influenza, tools to assess vaccine uptake and barriers to vaccination as well as stimulating examples of successful campaigns will be presented. (The course is open from 22th October 2018. The course is self paced with no moderation) ⏳ Duration: 2-3 hours 👥 Audience: Health promoters 🎯 Objectives: It is our hope that a community of vaccination campaign organisers will be built in Europe that can help inspire each other to create informative and effective seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns year after year. | ||
Senior Exchange 2018/2019 | 2019 Archive | 1 Oct 2018 | Senior Exchange 2018/2019 The Senior Exchange Initiative provides the participants with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with working methods of other EU countries, and allows the host sites to share their experience, and build closer links to other institutions. The initiative aims at creating a network and trust among colleagues and supporting the European dimension in public health through cooperation and training. The exchange visits are self-organised, meaning the visiting expert and the host site agree on topics, scope and objectives, and should be scheduled for about one week. ECDC funds travel, accommodation and per diem. | ||
Template for Training Materials | library of materials | 31 May 2018 | Template for Training Materials You will find course material that you may use to offer a training for your target audience. Your target audience could include <...>. 👥 Audience: Trainers in the field of <...> 🎯 Objectives: Learning objectives of the training material are to:
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Train the trainers’ materials for point prevalence survey training of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals (PPS) | Course Packages | 31 May 2018 | Train the trainers’ materials for point prevalence survey training of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals (PPS) You will find training material that you may use to offer a training for your target audience. Your target audience could include national coordinators of point prevalence surveys (PPS). 👥 Audience: Trainers in the field of Point Prevalence Survey 🎯 Objectives: The learning objectives of this training material are to:
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Training materials for a train the trainers course on Epidemiological aspects of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) | Course Packages | 31 May 2018 | Training materials for a train the trainers course on Epidemiological aspects of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) You will find training material that you may use to offer a training for your target audience. Your target audience could include senior epidemiologists working in surveillance and outbreak investigation of VPDs. The expectation is that the course materials will improve the capacity of the participants to become trainers in vaccinology. 👥 Audience: Trainers in the field of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) 🎯 Objectives: The objectives of this training material are to:
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Training materials on Legionnaires’ disease: risk assessment, outbreak investigation and control | Course Packages | 31 May 2018 | Training materials on Legionnaires’ disease: risk assessment, outbreak investigation and control You will find materials that you may use to offer a training for your target audience.Your target audience could be multidisciplinary, consisting of mid-career and/or senior experts in the area of public health, particularly those dealing with Legionnaires’ disease. 👥 Audience: Trainers in the field of Legionnaires’ disease: 🎯 Objectives: The learning objectives of this training material is to strengthen the participant’s knowledge and skills in order to improve the collaboration and communication among the different disciplines (microbiology, environmental health and epidemiology) involved in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigation and control. | ||
Training materials for a course on Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Prudent Antibiotics use Campaigns | Course Packages | 31 May 2018 | Training materials for a course on Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Prudent Antibiotics use Campaigns You will find course material that you may use to offer a training for your target audience. Your target audience could include health communicators with an interest on antimicrobial resistance and prudent use of antibiotics. 👥 Audience: Trainers in the field of development, implementation and evaluation of prudent antibiotic use campaigns 🎯 Objectives: Learning objectives of the training material are to:
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Pilot Course | 2018 Archive | 22 May 2018 | Public Health Emergency Preparedness Pilot Course
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Self-enrol in an open training activity | Miscellaneous | 21 Sep 2017 | Self-enrol in an open training activity Find instructions on how to enrol in an open training activity in EVA. | ||
Scientific Abstract Writing 1st Edition | Miscellaneous | 7 Jan 2016 | Scientific Abstract Writing 1st Edition This course aims to help public health professionals strengthen their skills in writing, reviewing and editing scientific abstracts. You can follow the lectures, take the exercises and participate to Forum discussions in your own time. The only elements that are fixed in time will be the deadlines for your assignments. Please plan your learning activities in such a way, that you will be able to submit the assignments in time. Missing the deadline means that you cannot participate in the follow up learning activities. We will help remind you of the deadlines during the course in the Forums and on this course page. Please take the time for the pre-course survey and also use the Support Forum to raise questions and share ideas on the course. | ||
Introduction to the IHR e-learning course by WHO | e-learning from ECDC partners | 1 Jan 2016 | Introduction to the IHR e-learning course by WHO
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A Train-the-trainer workshop for Western Balkans on raising awareness for prevention of Legionnaires’ disease associated to touristic accommodation sites (2022) | 2022 catalogue | 20 Nov 2015 | A Train-the-trainer workshop for Western Balkans on raising awareness for prevention of Legionnaires’ disease associated to touristic accommodation sites (2022) The workshop aims to support Enlargement countries in raising awareness on the risks and prevention measures of Legionnaires' disease in the tourism sector for commercial accommodation sites. This train-the-trainers workshop will provide a practical training for national experts working on Legionnaires’ disease to enable them to facilitate and deliver an information seminar in their country’s language and legislative setting. ⏳ Duration: 2 days 📌Location: Montenegro 13 and 14th September 2023 👥 Audience: The participation in this course will be based on the ongoing framework of ECDC Technical EU Pre-accession. Through this framework, ECDC will invite 3-4 designated representatives from EU enlargement country. The invited participants will have previous experience in: Legionnaires’ disease epidemiology and preferably nominated for ECDC EPIS ELDSNet access; Environmental sampling, laboratory testing or control of Legionella bacteria; Communication, training or prevention awareness activities; Implementing local/regional level action in responding to Legionella cases/outbreaks or site investigations. 🔑 Participation: This course is not open for public enrolment and participation is through invitation. 🎯 Objectives: After completing this course, the participants will be able to:
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