Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Apr 2023)
Development of core competencies for field veterinary epidemiology training programs
- Julio Pinto,
- Julio Pinto,
- Ravi Bandara Dissanayake,
- Navneet Dhand,
- Navneet Dhand,
- Cristina Rojo-Gimeno,
- Laura Cristina Falzon,
- Holy Akwar,
- Rianatou Bada Alambeji,
- Daniel Beltran-Alcrudo,
- David Mario Castellan,
- Karoon Chanachai,
- Javier Guitian,
- Angela Hilmers,
- Fairouz Larfaoui,
- Leo Loth,
- Paolo Motta,
- Harentsoaniaina Rasamoelina,
- Stephanie Salyer,
- Sean Shadomy,
- Sean Shadomy,
- Cécile Squarzoni,
- Innocent Rwego,
- Carmen Varela Santos,
- Kachen Wongsathapornchai,
- Caryl Lockhart,
- Sam Okuthe,
- Yaghouba Kane,
- Jeffrey Gilbert,
- Baba Soumare,
- Madhur Dhingra,
- Keith Sumption,
- Thanawat Tiensin
Affiliations
- Julio Pinto
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Julio Pinto
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Liaison Office for the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
- Ravi Bandara Dissanayake
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Navneet Dhand
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Navneet Dhand
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
- Cristina Rojo-Gimeno
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Laura Cristina Falzon
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Holy Akwar
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Rianatou Bada Alambeji
- Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Medecine Vétérinaires, Dakar, Senegal
- Daniel Beltran-Alcrudo
- Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Budapest, Hungary
- David Mario Castellan
- Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Karoon Chanachai
- Department of Disease Control/Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok, Thailand
- Javier Guitian
- The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, United Kingdom
- Angela Hilmers
- Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Fairouz Larfaoui
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Leo Loth
- 0Food and Agriculture Organization Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Paolo Motta
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Harentsoaniaina Rasamoelina
- 1Epidemic Surveillance and Alert Management, Indian Ocean Commission, One Health Network, Ebène, Mauritius
- Stephanie Salyer
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Sean Shadomy
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Sean Shadomy
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Cécile Squarzoni
- 3Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, La Réunion, France
- Innocent Rwego
- 4University of Minnesota/One Health Central and Eastern Africa, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Carmen Varela Santos
- 5Public Health Capacity and Communication Unit, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- Kachen Wongsathapornchai
- 6Food and Agriculture Organization, Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand
- Caryl Lockhart
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Sam Okuthe
- 7Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Nairobi, Kenya
- Yaghouba Kane
- 8Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana
- Jeffrey Gilbert
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Baba Soumare
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Madhur Dhingra
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Keith Sumption
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- Thanawat Tiensin
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1143375
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
A workforce with the adequate field epidemiology knowledge, skills and abilities is the foundation of a strong and effective animal health system. Field epidemiology training is conducted in several countries to meet the increased global demand for such a workforce. However, core competencies for field veterinary epidemiology have not been identified and agreed upon globally, leading to the development of different training curricula. Having a set of agreed core competencies can harmonize field veterinary epidemiology training. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a collective, iterative, and participative process to achieve this and organized two expert consultative workshops in 2018 to develop core competencies for field veterinary epidemiology at the frontline and intermediate levels. Based on these expert discussions, 13 competencies were identified for the frontline and intermediate levels. These competencies were organized into three domains: epidemiological surveillance and studies; field investigation, preparedness and response; and One Health, communication, ethics and professionalism. These competencies can be used to facilitate the development of field epidemiology training curricula for veterinarians, adapted to country training needs, or customized for training other close disciplines. The competencies can also be useful for mentors and employers to monitor and evaluate the progress of their mentees, or to guide the selection process during the recruitment of new staff.
Keywords
- field veterinary epidemiology
- core competencies
- workforce capacity development
- epidemiological surveillance
- field investigation
- One Health
