DR R N Gent (HPA Lead Partner)
Aim
To create a common European curriculum on IDEM, and an interdisciplinary foundation module for use in the onsite ETIDE train-the-trainers course, and for wider dissemination through the ETIDE website, covering the topic areas: specific high threat pathogens; biosafety, including sample handling and transport; infection control and transmission prevention; laboratory diagnosis; major incident planning and response, including psychological aspects, risk assessment and management, communication and surge capacity, and to revise these as necessary following evaluation.
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Common Curriculum and Foundation Module (Work Package 4) |
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Overview of Educational Methodologies:
- The differences between learner, knowledge and assessment centred educational methods
- Introduction to Honey & Mumford’s experiential learning theory (learning styles: Reflector, Theorist, Activist or Pragmatist)
Major Incident Management:
- The importance of emergency preparedness in the event of a biological incident
- Key elements of risk assessment, risk management and risk mitigation
- Factors concerning early outbreak recognition including importance of surveillance systems whether national.
- The need for an effective alerting system and a recognised chain of command
- The significance for clarification of roles and responsibilities of both internal and external organisations
Syndromic presentation, clinical management & differential diagnosis:
- Identification of the likely biological agents related to a potential infectious disease emergency whether deliberate or accidental according to international sources
- Overview of the agents’ mode of transmission and possible dissemination whether deliberate or accidental
- Awareness of some differential diagnosis
- Awareness of laboratory support of patient management
- Importance of timely alerting of infectious disease physician
- Identification of possible national and international sources of expertise and advice
- Possible syndromic presentations and associated pathologies
Principle of infection control and transmission prevention:
- Interdisciplinary risk analysis and management
- Overview of general mode of transmission to individuals/wider community/environment
- Importance of the correct PPE for correct situation
- Revision of standard precautions and introduction to respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette
- Introduction to transmission based precautions within different working environments
Sample collection, handling and transport:
- Overview of the types of clinical specimens that may be needed
- Introduction to safe handling techniques and importance of correct labeling
- Safe transportation of samples
Diagnostic procedures:
· Overview of laboratory diagnostic detection strategies for high threat pathogens |
