Time, place, and people: composition of the EPIET Alumni Network and its contribution to the European public health resource in 2013
| Autor: | G. Ladbury, Lorenzo Pezzoli, C. J. Williams, A. Le Menach, M. Keramarou, G. Jaramillo-Gutierrez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Employment Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Epidemiology Interprofessional Relations Control (management) Computer-assisted web interviewing Social Networking Professional Competence Resource (project management) Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans media_common.cataloged_instance European Union European union Composition (language) media_common Medical education business.industry Public health Professional development Original Papers Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Educational Status Female Public Health business |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiol Infect |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0950268814003392 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYThe EPIET Alumni Network (EAN) is an association of professionals who have completed field epidemiology or public health microbiology training programmes in the European Union. In 2013, we conducted a survey of EAN members to investigate this network's role within European public health. We distributed an online questionnaire to members registered at the time, collecting data on demographics, professional background, and attitudes towards EAN. Out of 362 registered members, 189 (52%) responded; 97% were from Europe; 65% were female. Their mean age was 39 years. The highest academic qualification was PhD for 44% and Master's degree for 55%. The majority (60%) worked in public health institutes. They were especially satisfied with having access to job offers and professional networking via EAN, but requested more learning opportunities and knowledge-sharing between members. EAN is a unique platform where highly skilled professionals can connect to control infectious diseases locally and internationally. Having a network of professionals that know each other, speak the same ‘language’, and can easily access each other's expertise, represents an important resource for European and global public health, which should be nurtured by encouraging more collaborations devoted to professional development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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