Modernising epidemic science: enabling patient-centred research during epidemics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging and epidemic infectious disease outbreaks are a significant public health problem and global health security threat. As an outbreak begins, epidemiological investigations and traditional public health responses are generally mounted very quickly. However, patient-centred research is usually not prioritised when planning and enacting the response. Instead, the clinical research response occurs subsequent to and separate from the public health response, and is inadequate for evidence-based decision-making at the bedside or in the offices of public health policymakers.

Discussion

The deficiencies of the clinical research response to severe acute respiratory syndrome, pandemic influenza, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Ebola virus demonstrate

SUBMITTER: Rojek AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5165716 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature