Development of a competency profile for professionals involved in infectious disease preparedness and response in the air transport public health sector.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent infectious disease outbreaks highlight the importance of competent professionals with expertise on public health preparedness and response at airports. The availability of a competency profile for this workforce supports efficient education and training. Although competency profiles for infectious disease control professionals are available, none addresses the complex airport environment. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to develop a competency profile for professionals involved in infectious disease preparedness and response at airports in order to stimulate and direct further education and training.

Methods

We developed the competency profile through the following steps: 1) extraction of competencies from relevant literature, 2) assessment of the

SUBMITTER: de Rooij D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7241746 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature