Bremer Viviane, Alpers Katharina, Krause Gérard
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Schweden.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2009 Feb;52(2):203-7. doi: 10.1007/s00103-009-0760-5.
Outbreaks of infectious diseases such as SARS and influenza can have a profound impact on society. Therefore, training epidemiologists in infectious diseases control is of crucial importance. The German Postgraduate training in Applied Epidemiology (PAE) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) are striving to meet these challenges. Currently, 27 and 12 persons of German origin have joined PAE and EPIET, respectively. A total of 17 out of the 36 alumni started working at the RKI, regional or local German health authorities after completing their training. Since 2006, the number of yearly admitted fellows increased from 3 to 6 in PAE, and 9 to 19 in EPIET and 5 state health departments have been added as training sites. The collaboration between EPIET and PAE has been strengthened and diversified in recent years. Alumni of these programs will play a key role in the control of infectious diseases in Germany and Europe.
非典和流感等传染病的爆发会对社会产生深远影响。因此，培训传染病防控方面的流行病学家至关重要。德国罗伯特·科赫研究所（RKI）的应用流行病学研究生培训（PAE）以及欧洲干预流行病学培训项目（EPIET）正在努力应对这些挑战。目前，分别有27名和12名德国籍人员加入了PAE和EPIET。36名校友中有17人在完成培训后开始在RKI、德国地方或地区卫生部门工作。自2006年以来，PAE每年录取的学员人数从3人增加到6人，EPIET从9人增加到19人，并且新增了5个州卫生部门作为培训地点。近年来，EPIET与PAE之间的合作得到了加强且更加多样化。这些项目的校友将在德国和欧洲的传染病防控中发挥关键作用。
