Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Dec;23(13):S174-82. doi: 10.3201/eid2313.170299.
The 2014-2015 epidemic of Ebola virus disease in West Africa primarily affected Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Several countries, including Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal, experienced Ebola importations. Realizing the importance of a trained field epidemiology workforce in neighboring countries to respond to Ebola importations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Field Epidemiology Training Program unit implemented the Surveillance Training for Ebola Preparedness (STEP) initiative. STEP was a mentored, competency-based initiative to rapidly build up surveillance capacity along the borders of the at-risk neighboring countries Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau. The target audience was district surveillance officers. STEP was delivered to 185 participants from 72 health units (districts or regions). Timeliness of reporting and the quality of surveillance analyses improved 3 months after training. STEP demonstrated that mentored, competency-based training, where learners attain competencies while delivering essential public health services, can be successfully implemented in an emergency response setting.
2014-2015 年西非埃博拉病毒病疫情主要影响了几内亚、利比里亚和塞拉利昂。包括马里、尼日利亚和塞内加尔在内的几个国家都出现了埃博拉病毒输入病例。为了认识到邻国培训有素的现场流行病学工作人员在应对埃博拉病毒输入方面的重要性，疾病预防控制中心现场流行病学培训计划单位实施了监测培训以做好埃博拉准备（STEP）计划。STEP 是一项基于指导和能力的举措，旨在沿高危邻国科特迪瓦、马里、塞内加尔和几内亚比绍的边境迅速建立监测能力。目标受众是地区监测官员。STEP 培训了来自 72 个卫生单位（区或地区）的 185 名参与者。培训 3 个月后，报告的及时性和监测分析的质量得到了提高。STEP 表明，基于指导和能力的培训，在学习者在提供基本公共卫生服务的同时获得能力，可以在应急响应环境中成功实施。
