McDonald I J, McKinnon M
Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Aust Vet J. 2019 Oct;97(10):394-397. doi: 10.1111/avj.12843. Epub 2019 Jul 31.
Updating veterinarians (vets) on the latest biosecurity resources, information and alerts is important to ensure protection of domesticated and native animals. This preliminary questionnaire aimed to better understand the communication preferences of Australian-registered vets for biosecurity information, and their trust of these sources.
An online questionnaire asking vets about their current communication preferences for biosecurity information, and their level of trust of these was created and distributed to Australian-registered vets.
Survey respondents (158) use and highly trust communication from (in order) vet and animal health organisations, vet surgeons' boards, the scientific literature, and government agencies.
This preliminary study identifies that using vet surgeon's boards, government agencies and vet and animal health organisations may be an effective means for communicating biosecurity information to vets. Future research should consider which sources vets trust and why, to facilitate effective communication to them and the clients they serve.
向兽医及时更新最新的生物安全资源、信息和警报对于确保保护家养动物和本地动物至关重要。这份初步调查问卷旨在更好地了解澳大利亚注册兽医对生物安全信息的沟通偏好以及他们对这些信息来源的信任度。
创建了一份在线调查问卷，询问兽医他们当前对生物安全信息的沟通偏好以及对这些信息的信任程度，并将其分发给澳大利亚注册兽医。
158名调查受访者使用并高度信任（按顺序排列）兽医和动物健康组织、兽医委员会、科学文献以及政府机构的信息。
这项初步研究表明，通过兽医委员会、政府机构以及兽医和动物健康组织来向兽医传达生物安全信息可能是一种有效的方式。未来的研究应考虑兽医信任哪些信息来源以及原因，以便促进与他们及他们所服务的客户进行有效沟通。
