Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Postgraduate Programme "Global Health-Disaster Medicine", Medical School National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dilou 1 Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 2;18(17):9257. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179257.
Contact tracing as an epidemiological strategy has repeatedly contributed to the containment of various past epidemics and succeeded in controlling the spread of disease in the community. Systematic training of contact tracers is crucial in ensuring the effectiveness of epidemic containment.
An intensive training course was offered to 216 health and other professionals who work with vulnerable population groups, such as Roma, refugees, and migrants in Greece, by the scientific team of the postgraduate programme "Global Health-Disaster Medicine" of the Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with the support of the Swiss embassy in Greece. The course was delivered online due to the pandemic restriction measures and was comprised of 16 h over 2 days. The course curriculum was adapted in Greek using, upon agreement, a similar training course to what was developed by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Evaluation of the course was conducted in order to determine the short term satisfaction from participating in this training course.
A total of 70% of the course participants completed the evaluation questionnaires and all trainers gave feedback on the course. The training modules were ranked as extremely useful by the majority of the participants and over 50% of the participants specifically stated that the course content was directly related to their work with vulnerable groups. Content about the ethics of contact tracing and the effective communication skills presented were deemed most useful.
The course was well organised and provided the required skills for effective contact tracing. Many course participants intend to use some components in their work with vulnerable populations groups. Contact tracing efforts work best in a systematic and coordinated way and the provision of systematic and organised training can greatly increase its effectiveness.
接触者追踪作为一种流行病学策略，曾多次为控制各种过去的疫情做出贡献，并成功控制了社区中的疾病传播。系统地培训接触者追踪者对于确保疫情控制的有效性至关重要。
雅典国立卡波迪斯特里亚大学医学院“全球健康-灾难医学”研究生课程的科学团队在瑞士驻希腊大使馆的支持下，为在希腊与罗姆人、难民和移民等弱势群体合作的 216 名卫生和其他专业人员提供了强化培训课程。由于疫情限制措施，该课程通过网络进行，为期 2 天，共 16 小时。课程课程以希腊语改编，并在征得同意后使用约翰霍普金斯大学彭博公共卫生学院开发的类似培训课程。对课程进行了评估，以确定参与该培训课程的短期满意度。
共有 70%的课程参与者完成了评估问卷，所有培训师都对课程提供了反馈。大多数参与者认为培训模块非常有用，超过 50%的参与者特别表示课程内容与他们与弱势群体的工作直接相关。接触者追踪的伦理和有效的沟通技巧方面的内容被认为最有用。
该课程组织良好，提供了有效接触者追踪所需的技能。许多课程参与者打算在他们与弱势群体的工作中使用一些内容。接触者追踪工作最好以系统和协调的方式进行，系统和有组织的培训可以大大提高其效果。
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