Study protocol: building an evidence base for epidemiology emergency response, a mixed-methods study.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101552874 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2044-6055 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20446055 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Open Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: [London] : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2011-
    • Subject Terms:
      Emergencies* ; Epidemiology* ; Public Health Practice*; Civil Defense/methods ; Epidemiologic Methods ; Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine/methods ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic ; Stakeholder Participation ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      Introduction: Determinants and drivers for emergencies, such as political instability, weak health systems, climate change and forcibly displaced populations, are increasing the severity, complexity and frequency of public health emergencies. As emergencies become more complex, it is increasingly important that the required skillset of the emergency response workforce is clearly defined. To enable essential epidemiological activities to be implemented and managed during an emergency, a workforce is required with the right mix of skills, knowledge, experience and local context awareness. This study aims to provide local and international responders with an opportunity to actively contribute to the development of new thinking around emergency response roles and required competencies. In this study, we will develop recommendations using a broad range of evidence to address identified lessons and challenges so that future major emergency responses are culturally and contextually appropriate, and less reliant on long-term international deployments.
      Method and Analysis: We will conduct a mixed-methods study using an exploratory sequential study design. The integration of four data sources, including key informant interviews, a scoping literature review, survey and semistructured interviews will allow the research questions to be examined in a flexible, semistructured way, from a range of perspectives. The study is unequally weighted, with a qualitative emphasis. We will analyse all activities as individual components, and then together in an integrated analysis. Thematic analysis will be conducted in NVivo V.11 and quantitative analysis will be conducted in Stata V.15.
      Ethics and Dissemination: All activities have been approved by the Science and Medical Delegated Ethics Review Committee at the Australian National University (protocol numbers 2018-521, 2018-641, 2019-068). Findings will be disseminated through international and local deployment partners, peer-reviewed publication, presentation at international conferences and through social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
      Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
      (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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    • Grant Information:
      001 International WHO_ World Health Organization
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: epidemiology; public health
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200701 Date Completed: 20210215 Latest Revision: 20210215
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7328751
    • Accession Number:
      10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037326
    • Accession Number:
      32601115