| Literature DB >> 35781153 |
Rocío Zurriaga-Carda1, Adrián Hugo Aginagalde Llorente2, Daniel Álvarez-Vaca3.
Abstract
During the COVID-19 crisis, local epidemiology units have been forced to manage an increasing number of cases, contacts and outbreaks for which they were not previously prepared or staffed. Under normal circumstances, the efficient study and control of outbreaks and public health alerts requires human and material resources, situation analysis to identify possible causes and present recommendations, coordination with other health system structures, as well as the providing a written report including control and prevention measures implemented and their results or other recommendations. The field study of outbreaks has been systematized in a way that has made it possible to implement quick and effective measures, for the interruption of transmission chains and management of risk situations. To achieve this, a rapid and extraordinary exercise of digital integration, staff mobilization and creation of ad hoc structures needed to be carried out. Solidarity and cooperation between professionals from different administrations has been the pillar that has sustained the surveillance systems. Despite this, obstacles have been found as a result of the lack of coordination, social inequalities, and later, pandemic fatigue, which have reduced adherence and effectiveness of the implemented measures. It has also come to light the need to properly staff these units with trained professionals, and match working conditions and salaries with other health services.Entities:
Keywords: Brotes de enfermedades; COVID-19; Communicable diseases control; Contact tracing; Control de enfermedades transmisibles; Disease outbreaks; Epidemiology; Epidemiología; Equidad en salud; Estudio de contactos; Fuerza laboral en salud; Health equity; Health workforce
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35781153 PMCID: PMC9020564 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2022.02.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gac Sanit ISSN: 0213-9111 Impact factor: 2.479
Tareas en materia de vigilancia epidemiológica de una unidad periférica/local de epidemiología
| • Recibir las notificaciones de las enfermedades de declaración obligatoria y otras alertas de salud pública. |
Principales obstáculos y sus consecuencias en la gestión de los brotes sobre el terreno
| • Principales obstáculos: |
| • Consecuencias: |
Análisis de las principales debilidades, fortalezas, oportunidades y amenazas de las unidades de epidemiología periféricas/locales
| Factores intrínsecos | |
|---|---|
| Debilidades | Fortalezas |
| • Falta de recursos humanos y materiales dimensionados para la gestión de los brotes y alertas. | • Formación reglada en epidemiología de campo (MPSP y PEAC/EPIET). |
| Factores extrínsecos | |
| Oportunidades | Amenazas |
| • Integración de los sistemas de información sanitarios con los servicios de salud y servicios sociales. | • Temporalidad y efimeridad de las estructuras de coordinación generadas. |
EPIET: European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training; MPSP: medicina preventiva y salud pública; PEAC: Programa de formación en Epidemiología Aplicada de Campo.