Training activity information
Details
Support a Health Protection investigation
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
Considerations are suggestions about what may be useful for the trainee to think about while undertaking a training activity. They should not be considered as a mandatory checklist. Trainees should not be expected to demonstrate or provide evidence for each of the considerations listed.
- For example, telephone contacts, contribute to the incident management team
- Triage and allocating cases
- Prioritisation of workload
- Statutory notifications and resultant actions
- Health protection and security measures and options
- Documentation
- Lessons learned
- Communication and public relations
- Potential for legal actions
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 |
Outcome
Investigate outbreaks and public health incidents in a range of settings |
| # 7 |
Outcome
Practice in partnership with health protection and field services teams in the routine management of infectious diseases and surveillance of notifiable pathogens and diseases and in response to outbreaks and incidents |