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Questionnaire was developed by health/medical experts and educators from Universities of Milan, Porto, Barcelona, Ljubljana,
Sarajevo/Eastern Sarajevo and Pristina as one of activities of the EU TEMPUS project titled: PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
– IMPROVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A “ONE HEALTH” EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC
ARCHITECTURE IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES. It contains 19 questions, administration is anonymous and your answers will be used
for research purposes only. Your time and effort to participate is highly appreciated.
1. Sex:
2. Age
3. Previous formal higher education (please provide information for all degreesyou currently hold)
Degree level:
☐Graduate
☐Professional
☐Masters
☐Doctoral
Degree title:
Field of study:
University/Faculty:
(name, city, country)
Year of completion:
Type of financing:
(only one answer)
Other (specify):
Other (specify):
Other (specify):
4. Public health disciplines covered by the listed formal higher education (only one answer per row)
Not
Generally
included covered (<2
semesters)
Epidemiology, prevention and control of zoonotic disorders/diseases
Microbiology,
infectology,
parasitology,
clinical
sciences
(symptoms/diagnostics/therapy)
Evidence base medicine, study design, biostatistics, risk assessment
Other (specify):
Moderately
covered (2-6
semesters)
Extensively
covered (>6
semesters)
Ecosystem health, vector biology
Radiobiology, toxicology, water sanitation, biosafety
Occupational health
Hygiene and quality of food
Standards, quality management, control, legislation
Food technology and sustainability
Practical lab experience
Diagnostic laboratories
Food hygiene laboratories
Health economics
Economics of human health
Economics of animal health and production
Public health management
Public policy making, communications and presentation techniques
EU public health legislation
Organization of official control systems, accreditation of laboratories
5. Did you have any continuous education related to Public health?
(go to next question)
What type(s) of training:
(Multiple answers allowed)
Overall topics covered:
☐Course
☐Workshop
☐Seminar
☐Other (specify):
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6. Are you currently employed?
(go to question 10.)
7. Is this your first employment?
Current position:
How long you work at current position?
Job description:
Institution/Company
(name, city, country):
Type of business:
Number of supervised staff:
8. Type and extent of public health issues that you deal with at current job (only one answer per row):
Not part of Occasionally I
my job
have
minor
involvement
Epidemiological surveillance/monitoring of zoonotic diseases/disorders
(including work in diagnostic laboratories)
Policy and decision making regarding prevention and control of zoonotic
diseases/disorders
Monitoring and managing occupational health
I deal with it
if problem
emerges
Major focus
of my work
Monitoring and managing hygiene and quality of food(including work in
food hygiene laboratories)
Policy and decision making regarding health economics
Policy and decision making regarding public health management
9. Relevance of overall above listed Public health issues among other work
activities:
10. Does previous formal and continuous education provides sufficient level of knowledge and skills to deal with Public health issues
(only one answer per row)?
very basic
sufficient with sufficient
my expertise
minor gaps
is advanced
Epidemiological surveillance/monitoring of zoonotic diseases/disorders
(including work in diagnostic laboratories)
Policy and decision making regarding prevention and control of zoonotic
diseases/disorders
Monitoring and managing occupational health
Monitoring and managing hygiene and quality of food(including work in
food hygiene laboratories)
Policy and decision making regarding health economics
Policy and decision making regarding public health management
11. Are you familiar with “One health” concept merging
knowledge, issues and solutions of health and welfare problems
facing human, domestic animals, wildlife populations and
environment?
12. Do you apply “One health” approach in current work?
(go to question 14.)
(go to question 14.)
13. If you answered yes or to some extent
please provide your understanding of
what “One health” relates to:
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14. Indicate your needs for enhancement of knowledge and skills relevant to Public health disciplines (only one answer per row):
I
do
not I
need I need training I
need
currently need basic
for applicative advanced
training in…
training
purposes in… training
in…
in…
Epidemiology, prevention and control of zoonotic disorders/diseases
Microbiology,
infectology,
parasitology,
clinical
sciences
(symptoms/diagnostics/therapy)
Evidence base medicine, study design, biostatistics, risk assessment
Ecosystem health, vector biology
Radiobiology, toxicology, water sanitation, biosafety
Occupational health
Hygiene and quality of food
Standards, quality management, control, legislation
Food technology and sustainability
Practical lab experience
Diagnostic laboratories
Food hygiene laboratories
Health economics
Economics of human health
Economics of animal health and production
Public health management
Public policy making, communications
EU public health legislation
Organization of official control systems, accreditation of laboratories
15. What is your most preferable form of
receiving training in areas you indicated
above?(only one answer)
Other (specify):
16. Do you currently or in near future have available time and
means to provide finances to pursue postgraduate degree covering
listed
public
health
disciplines
at
university
in
your/neighboring/European country?(only one answer)
Yes I am willing to dedicate both time and finances
Yes I am willing to dedicate time but not to cover costs
Yes I am willing to dedicate time and cover some costs
No, I do not have available time and finances
(go to question 18.)
17. At what extent you believe would
such postgraduate degree in Public
health benefit your career?(multiple
answers allowed)
☐It would improve my efficiency and competencies at current job
☐It would help me to better deal with some aspects of my current work
☐It would help me to advance at my current employer or find better job elsewhere
☐It would satisfy my ambition for academic advancement raterthan it would benefit my work
☐It would provide me better chance for first employment
18. In what areas other than Public health
you are interested to pursue additional
training (either formal or continuous)?
19. Closing remarks (please provide insights, remarks and information you consider relevant but not covered by this questionnaire):
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