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CANADIAN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY PROGRAM [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Epidemiology
OBS

Health Canada's CFEP (Canadian Field Epidemiology Program) was previously known as the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP). It was established in 1975 at the request of Canadian provinces and territories to provide specialized training for health professionals in the practice of applied epidemiology. The CFEP was modeled after the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CFEP has over 100 graduates now working throughout Canada and the world, contributing to increase public health capacity nationally and globally. The CFEP participates in international activities through the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Épidémiologie
OBS

Le Programme canadien d'épidémiologie de terrain (PCET) de Santé Canada est l'ancien Programme de formation en épidémiologie d'intervention (PFEI). Il a été créé en 1975 à la demande des provinces et territoires du Canada pour offrir une formation spécialisée aux professionnels de la santé dans le domaine de l'épidémiologie appliquée. Le PCET est basé sur le modèle de l'Epidemic Intelligence Service des Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Il s'agit du premier Programme de formation en épidémiologie de terrain. Le programme a assuré la formation de plus de 100 canadiens aujourd'hui déployés au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde et il contribue au renforcement des interventions de santé publique à l'échelle nationale et mondiale. Le PCET participe à un certain nombre d'activités internationales dans le cadre du Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET), de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et d'autres organismes.

Key term(s)
  • Programme d'entraînement d'épidémiologie régionale

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