title: [Professional profiles of physicians certified in epidemiology in the view of hospital managers in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland].
abstract: In Poland, the target profile of a new medical specialty--epidemiology--is subject to discussion. The objective of this paper was to review opinions concerning the tasks and areas of responsibilities of a physician-epidemiologist, expressed by 55 managers (out of 120 invited) of hospitals located in Silesian Voivodship. The results revealed that the preferable areas of professional activity of a physician-epidemiologist include: (a) control of infectious diseases, (b) design and control of vaccination programmes, (c) provision of health care in case of disasters/catastrophies, including assessment of potential health effects of emergency events, (d) prevention, diagnostics and evaluation of hospital-based infections, (e) planning and conducting population-based health monitoring programmes, (f) planning, designing, supervision and evaluation of population-based preventive measures, (g) design and conduct of investigations of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and preventive strategies; (i) involvement in planning of local health policies, and (j) assessment of the health impact of new technologies. The findings could be addressed while drafting the curriculum of postgraduate medical training in epidemiology.
authors.forename: Jan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zejda
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D002568:Certification; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004813:Epidemiology; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D017053:Infection Control; D008403:Mass Screening; D010819:Physician's Role; D011044:Poland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D000078329:Workforce