What makes an effective One Health clinical practitioner? Opinions of Australian One Health experts
Despite agreement that One Health practices facilitate effective management of zoonoses, the pathways to a coordinated and collaborative approach by general medical practitioners (GPs) and veterinarians are hampered by limited understanding of how this can be practically incorporated in routine clin...
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| author | Sandra G. Steele Jenny-Ann Toribio Robert Booy Siobhan M. Mor |
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| description | Despite agreement that One Health practices facilitate effective management of zoonoses, the pathways to a coordinated and collaborative approach by general medical practitioners (GPs) and veterinarians are hampered by limited understanding of how this can be practically incorporated in routine clinical settings. Data collected during a Delphi survey of Australian One Health ‘experts’ was used to explore opinions and insights into desired knowledge, attitudes and practices of effective One Health clinical practitioners. Five categories were identified as essential for GPs and veterinarians, namely: accurate baseline knowledge of specific zoonoses; a ‘big picture’ understanding of zoonoses; understanding of professional roles within the One Health paradigm; understanding one's own professional limitations; and collaboration and referral improve outcomes. An outline of the roles and responsibilities of GPs and veterinarians as effective One Health clinicians was determined based on the opinions of the expert panel. Educational interventions that foster interprofessional communication and collaboration will be necessary to successfully bring about the cultural change required to achieve effective One Health practice in Australia, and thus expedite improved human, animal and environmental health outcomes. Keywords: One Health, Zoonoses, General medical practitioners, Veterinarians, Delphi survey |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e75807fcb3444db1ad5c1908903bf2d32022-12-22T01:16:31ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142019-12-018What makes an effective One Health clinical practitioner? Opinions of Australian One Health expertsSandra G. Steele0Jenny-Ann Toribio1Robert Booy2Siobhan M. Mor3The University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Veterinary Science, NSW 2006, Australia; Corresponding author.The University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Veterinary Science, NSW 2006, AustraliaThe University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medicine, NSW 2006, Australia; National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, AustraliaThe University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Veterinary Science, NSW 2006, Australia; University of Liverpool, Institute of Infection and Global Health, Merseyside L3 5RF, United KingdomDespite agreement that One Health practices facilitate effective management of zoonoses, the pathways to a coordinated and collaborative approach by general medical practitioners (GPs) and veterinarians are hampered by limited understanding of how this can be practically incorporated in routine clinical settings. Data collected during a Delphi survey of Australian One Health ‘experts’ was used to explore opinions and insights into desired knowledge, attitudes and practices of effective One Health clinical practitioners. Five categories were identified as essential for GPs and veterinarians, namely: accurate baseline knowledge of specific zoonoses; a ‘big picture’ understanding of zoonoses; understanding of professional roles within the One Health paradigm; understanding one's own professional limitations; and collaboration and referral improve outcomes. An outline of the roles and responsibilities of GPs and veterinarians as effective One Health clinicians was determined based on the opinions of the expert panel. Educational interventions that foster interprofessional communication and collaboration will be necessary to successfully bring about the cultural change required to achieve effective One Health practice in Australia, and thus expedite improved human, animal and environmental health outcomes. Keywords: One Health, Zoonoses, General medical practitioners, Veterinarians, Delphi surveyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771419300485 |
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