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Sidikou DI, Caron Y, Delguste C, Ibrahim AI, Ibrahim ML, Adakal H, Hornick JL, Antoine-Moussiaux N. Teaching One Health: Animal husbandry in a post-graduate interdisciplinary curriculum. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONE HEALTH 2020. [DOI: 10.14202/ijoh.2020.69-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background and Aim: This work presents the implementation of a course on animal husbandry in an interdisciplinary curriculum based on the One Health concept. The study describes learners' viewpoints about the course and its insertion in the curriculum. The study aimed at identifying avenues for improvement.
Materials and Methods: Fourteen learners (health professionals) participated to individual semi-structured interviews lasting for 25-35 min each. Learners' opinions were extracted from the transcribed interviews and analysis themes were identified from recurrent narratives.
Results: The learners perceived animal husbandry as relevant for One Health and potentially useful for their future practice. More precisely, learners were considering a future use of the newly acquired knowledge and skills in the advising of communities facing malnutrition and for the strategic planning at wider levels. Teaching methods were appreciated thanks to the active learning style. Unmet expectations concerned the coverage of impacts and relationships to other disciplines, the inclusion of viewpoints from other disciplines into the teaching, and the degree of contextualization of contents, e.g. through case studies. Accordingly, the main avenues for improvement, as identified by learners, were to give a prior focus on impacts (especially on human health) for all contents and to increase the number of case studies, but also to better address the questions of the usefulness of animal products in the management of malnutrition.
Conclusion: The analysis of learners' expectations (met and unmet) and their recommendations regarding the future of the course helped identifying both successes and important challenges for teachers. Two main challenges are highlighted. First, increased interdisciplinarity is needed within the course to better cover the notion of impact of animal husbandry on health, society and environment. Second, the complexity of the domain under consideration will call for important efforts of clarification of the course structure and objectives in terms of skills acquisition.
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- Djibo Idrissa Sidikou
- Department of Animal Sciences and Techniques, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Dan Dicko Dankoulodo of Maradi, Maradi, Niger
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- Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (Medical and Health Research Center), CERMES, Niamey, Niger
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Techniques, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Dan Dicko Dankoulodo of Maradi, Maradi, Niger
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- Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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National Scientific Funding for Interdisciplinary Research: A Comparison Study of Infectious Diseases in the US and EU. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11154120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Infectious diseases have been continuously and increasingly threatening human health and welfare due to a variety of factors such as globalisation, environmental, demographic changes, and emerging pathogens. In order to establish an interdisciplinary approach for coordinating R&D via funding, it is imperative to discover research trends in the field. In this paper, we apply machine learning methodologies and network analyses to understand how the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) have invested their funding in infectious diseases research utilising an interdisciplinary approach. The purpose of this paper is to use public R&D project data as data and to grasp the research trends of epidemic diseases in the US and EU through scientometric analysis.
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Fahnert B. Keeping education fresh-not just in microbiology. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 364:4329272. [PMID: 29029234 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Innovative practice from around the globe, addressing a range of recent educational themes and trends, was published in the FEMS Microbiology Letters virtual Thematic Issue 'Keeping Education Fresh' in October 2017. Its thought-provoking content is reviewed here to more directly facilitate reflections and discussions in the professional community. The focus is on best practice approaches when enhancing student engagement, how to adjust those to the diversity of learners, learning situations and infrastructures, and to a broad range of subjects. The need for authentic learning and to move away from didactic teaching is emphasized. The 'students as researchers' theme is featured e.g. in context of service learning. Creative approaches are presented such as using performing arts, popular culture and gamification. The development of interdisciplinary and intercultural competences, and the exploration of socioscientific themes and philosophical issues are considered. Revisions of curricula and programmes, reflective of educational advancements and sector drivers, are discussed from undergraduate to postgraduate and professional specialist level also in light of problem-based learning, interactive distance and on-campus learning, and even the legacy of Massive Open Online Courses. Such changes always require resources and skills, and carry risks. Yet, innovation is a risk worth taking to keep education fresh.
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- Beatrix Fahnert
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, PO Box 911, Cardiff CF10 3AX, Wales, UK.,School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Green Lane, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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Keune H, Flandroy L, Thys S, De Regge N, Mori M, Antoine-Moussiaux N, Vanhove MPM, Rebolledo J, Van Gucht S, Deblauwe I, Hiemstra W, Häsler B, Binot A, Savic S, Ruegg SR, De Vries S, Garnier J, van den Berg T. The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 75:64. [PMID: 29090094 PMCID: PMC5657065 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-017-0232-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Elaborating from the European One Health/Ecohealth (OH/EH) workshop that took place in fall 2016 and aimed to bring together different communities and explore collaborative potential, the creation of European networks focusing on the development of important OH/EH perspectives was a direct output from discussions at the end of some sessions, in particular: - A network on transdisciplinary One Health education. - A network integrating inputs from social sciences in One Health/EcoHealth actions and networks. - A network aiming at translating research findings on the Environment-Microbiome-Health axis into policy making, with a view to make healthy ecosystems a cost-effective disease prevention healthcare strategy. It was also suggested that a European Community of Practice could be initiated in order to support these several concrete networking initiatives, and to help to promote the building of other emerging initiatives.
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- Hans Keune
- Belgian Community of Practice Biodiversity & Health (COPBH), Brussels, Belgium.,Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Brussels, Belgium.,Research Institute Nature & Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.,University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - Drie Eiken, gebouw R R.3.07, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment - DG Environment, Victor Horta Square, 40, box, 10, 1060 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine of Antwerp (ITM), Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- CODA-CERVA, Groeselenberg 99, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
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- CODA-CERVA, Groeselenberg 99, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Liège, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (ULiege), 6 avenue de Cureghem, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (CEBioS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.,Laboratory of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Genomics, Department of Biology, University of Leuven, Charles Debériotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.,Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity & Toxicology, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine of Antwerp (ITM), Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Dutch Farm Experience/Natural Livestock Farming, Winklerlaan 8, 3571 KJ Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, AL9 7TA UK
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- French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organization (CIRAD) - UMR 117 ASTRE - Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier, France
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- Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Rumenački put 20, Novi Sad, 21 000 Serbia
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- Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 270, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Wageningen University and Research, Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, Wageningen, PO Netherlands
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- Odyssey Conservation Trust, Bakewell, DE45 1LA Derbyshire UK
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