Outbreak Interview Practice printable pdf download

OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION

Office of the Director, Public Health Emergency Preparedness

John A. Kitzhaber, MD, Governor

800 NE Oregon Street Suite 465B

Portland OR, 97232

1-877-343-5767

FAX: 971-673-1309

Disaster Epidemiology Interviewing Training Guide

Purpose: This 30 minute training video is intended for volunteers and public health

practitioners, experienced and inexperienced alike, who need to interview people in an

outbreak setting. This video is intended to prepare interviewers as part of their daily work or for

deployment of volunteers during a large public health emergency such as an outbreak or

epidemic when day-to-day resources aren’t sufficient for timely response.

Methods: The training video has 2 parts:

1) The ten cardinal rules for conducting interviews;

2) “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” review section.

Suggested materials for classroom facilitation: “Bill Keene’s Keys to Interviewing Success” and

“Ten Cardinal Rules for Conducting Interviews” handout (Appendix 1), “The Good, the Bad,

and the Ugly” facilitator answer key (Appendix 2), a white board or flip chart for classroom

discussion, pens for notes and observation (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly section), and

Outbreak Interview Practice (Appendix 3).

Facilitator Instructions:

1. Play the DVD or internet version of the video. Available:

2. Instruct attendees to pay close attention during “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” and

to be sure to write down their observations. Make sure that they realize there will be a

discussion about their findings at the end of “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”.

3. Following the conclusion to the video, have attendees discuss and share (on white

board or flip chart) what went well and not so-well during the interview scenes in “The

Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”.

4. Have attendees break into groups of 2-4 and practice interviewing each other with the

Shotgun questionnaire (Appendix 3).

Outbreak Interview Practice