Table 1. Fieldwork requirements as part of FETP-Frontline workshops*.

Stage	Projects
Fieldwork stage 1, weeks 2–6: participants must complete both activities and present their findings at workshop 2
Weekly surveillance report	Complete a weekly surveillance summary report based on health facility reports
	Record reporting timeliness and completeness; record key notifiable diseases
	Create graphs and figures that describe data
Data quality report	Examine the surveillance data collected in >3 different health facilities
	Conduct interviews with health facility staff; review log books, case forms, and posted bulletin boards
	Collect and review health facility weekly reports
	Complete a worksheet that organizes the findings from their data quality audit
Fieldwork stage 2, weeks 7–11: participants must complete 2 of the 4 activities and present their findings at workshop 3
Case investigation report	Conduct a case investigation and interview a case or contact, using country-specific procedures when available
	Present details of the case investigation, including any public health action taken
Outbreak investigation report	Assist in outbreak investigation and develop an outbreak investigation report
	Maintain a rumor log book of suspected outbreaks
	Present report and findings
Expanded surveillance summary report	Continue creating weekly surveillance summary reports
	Analyze data to identify trends and gain a comprehensive view of the surveillance system
	Summarize the data and highlight trends or interesting characteristics at final workshop
Analysis of surveillance quality with recommendations	Critically examine a weakness that has been identified in the surveillance system during FETP-Frontline fieldwork
	Form a team with the surveillance personnel who are close to the issue in question; identify the critical causes of the problem
	Create a suitable solution to the problem that will lead to a direct improvement of the surveillance system

*FETP, Field Epidemiology Training Program.