Workshop on After-Action Reviews (AAR) and In-Action Reviews (IAR)

Key areas of the training course:

• Characteristics and phases to construct good quality IARs and AARs
• Different methodologies and designs for AAR, including consideration of the role of an IAR
• Selection of appropriate methodologies for IARs and AARs
• Stakeholder analysis for AARs and IARs
• Selection and development of IAR and AAR trigger questions
• Lessons learnt through IAR and AAR process
• Examples of AARs and IARS conducted by Member states

What will participants gain from attending the course?

Upon completion of the Workshop, the participants should be able to:

• Understand the concepts behind IARs and AARs
• Design and conduct their own IARs and AARs
• Be aware of the resources available in ECDC to support the design and delivery of AARs and IARs
• Recognise research evidence as one of many factors that can influence policy making
• Share examples, from their own experience where possible, of interventions that have effectively informed policy making for detection/assessment, preparedness, response/control or recovery in the field of infectious diseases
• Identify relevant resources and tools to identify and evaluate different kinds of evidence, especially systematic reviews and high-quality single studies
• Identify evidence-based mechanisms to enhance and support the use of research evidence in policy making
• Prepare an activity to cascade learning in their institutions or country of origin based on the content of the workshop.