Online training courses on Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE)

Sahlin, Ullrika and Sánchez, Julio Álvarez and Barons, Martine and Bolger, Fergus and Colson, Abigail and Frewer, Lynn and Hanea, Anca and Hart, Andy and Nane, Tina and Nauta, Maarten and Wilson, Kevin (2024) Online training courses on Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE). EFSA Supporting Publications, 21 (3). 8673E. ISSN 2397-8325 (https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2024.en-8673)

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Abstract

This report summarises the training courses delivered under the contract OC/EFSA/AMU/2021/02 EKE: “Develop and conduct online training courses on Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE)”. The objective of the courses was to develop and conduct online training courses on applying the methodology described in the EFSA Guidance on Expert Knowledge Elicitation in Food and Feed Safety Risk Assessment” for EFSA staff and experts, as well as corresponding experts from EU member states. In addition to the three standard EKE methods (Sheffield, Delphi and Cooke), the training included a semi-formal method of EKE. All these methods may be used when EKE is performed within an existing EFSA working group to support uncertainty analysis as outlined in “The principles and methods behind EFSA's Guidance on Uncertainty Analysis in Scientific Assessment”. In total, 12 courses were organised: two on “Steering an Expert Knowledge Elicitation”, two on “Conduct of the Sheffield protocol for an EKE”, one on “Conduct of the Cooke protocol for an EKE”, one on “Conduct of the Delphi protocol for an EKE”, two on “Conduct of a Semi-formal EKE”, two on “Reporting an Expert Knowledge Elicitation” and two on “Writing an Evidence Dossier for an Expert Knowledge Elicitation”. The courses had in total 149 participants and received very good feedback from the participants with a mean value of 4.2 of 5 possible, considering all numerical questions in the feedback questionnaire. Recommendations for future activities on training EKE methodologies are provided.

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Sahlin, Ullrika, Sánchez, Julio Álvarez, Barons, Martine, Bolger, Fergus, Colson, Abigail ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-5855, Frewer, Lynn, Hanea, Anca, Hart, Andy, Nane, Tina, Nauta, Maarten and Wilson, Kevin;
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