Certified Professional In Epidemics

Description

Certified Professional In Epidemics

“If history is our guide, we can assume that the battle between the intellect and will of the human species and the extraordinary adaptability of microbes will be never-ending.”

Despite all the remarkable technological breakthroughs that we have made over the past few decades, the threat from infectious diseases has significantly accelerated. In this course, we will learn why this is the case by looking at the fundamental scientific principles underlying epidemics and the public health actions behind their prevention and control in the 21st century.

Objective

Historic transitions and emergence of epidemic infections
Factors leading to infectious disease emergence and re-emergence
Regions with higher risk and estimated economic costs of emerging infectious disease
Ecology, evolution, and emergence of infectious diseases such as Zika, Ebola, H5N1, H7N9, H1N1, and Swine Influenza
Discovery, proof of association and causation, and control (case review on SARS)

Course Outline

  • Epidemics: Past, Present, and Future
  • Discussion on Ebola and Zika Outbreak, and Supplementary Module on NextGeneration Informatics for Global Health
  • Ecology, Evolution, and Emergence of Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Detective: Bug Hunting in Epidemics
  • Assignment
  • Basic Concepts in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Epidemiologic Triangle: The Pathogen, The Host and The Environment
  • Evidence Synthesis
  • Infectious Disease Modelling
  • Assignment
  • Disease Surveillance
  • Non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI)
  • Vaccination (Effectiveness, Trials, Safety, Impact on Populations, Vaccine Economics, Confidence, and Hesitancy)
  • Panel Discussion on WHO’s Response to the Ebola Outbreak; and Anti-vaccination
  • Assignment
  • Exam
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