Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Infectious Disease Modelling

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Programa especializado: Infectious Disease ModellingImperial College London

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The other two courses in this specialisation require you to perform deterministic modelling - in other words, the epidemic outcome is predictable as all parameters are fully known. However, this course delves into the many cases – especially in the early stages of an epidemic – where chance events can be influential in the future of an epidemic. So, you'll be introduced to some examples of such ‘stochasticity’, as well as simple approaches to modelling these epidemics using R. You will examine how to model infections for which such ‘population structure’ plays an important role in the transmission dynamics, and will learn some of the basic approaches to modelling vector-borne diseases, including the Ross-McDonald Model. 
Even if you are not designing and simulating mathematical models in future, it is important to be able to critically assess a model so as to appreciate its strengths and weaknesses, and identify how it could be improved. One way of gaining this skill is to conduct a critical peer review of a modelling study as a reviewer, which is an opportunity you'll get by taking this course.

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Programa especializado: Infectious Disease Modelling

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Distinguish between stochastic and deterministic models, explain when either are appropriate, and perform simple simulations of a stochastic model
Identify where it is important to incorporate population structure in a model and design and simulate a transmission model capturing such structure
Evaluate the assumptions behind the Ross MacDonald model, and code such a model using R to simulate the dynamics of a vector-borne disease
Critically evaluate a modelling study and communicate its strengths and weaknesses to a scientifically literate audience

Habilidades que obtendrás

Mathematical Model
R Programming
Infectious Diseases

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Curso 3 de 3 en

Programa especializado: Infectious Disease Modelling

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Inglés (English)

Instructor

Nimalan Arinaminpathy

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

9652 alumnos

4 cursos

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Imperial College London

Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in science, engineering, medicine and business. located in the heart of London. Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges.

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Semana 1

7 horas para completar

Building on the SIR Model: Stochasticity

The other two courses in this specialisation have focused on performing deterministic modelling - that is, the epidemic outcome is predictable as all parameters are fully known. However, there are many cases, especially in the early stages of an epidemic, where chance events can be influential in the future of an epidemic. In this module, you will be introduced to some examples of such ‘stochasticity’, as well as, simple approaches to modelling these epidemics using R.

7 horas para completar

5 videos (Total 14 minutos), 8 lecturas

5 videos

Welcome to the Course1m

An Insider's View of IDM4m

Stochastic and Deterministic Models2m

Simulating Stochasticity2m

Populations with Pre-Existing Immunity2m

8 lecturas

Welcome to Infectious Disease Modelling10m

About the Infectious Disease Modelling Team10m

Glossary10m

Modelling Infectious Disease Dynamics35m

Building on the SIR Model3m

The Story of MERS Coronavirus10m

Calculating Incidence in a Deterministic Model45m

The Resurgence of Measles15m

Semana

Semana 2

6 horas para completar

Building on the SIR model: Heterogeneity

In the basic deterministic SIR model, all susceptible individuals in a population are subject to the same risks of infection. However, there are many important infectious diseases where certain groups of the population account for a disproportionate amount of transmission: these are not always the same groups that bear the greatest amount of morbidity and mortality. In this module, you will examine how to model infections for which such ‘population structure’ plays an important role in the transmission dynamics.

6 horas para completar

2 videos (Total 7 minutos), 2 lecturas

Semana

Semana 3

5 horas para completar

Building on the SIR model: Vector-borne Diseases

Many important diseases are not directly transmitted between hosts, but depend on ‘vectors’ to pass infection between hosts, for example biting insects. It is important to be able to extend the modelling approaches you have studied so far to capture these more complex forms of natural history. In this module, you will learn some of the basic approaches to modelling vector-borne diseases, including the Ross-McDonald model, which is a framework that provides an important foundation for such diseases.

5 horas para completar

6 videos (Total 25 minutos), 1 lectura

Semana

Semana 4

2 horas para completar

Assignment: Modelling Study Critique

Even if you are not designing and simulating mathematical models in future, it is important to be able to critically assess a model, to appreciate its strengths and weaknesses, and to identify how it could be improved. One way of gaining this skill is to conduct a critical peer review of a modelling study in the position of a reviewer evaluating it for publication in a journal. This module is reserved for the completion of your assignment - for you to apply the knowledge and skills you've developing throughout this specialisation.

2 horas para completar

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por DT13 de ago. de 2020

I have found it useful for increasing my insights into infectious disease modelling.

por GC23 de jun. de 2020

I thought it was clear, the syntax problems were about the same topic and needed the solution talked about in the videos. The subject was completely covered. I already recommended it to like 5 people.

por IH20 de sep. de 2020

A great learning opportunity. Advanced content presented in a convincing and understandable manner. Simply amazing.

por DG19 de jun. de 2021

a great follow up to the R coding course and a good entree into the world of public health

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Acerca de Programa especializado: Infectious Disease Modelling

Mathematical modelling is increasingly being used to support public health decision-making in the control of infectious diseases. This specialisation aims to introduce some fundamental concepts of mathematical modelling with all modelling conducted in the programming language R - a widely used application today.

The specialisation will suit you if you have a basic working knowledge of R, but would also like to learn the necessary basic coding skills to write simple mathematical models in this language. While no advanced mathematical skills are required, you should be familiar with ordinary differential equations, and how to interpret them. You'll receive clear instruction in the basic theory of infectious disease modelling alongside practical, hands-on experience of coding models in the programming language R.

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