Professional epidemiologists are often called on to investigate outbreaks and epidemics. This course serves as an introduction to the essentials of investigation, identifying pathogens, figuring out what's going on, reporting, and responding. You'll learn how to ask precise epidemiologic questions and apply epidemiologic tools to uncover the answers. You'll also learn about basic epidemic dynamics and the terrible law that cause them to grow, as well as the reasons why they recede and eventually go away. The course concludes with deep dives into some real outbreaks from Ebola, in West Africa, to the opioid epidemic in the United States.
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Epidemiology in Public Health Practice
Outbreaks and Epidemics
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Qué aprenderás
Apply methods to weigh evidence and calculate measures
Discuss outbreaks and the key epidemiologic tools used during investigation
Apply basic epidemic dynamics to the analysis of outbreaks
Habilidades que obtendrás
StatisticsEpidemiologyPublic HealthOutbreak investigation
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Fechas límite flexibles
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Nivel principiante
Aprox. 6 horas para completar
Sugerido: 4 weeks, 1-2 hours/week
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English)
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
1 hora para completar
Identifying and Investigating Outbreaks: The Basics
In this module we're going to be talking about outbreaks. All the way through identifying the pathogens and figuring out what's going on to reporting and responding to the outbreak. In doing so we're going to learn several important epidemiological concepts.
1 hora para completar
8 videos (Total 40 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario
8 videos
Step 0: What Is an Outbreak?5m
Step 1: Identify Cases5m
Step 2: Describe the Outbreak by Person, Place, and Time6m
Step 3: Identify and Characterize the Cause6m
Step 4: Risk Factor Study in a Defined Population4m
Step 4: Risk Factor Study in an Open Population5m
Step 5: Intervene and Report4m
1 lectura
Course Projects10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Identifying and Investigating Outbreaks16m
1 hora para completar
Weighing Evidence and Identifying Causes
In this module, we'll be learning about how to ask precise epidemiologic questions and how to investigate these using important tools.
1 hora para completar
6 videos (Total 47 minutos)
6 videos
General Questions to Precise Hypotheses8m
Identifying Comparison Groups9m
Basic Measures of Association 1, Risk Difference6m
Basic Measures of Association 2, Relative Risk6m
Understanding Basic Statistical Tests15m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Weighing Evidence and Identifying Causes12m
1 hora para completar
The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics
In this module, we'll be talking about basic epidemic dynamics and the terrible law that causes epidemics to grow, and the reasons why epidemics recede and eventually go away
1 hora para completar
6 videos (Total 41 minutos)
6 videos
Measures of Transmissibility: Attack Rates10m
Measures of Transmissibility: Reproductive Numbers6m
Natural History10m
Implications for Control11m
Summary of The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics1m
1 ejercicio de práctica
The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics10m
1 hora para completar
Case Studies in Outbreaks and Epidemics: From Ebola to Overdose
In this module, we're going to take a deep dive in some outbreaks from Ebola, in West Africa, to the opioid epidemic in the United States.
1 hora para completar
4 videos (Total 42 minutos)
4 videos
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in the United States13m
Ebola in West Africa18m
Opioids in West Virginia9m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Case Studies in Outbreaks and Epidemics: from Ebola to opioids12m
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1 revisionesPrincipales revisiones sobre Outbreaks and Epidemics
An enjoyable, and really great review! I learned so much, and refreshed so much I had forgotten I knew! Everyone should take this.
Instructor
Justin Lessler, PhD, MS
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
59 alumnos
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Universidad Johns Hopkins
The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
Acerca de Programa especializado Epidemiology in Public Health Practice
This specialization is intended for people working or aspiring to work in the field of public health at the local, regional, and national level. Over five courses taught by faculty from the preeminent school of public health, you'll learn to use the core epidemiologic toolset to measure the health of populations, assess interventions, collect and analyze data, and investigate outbreaks and epidemics.
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