340.646.01
Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 8:30 - 10:20am
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Provides an overview of the historical and public health aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with review and analysis of virology; immunology; clinical and laboratory manifestations; legal and ethical issues; economic impact; and needs for future research and intervention for global control of the HIV epidemic.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Establish a knowledge base on basic science of HIV infection and host response
- Recognize and compare HIV/AIDS epidemics at the global level
- Explain the basis of clinical management of HIV infection at individual and population levels
- Analyze the economic impact of HIV treatments
- Analyze the economic impact of HIV treatments
- Analyze vertical transmission of HIV from pregnant women to their newborns in the U S and other parts of the world
- Analyze critical transmission of HIV from pregnant women to their newborns in the U.S. and other parts of the world
- Analyze intervention modalities used to interrupt vertical transmission of HIV
- Discuss several aspects of legal issues in the HIV/AIDS field
- Predict future issues and trends of HIV/AIDS by Discussing the concept of HIV candidate vaccines, the economic burden of HIV/AIDS in the world, and the future projections of HIV/AIDS cases during the upcoming decade