340.693.11
Investigation of Outbreaks
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 12, 2017
End Date
Friday, June 16, 2017
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Students must have basic knowledge of infectious diseases. Introductory epidemiology and biostatistics required.
Students learn how to detect, investigate, and interpret disease outbreaks. Focuses on application of epidemiological skills to develop hypotheses relevant to understanding source or reservoirs of infection, modes of spread and possible control measures. Includes simple epidemiological approaches for examining field data on outbreaks and deriving inferences. Reviews the main factors involved in the occurrence of an outbreak and steps in investigating an epidemic. Uses data from large and small epidemics to illustrate the main concepts and terminology.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe how to conduct an outbreak investigation
- Develop skills in examining data pertaining to outbreaks
- Review, analyze and derive inferences from outbreak investigations
- Summarize outbreak reports