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.
Ce cours fait partie de la Spécialisation Epidemiology in Public Health Practice
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Ce que vous allez apprendre
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
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StatisticsEpidemiologyPublic HealthOutbreak investigation
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Niveau débutant
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Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
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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 heure pour terminer
8 vidéos (Total 40 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
8 vidéos
Step 0: What Is an Outbreak?5 min
Step 1: Identify Cases5 min
Step 2: Describe the Outbreak by Person, Place, and Time6 min
Step 3: Identify and Characterize the Cause6 min
Step 4: Risk Factor Study in a Defined Population4 min
Step 4: Risk Factor Study in an Open Population5 min
Step 5: Intervene and Report4 min
1 lecture
Course Projects10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Identifying and Investigating Outbreaks30 min
1 heure pour terminer
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.
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6 vidéos (Total 47 min)
6 vidéos
General Questions to Precise Hypotheses8 min
Identifying Comparison Groups9 min
Basic Measures of Association 1, Risk Difference6 min
Basic Measures of Association 2, Relative Risk6 min
Understanding Basic Statistical Tests15 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Weighing Evidence and Identifying Causes30 min
1 heure pour terminer
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 heure pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 41 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
6 vidéos
Measures of Transmissibility: Attack Rates10 min
Measures of Transmissibility: Reproductive Numbers6 min
Natural History10 min
Implications for Control11 min
Summary of The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics1 min
1 lecture
Further Reading10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics30 min
1 heure pour terminer
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.
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4 vidéos (Total 42 min)
4 vidéos
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in the United States13 min
Ebola in West Africa18 min
Opioids in West Virginia9 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Case Studies in Outbreaks and Epidemics: from Ebola to opioids30 min
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Meilleurs avis pour OUTBREAKS AND EPIDEMICS
par SS11 juin 2020
Its a really interesting course. Explains the very minute details regarding the outbreak and epidemics. It has helped me a lot to understand all the key concepts of Epidemics and Outbreak.
par NS26 juin 2020
It's really nice and interesting course regarding outbreak and Epidemic that covers most of the minute point in easy way. It's good for everyone irrespective of there Academic background.
par RC21 juin 2020
Great content with applied epidemic studies in Epidemiology. Learnt the ins and outs of crucial reproductive numbers (Ro) on this COVID-19 pandemic and how Ebola spread in West Africa.
par OI1 mai 2020
I had great experience with my learning at John Hopkins university with the privilege from soursera. I appreciate every bit of the training in Outbreak and Epidemics. Best Regards
À propos du Spécialisation 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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