Urban Outbreak Management
About This Course
This course teaches you to manage disease outbreaks using real-life case studies and roleplay practice scenarios. An outbreak occurs when there is an aggregation of disease in the population of a geographic area during a specific time period. Drawing from actual experiences of the public health authority, from clusters of endemic disease to pandemic events involving influenza and corona viruses, you will obtain insights into epidemic intelligence services training. You will gain skills and perspectives crucial for preparedness and prevention, grasping the essence of health emergencies and communication strategies. Emphasising the core role of an efficient outbreak management system in averting widespread morbidity and mortality, this course integrates socio-behavioural sciences with global-urban health security concerns and tools for clinical, epidemiologic, environmental and microbiologic investigation. It is designed to prepare professionals with skills to anticipate and handle outbreak situations confidently and effectively.
What You'll Learn
1. Apply field epidemiologic methods in modern lifestyle contexts to undertake outbreak analytics, surveillance, and risk assessment for vulnerable groups.
2. Develop a systematic investigative approach using proper case definition, active case finding, hypotheses, data analysis and inferential epidemiology.
3. Develop proficiency in community engagement, negotiations, and advocacy for comprehensive whole-of-society prevention and control actions.
4. Demonstrate understanding of global-urban health security and trust-building through effective communications and outbreak reporting.
Entry Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree
• Relevant public health related work experience
• Candidates with other qualifications and experience may be considered on a case by case basis, subject to approval
• Preference for those interested in global health issues