TMHG528 Disease Surveillance and Public Health Investigation
Free
Course description
Disease surveillance and public health concepts; methods and procedures of case and outbreak investigations; issues related to public health surveillance data, data source, data standard, modern methods for early recognition of epidemics and early warning system; disseminating and communicating public health surveillance information; information technologies to assist public health surveillance practices; ethical concerns related to outbreak investigation and data dissemination
Prerequisites
Graduate in Bachelor degree in Health sciences, computer sciences, and ICT
LO: Learning Outcome
- LO1: Summarize concepts of public health surveillance
- LO2: Discuss the roles of health personnel during disease investigation
- LO3: Classify common types of public health surveillance
- LO4: Identify key indicators for public health surveillance evaluation
- LO5: Discuss the importance of early epidemic detection and warning system
- LO6: Criticize how technology can influence the practice of public health surveillance
Course Features
- Lectures 48
- Quizzes 1
- Duration 30 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 32
- Assessments Yes
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Week 1: Public Health surveillance concepts
- Course Overview
- Course Syllabus
- Weekly activities
- Introduction to public health surveillance
- Reading Assignment 1.1 : Introduction to public health surveillance
- Topic Discussion 1.1 : Introduction to public health surveillance
- Types of disease surveillance
- Reading Assignment 1.2 : Types of disease surveillance
- Additional Reading 1.2 : Types of disease surveillance
- Topic Discussion 1.2 : Types of disease surveillance
- Planning Public Health Surveillance System
- Topic Discussion 1.3 : Planning Public Health Surveillance System
- Weekly assignment week 1
- Course Evaluation
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Week 2: Surveillance System and Evaluation
- Weekly activities
- Outbreak investigation
- Electronic reporting system for Malaria
- Additional Reading 2.1 : Examples of Outbreak Investigation
- Topic Discussion 2.1 : Outbreak investigation
- Surveillance system Evaluation
- Evaluation indicators
- Case Study of melioidosis data
- Reading Assignment 2.2
- Topic Discussion 2.2
- Quiz Week 2: Surveillance System and Evaluation
- Weekly assignment week 2
- Course Evaluation
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Week 3: Public Health Emergency Prepareness and Response
- Weekly activities
- What is public health emergency?
- How to prepare for emergency problem
- Reading Assignment 3.1
- Topic Discussion 3.1
- COVID-19 Surveillance and Control in Thailand
- Additional Reading 3.1
- Topic Discussion 3.2
- Public Health Communication
- Reading Assignment 3.2 : Public Health Communication
- Topic Discussion 3.3 : Public Health Communication
- Weekly assignment Week3
- Course Evaluation
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Week 4: Application of IT in Public Health Surveillance
- Weekly activities
- Important of public health information
- Reading Assignment 4.1 : Important of public health information
- Topic Discussion 4.1 : Important of public health information
- What is an early warning system ?
- Characteristics of early warning for outbreak
- Reading Assignment 4.2: Characteristics of early warning for outbreak
- Topic Discussion 4.2: Characteristics of early warning for outbreak
- Student projects
- Course Evaluation
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Week 5: Student Project and Presentation
