Surveillance for Public Health Course
Course Dates April 19-23, 2021 (due to COVID-19, this course will be taught online)
Deadline: April 1, 2021
"Please note: Zoom ID and password will be mailed to participants directly."
Cost
Registration Fee:
$850 for 1 registrant,
$800 each for 2 registrants,
$750 each for 3 registrants,
$700 each for 4 registrants,
$650 each for 5+ registrants
Registration must be completed for multiple attendees in one submission. Contact Pia Valeriano at 678-516-1656 if you have any questions.
Course Description
This intensive course includes:
History of Public Health Surveillance and Past Pandemics
Overview of PHS with a focus on Emerging Infections
Considerations in planning Public Health Surveillance
Sources and collection of data for Public Health Surveillance
Data science and its role in Surveillance in Public Health
Analysis and Interpretation of Surveillance data including pittfalls during Pandemics
Communicating PHS data
Ethics and legal issues in Public Health Surveillance
State and Local issues in Public Health Surveillance
The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Surveillance
Evaluating PHS data/systems
Special topics in Public Health Surveillance (PHS):
Corona (SARS, MERS, COVID) Virus Surveillance
Predicting Morbidity and Mortality during Public Health Disasters
Syndromic surveillance
Molecular Surveillance
Importance of International Health Regulations during Public Health Emergencies and Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention and use of PPE during Pandemics
Hands-on table top PHS case study exercises:
Epidemiologic response to Hurricane
NY City Surveillance
Development of Surveillance Systems
Please note: Interpretation services for language and disability impairements are not available for these short programs
Prerequisites
There is no pre-requisites required however, it is recommended that participants have completed an
introductory epidemiology course, such as the Emory
University/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention two-week
course, Epidemiology in Action or four week International
Course in Applied Epidemiology. CDC offers a self-study course,
Principles of Epidemiology which would provide the requisite
background information. Participants should also have some
practical experience in public health and professional
responsibilities for surveillance activities.
