Global Disease Masterclass: Communicable Diseases Epidemiology, Intervention and Prevention
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Course Summary
This course provides an in-depth understanding of communicable diseases, their global impact, and effective strategies for prevention and control.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the most common communicable diseases and their global impact
- Understand the challenges in prevention and control of communicable diseases
- Explore innovative strategies for addressing communicable diseases
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the global impact of communicable diseases
- Develop effective strategies for prevention and control of communicable diseases
- Identify innovative approaches to addressing communicable diseases
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of public health
- Familiarity with epidemiological concepts
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced
- Video lectures
- Quizzes and assignments
Similar Courses
- Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview
- Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
- Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Director-General, World Health Organization
Related Books
Description
This course is all about infectious diseases. We’ve selected four disease areas — HIV, Malaria, Emerging Infectious Diseases (Ebola and Zika), and TB — and we will go through each in turn. We’ve selected these diseases because they span a range of different types of disease and allow us to look at important issues that relevance of other diseases too. We will look at each disease in the same way: we begin by looking at the aetiology and epidemiology of the diseases. We then show how data on this disease can be used to understand important trends and patterns. We then focus on the interventions that can be used to address that disease - typically spanning both prevention and treatment - and consider how policies have been developed to address the disease. We finish by reflecting on the whole topic area of the disease with an external expert.
Outline
- HIV
- Welcome
- An Introduction to HIV
- Epidemiology of HIV
- Major Interventions: HIV Treatment
- How to Access a Data Set
- Interventions: HIV Prevention
- Interventions: HIV Prevention
- Technical Strategy with Peter Ghys
- Roundtable
- About Imperial College & the team
- How to be successful in this course
- Grading policy
- Historical Headlines
- Explore the data
- Readings
- End of Lesson Quiz
- End of Week Quiz
- Malaria
- An Introduction to Malaria
- How to Access Data
- Malaria Treatment
- Comment on Global Plan
- Roundtable
- Historical Headlines
- Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030
- End of Lesson Quiz
- End of Week Quiz
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- What are Emerging Infections?
- Ebola
- Ebola Outbreak
- Introduction to Zika
- Roundtable
- Historical Headlines
- Explore the data
- Reading the WHO Zika response plan
- Quiz
- End of Week Quiz
- Tuberculosis
- An Introduction to Tuberculosis
- Major Interventions for TB
- Major Interventions for TB
- Global TB Strategy
- Roundtable
- Conclusions/ Wrap Up
- Historical Headlines
- Explore the data
- Global TB Strategy
- End of Lesson Quiz
- End of Week Quiz
Summary of User Reviews
The Global Disease Masterclass: Communicable Diseases course on Coursera has received positive feedback from many users. The course covers various aspects of communicable diseases and is well-structured with detailed explanations. One key aspect that many users found good was the interactive and engaging nature of the course.Pros from User Reviews
- Well-structured course with detailed explanations
- Interactive and engaging course
- Good coverage of various aspects of communicable diseases
- Flexible learning options
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course too basic
- The course may be too time-consuming for some users
- Limited interaction with instructors
- Some technical difficulties reported
Helen Ward
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Global Disease Masterclass: Communicable Diseases Epidemiology, Intervention and Prevention
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This course is all about infectious diseases. We will look at each disease in the same way: we begin by looking at the aetiology and epidemiology of the diseases....
