About this course: What can we do to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases from becoming epidemics or pandemic? In this course, you’ll learn the facts about infectious diseases and medical responses. We'll focus on the public health laws and policies that provide the framework for effective prevention, like quarantine laws, drug development policies, and bioterrorism and biodefense.
Created by: University of Pittsburgh
Taught by: Elena A. Baylis, Associate Professor
Law
Taught by: Elizabeth Ferrell Bjerke, JD, Director, JD/MPH Program
Health Policy and Management
Taught by: Amesh A. Adalja, MD, FACP, Senior Associate
UPMC Center for Health Security
Taught by: Ryan Morhard, Guest Instructor
| Commitment | 3-4 hours a week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week 1: Introduction
Welcome to Week One! This week’s lesson immerses you in the world of epidemics, pandemics and outbreaks and our efforts to prevent and respond to them. It will prepare you to engage in depth with the lessons that are coming up in weeks 2-4: "Understanding Infe...
13 videos, 2 readings
Graded: Week 1: Quiz 1
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WEEK 2
Week 2: Understanding Infectious Diseases
Welcome to Week Two! This week’s lesson provides you with the tools needed to understand the world of infectious disease. It will allow you to develop a context of knowledge and familiarity with the concepts that inform legal and public health response strateg...
23 videos
Graded: Week 2: Quiz 1
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Graded: Week 2: Quiz 3
WEEK 3
Week 3: Global Health Security
Welcome to Week 3! Now that you are more familiar with the nature and history of infectious disease, consider the following quote from Natalie Angier, American nonfiction writer and a science journalist for The New York Times: “Today, diseases as common as the...
11 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 3: Quiz 1
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Graded: Week 3: Quiz 3
WEEK 4
Week 4: Local Countermeasures
Welcome to Week Four! This week’s lesson introduces you to the legal interventions available to state and local public health practitioners to combat epidemics, pandemics and outbreaks. In addition to the law, we will look at some of the ethical and practical ...
8 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 4: Quiz 1
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Graded: Week 4: Quiz 4
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Awesome course. It was an enjoyable and educating course.
bonjour, chers amis j'ai terminé ce cour avec succès mais j'ai pas pu le payer à temps. est ce possible de payer encore pour obtenir mon certificat. Merci et je vous invite à vous inscrire pour ce cour.
Very informative and engaging. Although I'm not US citizen, the practice and legal framework of the US that is being used to counter-act epidemic/pandemic diseases would help me understand how different parties can work collectively to control and contain the diseases. Thank you professors!
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Great course. Excellent presenters and overview. I enjoyed the course immensely