Professional epidemiologists are often called on to investigate outbreaks and epidemics. This course serves as an introduction to the essentials of investigation, identifying pathogens, figuring out what's going on, reporting, and responding. You'll learn how to ask precise epidemiologic questions and apply epidemiologic tools to uncover the answers. You'll also learn about basic epidemic dynamics and the terrible law that cause them to grow, as well as the reasons why they recede and eventually go away. The course concludes with deep dives into some real outbreaks from Ebola, in West Africa, to the opioid epidemic in the United States.
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课程信息
您将学到的内容有
Apply methods to weigh evidence and calculate measures
Discuss outbreaks and the key epidemiologic tools used during investigation
Apply basic epidemic dynamics to the analysis of outbreaks
您将获得的技能
StatisticsEpidemiologyPublic HealthOutbreak investigation
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初级
完成时间大约为9 小时
建议：4 weeks, 1-2 hours/week
英语（English）
字幕：英语（English）
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1完成时间为 1 小时
Identifying and Investigating Outbreaks: The Basics
In this module we're going to be talking about outbreaks. All the way through identifying the pathogens and figuring out what's going on to reporting and responding to the outbreak. In doing so we're going to learn several important epidemiological concepts.
8 个视频 （总计 40 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
8 个视频
Step 0: What Is an Outbreak?5分钟
Step 1: Identify Cases5分钟
Step 2: Describe the Outbreak by Person, Place, and Time6分钟
Step 3: Identify and Characterize the Cause6分钟
Step 4: Risk Factor Study in a Defined Population4分钟
Step 4: Risk Factor Study in an Open Population5分钟
Step 5: Intervene and Report4分钟
1 个阅读材料
Course Projects10分钟
1 个练习
Identifying and Investigating Outbreaks16分钟
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2完成时间为 1 小时
Weighing Evidence and Identifying Causes
In this module, we'll be learning about how to ask precise epidemiologic questions and how to investigate these using important tools.
6 个视频 （总计 47 分钟）, 1 个测验
6 个视频
General Questions to Precise Hypotheses8分钟
Identifying Comparison Groups9分钟
Basic Measures of Association 1, Risk Difference6分钟
Basic Measures of Association 2, Relative Risk6分钟
Understanding Basic Statistical Tests15分钟
1 个练习
Weighing Evidence and Identifying Causes12分钟
周
3完成时间为 1 小时
The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics
In this module, we'll be talking about basic epidemic dynamics and the terrible law that causes epidemics to grow, and the reasons why epidemics recede and eventually go away
6 个视频 （总计 41 分钟）, 1 个测验
6 个视频
Measures of Transmissibility: Attack Rates10分钟
Measures of Transmissibility: Reproductive Numbers6分钟
Natural History10分钟
Implications for Control11分钟
Summary of The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics1分钟
1 个练习
The Terrible Law: Basic Epidemic Dynamics10分钟
周
4完成时间为 1 小时
Case Studies in Outbreaks and Epidemics: From Ebola to Overdose
In this module, we're going to take a deep dive in some outbreaks from Ebola, in West Africa, to the opioid epidemic in the United States.
4 个视频 （总计 42 分钟）, 1 个测验
4 个视频
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in the United States13分钟
Ebola in West Africa18分钟
Opioids in West Virginia9分钟
1 个练习
Case Studies in Outbreaks and Epidemics: from Ebola to opioids12分钟
讲师
Justin Lessler, PhD, MS
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
关于 约翰霍普金斯大学
The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
关于 Professional Epidemiology 专项课程
This specialization is intended for people working or aspiring to work in the field of public health at the local, regional, and national level. Over five courses taught by faculty from the preeminent school of public health, you'll learn to use the core epidemiologic toolset to measure the health of populations, assess interventions, collect and analyze data, and investigate outbreaks and epidemics.
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