Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (173:159)
Introduces principles of infectious disease epidemiology. It will include a practical overview of host factors, environmental factors, and microbiological factors that influence this dynamic field of study. Through lectures and exercises, students will be introduced to infectious disease surveillance, diagnostic tools, outbreak investigations, vaccine trials, public health interventions, biodefense, emerging infectious diseases and analytical approaches as they pertain to infectious disease prevention and control. Students will be introduced to a wide array of reference material (much of it public) that will help them in practically applying course material. This course is offered on-campus as part of the College of Public Health Summer Institute.
Diagnostic
Microbiology for Epidemiologists (173:155)
This course will introduce epidemiology students to the principals of diagnostic
microbiology. Students will gain fundamental knowledge of microbiological culture,
antigen detection, immunological, and molecular amplification laboratory techniques
for bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Lectures will be followed by periodic laboratory
demonstrations. A special emphasis will be made upon respiratory pathogens.
Course materials will include readings, lectures, laboratory demonstrations,
and laboratory exercises. The course is offered each spring.
Epidemiology
of Infectious Diseases (173:255)
This course serves
as an introduction to the underlying epidemiological
concepts of infection disease including causation,
surveillance, prevention, and control. Course
materials will include readings, lectures, and
seminar discussions. The course is offered each
fall.
Hospital
Epidemiology (173:256)
Addresses infectious and noninfectious adverse outcomes of medical care and
appropriate investigative methods. Other topics: surveillance, resistant organisms,
molecular epidemiology, exposure work-ups, outbreak investigation, device-associated
infections, latex allergies, isolation, construction, sterilization, and regulatory
agencies.
Infectious Causes of Chronic Disease (173:257)
Many typical chronic diseases have increasingly been found to have an infectious etiological component. This course will examine the evidence linking various infectious agents with the development of different types of chronic disease.
Intervention
and Clinical Trials (173:290)
The course is intended as a methodologic introduction to the rationale, design,
conduct, analysis and presentation of clinical trials. Clinical trial designs
will be reviewed. Analysis will emphasize biostatistical methods including
sample size determination.
Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology (173:156)
Introduction to the use of basic techniques of molecular biology (DNA, RNA, and protein techniques) in various aspects of epidemiological research, including diagnosis of disease and biomarker discovery and validation.
Public Health Laboratory Techniques (173:158)
Introduces public health laboratory methods. A special emphasis will be placed upon respiratory virus work, especially influenza. This course is offered on-campus as part of the College of Public Health Summer Institute.
Zoonotic Diseases (173:157)
This 5-day, concentrated course will introduce
public health students to the epidemiology and
control of zoonotic diseases. Each day there
will be 3 hours of lecture and 3 or more hours
of field activity. The course is comprised of
readings, lectures, field studies, and laboratory
exercises. Zoonoses endemic to the Midwestern
United States will be emphasized. Photographs from 2007 course.
Problems and
Special Topics in Epidemiology (173:190)
Independent Study in Epidemiology (173:200)
Problems in Public Health (170:171)
Independent Study in Public Health (170:172)
Research in Public Health (170:201)
Depending upon a student's experience and ability to work independently, the
above courses offer opportunity for infectious disease epidemiology or laboratory
work to be credited towards a graduate degree.
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