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Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:04.10.2024 11:21:07
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_140 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Larisa Savrasova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Institute of Public Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge in epidemiology and infectious diseases. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Acquire specific epidemiology (including field epidemiology) issues related to infectious diseases. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Epidemiological measures in the area of infectious diseases – descriptive statistics; seroepidemiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Epidemiological measures and study design in infectious diseases epidemiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Epidemiological measures and study design in infectious diseases epidemiology, part 2 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Surveillance of infectious diseases, elimination programs | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Most important and emerging infections | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Outbreak investigation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Vaccine research – experimental studies, vaccination epidemiology, phenomenon of collective immunity | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Mathematical modeling, modeling of epidemics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Homework on specific topics of lectures and classes. Independent work with the specified mandatory literature. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Class attendance, homework success and final exam. In order to pass the course, 100% attendance is required. If 1-4 lessons are missed, one additional question is added to the final exam for each topic missed. If 5 or more lessons are missed, i.e. more than 50%, the study course is not counted. Successful crediting of the course requires a successful assessment (at least 4 points) in all homework and the final exam. Homework constitutes 50% of the final grade (average grade of all homework), final exam - 50% of the final grade. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After completing the course, the student: * will name the basic epidemiological indicators of infections, will know their calculation formulas, * will define pandemic, epidemic, outbreak, endemic, * will describe the importance of different study designs and association indicators in infection research and surveillance, * will know the components of infection control, * will know the components of infection control programs, * will describe the role of seroepidemiology in infection surveillance and research, * will describe cases of good practice in infection control, * will describe the progress and nature of vaccine effectiveness studies, * will explain the concept of collective immunity, * will know the goals and steps of outbreak investigation, * will describe the most important emergency infections, * will describe the role of modeling in infection surveillance. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After completing the course, the student: * will be able to determine the adequacy of specific infection control measures and programs, * will be able to solve the tasks of epidemiological indicators of different types of infections, * will learn to inform, educate and motivate the public about infection prevention measures, * will know how to engage in outbreak investigation steps. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After completing the course, the student: * will develop a set of specific infection control measures, * will be able to independently calculate epidemiological indicators in the field of infectious diseases, * will be able to develop an outbreak investigation plan, * will argue about the need for vaccination, coverage and herd immunity. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Giesecke J. Modern infectious disease epidemiology. 3rd edition. CRC Press, 2017. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Nelson K.E., Williams C. Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Theory and Practice 3rd edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013 | ||||||||
| 2 | Abubakar I., Stagg H.R., Cohen T., Rodrigues L.C. Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, 2016. | ||||||||
