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Course outline
This course is jointly organized with the World
Health Organization (WHO).
The World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority
for global health within the United Nations system. It is responsible
for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health
research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based
policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring
and assessing health trends.
Aims of the course
This course is designed for those working in public health or related
disciplines in developing countries, who have an interest and experience
of infectious disease management in humanitarian emergencies and who
would like to improve their skills or bring their knowledge up to date
to support implementation of infectious disease projects/programmes
in emergency settings.
The objectives are:
- To review epidemiology of infectious diseases in humanitarian emergencies
(conflict and natural disasters);
- To explore the challenges of implementing infectious disease programmes
in emergencies;
- To explore concepts in infectious disease risk assessment in emergencies;
- To review in depth the concepts in design and implementation of early
warning/surveillance systems in emergencies;
- To review principles of outbreak investigation and outbreak management,
including laboratory, media and communication, social mobilization,
and infection control;
- To explore strategies in the prevention and control of key infectious
diseases in emergencies.
For further information please go to: http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/en/
and
http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/training/en/
Setting and Programme
The course will run for 5 days from 12 to 16 April 2010. Day 1 will
introduce concepts and epidemiological indicators, review infectious disease
epidemiology, conducting risk assessments and disease surveillance. Day
2 will cover outbreak investigation and response. Day 3 will cover infection
control, social mobilization, media and communication. Days 4-5 will cover
the epidemiology of specific diseases (diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory
infections, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, vaccine-preventable diseases
such as measles and meningitis, pandemic influenza), and practical strategies
for their prevention and control in emergencies.
Teaching Methods and Course Materials
Teaching will be through a mixture of lectures, cases studies, group
exercises, discussions and practicals (including how to put on and remove
personal protective equipment, how to use rapid diagnostic tests).
Accreditation
Certificates of attendance will be provided to participants
Course fee
The cost for the five-day programme will be £375. The fee covers
participation in the course, course materials, tea/coffee, but does not
cover travel nor accommodation. The full course fee is payable by 01 March
2010.
Accommodation
The School cannot provide accommodation for participants. A list of
hotels and other accommodation located in the vicinity of the School
can be obtained, on request, from the Registry.
Applications
Please return a completed application
Form along with an equal
opportunities form to:
Registry, LSHTM, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP,
UK, Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 4648
Alternatively, by fax:
Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 0638
Or email: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk
Those requiring further information about the course should contact
the Course Organisers :
Egbert Sondorp: Egbert.Sondorp@lshtm.ac.uk
Olga Bornemisza: Olga.Bornemisza@lshtm.ac.uk
WHO: cdemergencies@who.int
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