This online course offers a focused perspective and approach to learning about pandemics. The course will outline the specific drivers, multi-disciplinary actors and response measures, and facilitate the critical appraisal of pandemic preparedness, response and research in different contexts. 

The course has been designed to support the development of skills and knowledge that are critical to effective pandemic preparedness and response. It will emphasise the value of interdisciplinary working, self-reflection, critical appraisal and synthesis.

Who is the course for? 

This course will be of value to professionals looking to further their knowledge and skills specific to pandemics, with experience in the following relevant disciplines and/or areas of practice.

• Public health
• Epidemiology
• Data Science
• Microbiology
• Virology
• Social science
• Case management
• Risk communication and community engagement
• Infection prevention and control
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• Mental health
• Health policy
• Logistics
• Healthcare management