Outbreak Stewardship: Pandemic preparedness through epidemiologic off-the-shelf study protocols

Content:

The course guides through the creation of an epidemiologic off-the-shelf study protocol. It starts with teaching the basics of infectious disease epidemiology and the steps in applying an off-the-shelf study protocol and continues with study protocol-related topics (study objective, study design, study population, study instruments, ethics and data management, and statistical analysis). The participant’s goal is to create a study protocol by the end of the course. Ideally, the participant chooses a topic that is realistic and relevant to her/his local setting to come up with a study protocol that can actually be used in future outbreak situations.
Adequate English language skills are necessary. Although most relevant epidemiologic background knowledge is covered, some previous knowledge on epidemiologic concepts is useful because the course focuses on practical applications.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the module, the participants will be able to:

• Describe what an “off-the-shelf” study protocol is and why it is a useful tool in outbreak stewardship and outbreak preparedness
• Understand the basics of infectious disease epidemiology
• Describe essential parts of an epidemiologic study protocol
• Create an “off-the-shelf” study protocol
• Apply an “off-the-shelf” study protocol in an outbreak situation

Language:

English

Location:

Zoom/ CIH^LMU Moodle platform