Applied Epidemiology (5cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able:
• to analyze symptoms, transmissions and spread of infectious
diseases
• to enhance preparedness, surveillance, and response to
infectious disease outbreaks
• to analyze, implement and communicate surveillance data in
infection prevention and control
• to critically assess contextual influences on infectious disease
management

Teaching methods

Epidemiology is the method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations. In epidemiology, the patient is the community and individuals are viewed collectively. By definition, epidemiology is the study (scientific, systematic, and data-driven) of the distribution (frequency, pattern) and determinants (causes, risk factors) of health-related states and events (not just diseases) in specified populations. During this study unit we will focus on applied epidemiology and outbreak management.

Learning methods: e-tivities, Outbreak management workshop.

Learning materials and recommended literature

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Handbook on implementing syndromic surveillance in migrant reception/detention centres and other refugee settings. Stockholm: ECDC; 2016. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/handbook-implementing-syndromic-surveillance-migrant-receptiondetention-centres.

McDonald J.H. 2016 Handbook of biological statistics. http://www.biostathandbook.com/HandbookBioStatThird.pdf

Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control outbreak preparedness, readiness and
response at the national level. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO A


Relevant articles will be introduced in the e-tivities.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

None

Important dates

15th Feb 2024 Outbreak management workshop at Tikkurila Campus. N.B. the pre-assignments.

Please note that we have compulsory presence at the outbreak management workshop 15th February 2024.
Also make sure you follow the deadlines for the e-tivities, as they will facilitate your learning throughout the course.


Other studies online.

Student workload

8 hours contact learning for Outbreak management work shop at Tikkurila Campus. App. 127 hours of independent learning.

Content and scheduling

Content for the study unit:
• introduction on health care statistics and tools and their application in community and clinical practice in global and
public health
• basics on epidemiology and its application in community and clinical practice in global and public health
• epidemiological and intervention study processes, designs and their implementation in public and global health
• public health emergency preparedness and outbreak management,

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

CRITERIA BASED COMPETENCE EVALUATION will be implemented at the National Framework of Degrees 7-level. The foci of evaluation are on knowledge base, Problem solving, Development and Communication.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Knowledge base
The student is not able to gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology in global health widely or to use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.

Problem solving
The student is not able to solve problems in epidemiology in global health development and/or innovation activities.

Development
The student is not able to recognize and analyze foci on epidemiology in global health development making use of the knowledge base.

Communication
The student is not able to communicate about epidemiology in global health clearly both orally and in writing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knowledge base
The student is able to gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology in global health widely.
To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.

Problem solving
The student is able to solve problems in epidemiology in global health development and/or innovation activities.

Development
The student is able to recognize and analyze foci on epidemiology in global health development making use of the knowledge base.

Communication
The student is able to communicate about epidemiology in global health clearly both orally and in writing.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Knowledge base
The student is able to gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology in global health critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.

Problem solving
The student is able to solve problems in epidemiology in global health development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.

Development
The student is able to create target-oriented, justified development plans for epidemiology in global health considering the community.

Communication
The student is able to communicate about epidemiology in global health in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Knowledge base
The student is able to create a consistent knowledge base for epidemiology in global health context making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion.

Problem solving
The student is able to solve demanding problems in development and/or innovation activities in epidemiology in global health where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.

Development
The student is able to develop the activities of the epidemiology in health care competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.

Communication
The student is able to communicate about epidemiology in health care convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.