Infectious Disease Epidemiology in Health Care Settings

The course introduces disease and transmission characteristics, and the descriptive epidemiology of infectious agent in a hospital and health care setting. This course will help students to understand the theoretical basis of pathogen transmission and what factors determine patterns of disease occurrence. Students will learn how to apply this understanding to disease prevention and control. The overall goal is to introduce students to the special design, measurement, analysis and intervention issues associated with the epidemiology of infectious diseases. The students will address contemporary infectious diseases of public health importance. The intent of the course is to present material in class that is aimed at helping students to comprehend, synthesize and analyze problems and processes in infectious diseases.