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PHM570 - Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Disease

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Public Health Research

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Unit Description

This unit is relevant to students interested in extending their skills and knowledge in epidemiology, relevant to the major infectious diseases of humans. It will introduce strategies for communicable disease control and surveillance, and methods for determining and interpreting normal epidemiological and numerical measurements for communicable diseases. Students who are planning to work in remote Australia or international health are advised to include this unit in their elective choices.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Identify and explain the biology and ecology of communicable diseases.
2.	Discuss the epidemiology of the major infectious diseases of humans and the dynamics which determine their epidemiology in any particular setting.
3.	Explain how the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases can be used to develop and evaluate strategies in infectious disease control.
4.	Determine and interpret epidemiological measures of communicable disease in a community, including those generated by surveillance data.
5.	Identify and plan the appropriate response and control measures in outbreaks and diseases relevant to a particular area.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online Discussion x 1 (500 words)	10%	2,3
2.	Review questions (1500 words)	30%	1,2,3,4
3.	Critical appraisal (1500 words)	30%	1,2,3,4
4.	Written Assignment (1500-2000 words)	30%	1,2,3,4,5

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