Hobart
Introduction
This unit provides essential background to professionals working in local, state and national settings for effective outbreak response. Students will learn the skills and knowledge required to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health incidents. This includes: the ten steps of outbreak investigations; assessment of public health surveillance data and intelligence; using risk assessment frameworks; applying appropriate epidemiological findings and evidence; risk communication principles; and appropriate interventions to control outbreaks. This Unit is relevant to people working within local, state or national government, hospital staff, residential care staff, non-government agencies, and emergency response workers. Local examples will be used to teach concepts, and students will be able to draw on their own experiences and their role in their own workplace during the workshop and when completing assessment tasks.
Summary 2021
Unit name | Outbreak Management |
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Unit code | CAM637 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine Tasmanian School of Medicine |
Discipline | Medicine |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof Michelle McPherson |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | 5 x 2-hour workshops |
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Assessment | Assignment1 - Outbreak Scenario 1 (2000 words) 40% Assignment 2 - Outbreak Scenario 2 (2000 words) 40% On-line discussion board and Workshop participation 20% |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
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