Transcript Course introduction Preben Aavitsland EpiTrain • • • • • • EpiTrain within the EpiNorth framework Second in a series of courses Advanced epidemiology For senior epidemiologists English only Financed by – European Commission –

Course introduction
Preben Aavitsland
EpiTrain
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EpiTrain within the EpiNorth framework
Second in a series of courses
Advanced epidemiology
For senior epidemiologists
English only
Financed by
– European Commission
– Nordic Council of Ministers
– Participating institutes
Teaching methods
• Lectures
– With time for questions
• Group work
– Organised larger groups
– Ad hoc, small groups during lectures
• Presentations of group work
• Written material
• Schedule somewhat flexible!
Faculty and administration
Preben Aavitsland, MD
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Germain Thinus
European Commission, Luxembourg.
Hanne-Merete Eriksen, MSc, Epiet
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Chryssa Grillis, MD
Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control
Hilde Kløvstad, MPH, Epiet
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Denis Coloumbier, MD
European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Control (ECDC)
Anne Mazick, MD, Epiet
State Serum Institute, Denmark
Isabelle Devaux, MD
Institute de Veille Sanitaire, France
Liselotte Högberg
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
Tommi Asikainen, MSc
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
Stein Andresen, DDS
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Vibeke Gundersen, BA
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Contents - 1
• Surveillance (P Aavitsland, D Coloumier, C Gryllis, H Eriksen, L
Högberg, I Devaux, K Kutsar)
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Principles
Evaluation
Analysis
Epidemic intelligence
Electronic systems
Special issues
• Nosocomial infections, mass gatherings, antibiotic
resistance, HIV, Estonia
– Group work
Contents - 2
• EU and WHO issues (G Thinus,
D Coloumbier, P Aavitsland, I Devaux)
– General issues in EU
– European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control
– International Health Regulations
– EuroHIV
Contents - 3
• Randomized controlled trials (H Kløvstad)
– Design
– Conduct
• Influenza preparedness
(D Coloumbier)
– Pandemic preparedness
– Surveillance
• Communication (P Aavitsland)
– Outbreak communication
Main group work - introduction
• Design a surveillance system for a given public health problem
in a given setting
– Based on a template for surveillance systems
• Five groups of six-seven people
• Each group elects
– Chair
– Secretary (must have/borrow PC)
– Presenter (may be one of the two above)
• All participate in discussion
– Hard, interesting and rewarding work
– May divide in sub-groups for certain tasks
• Light facilitation by Preben, Hilde, Anne, Hanne, Isabelle,
Liselotte, Denis, Chryssa
• Questions and problems also in plenary
Main group work – suggested timeline
• Monday (2 h)
– Elect chair, secretary,
presenter
– 1 Bakground
• Tuesday (2 h)
– 2 Objective
– 3 Design and operations
• Wednesday (3,5 h)
– 3 Design and operations
• Thursday (3,5 h)
– Revisit objectives
– 4 Administrative issues
• Friday (2 h)
– Finalise description of the
system
– Revisit all issues
– Prepare presentation
• Saturday (2,5 h)
– Present and discuss
Topics for main group work
• A Surveillance of important public health
events during the Roma fair in Budoprag
• B Surveillance of nosocomial infections
in Sogavia
• C Surveillance of antimicrobial
resistance in Larinia
• D Surveillance of influenza in Loland
• E Surveillance of HIV infection in Slavinia
Why surveillance?
• Increasing importance
• Increasing demands on public health
authorities
• New public health problems that need
surveillance
• Harmonisation of methods
• New methods
• We all have systems that need
improvement