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Course introduction

Course introduction. Preben Aavitsland Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Norwegian Institute of Public Health at EpiTrain V, Vilnius, October 22 2007. Presentations. Welcome. Romuldas Sabaliauskas Secretary of the Ministry of Health. Practical matters. EpiTrain.

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Course introduction

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  1. Course introduction Preben Aavitsland Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Norwegian Institute of Public Health at EpiTrain V, Vilnius, October 22 2007

  2. Presentations

  3. Welcome • Romuldas SabaliauskasSecretary of the Ministry of Health

  4. Practical matters

  5. EpiTrain • EpiTrain within the EpiNorth framework • Fifth in a series of courses • EpiTrain I 2004 Jurmala Case-control method • EpiTrain II 2005 Tallinn Surveillance • EpiTrain III 2006 Jurmala Epidemic intelligence • EpiTrain IV 2006 Oslo PC use • Advanced epidemiology for senior epidemiologists • English only • Financed by • European Centre for Disease Preventiona and Cntrol • Norwegian Barents Health Programme • Participating institutes

  6. Teaching methods • Lectures • With time for questions • Sometimes with small groups • Case studies in five groups of 7-8 people • Facilitation • Main group work in five groups of 7-8 people • Larger task throughout the week • Presentation on Saturday • Written material and CD-ROM • Schedule somewhat flexible!

  7. Preben Aavitsland, MD Norwegian Institute of Public Health Katrine Borgen, DVM, PhD Norwegian Institute of Public Health Irena Jakopanec, MD Norwegian Institute of Public Health Hannah Lewis, MSc State Serum Institute, Denmark Jolita Mereckiene, MSc Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Ireland Jurgita Pakalniskiene, MSc State Serum Institute, Denmark Olga Klimenko Norwegian Institute of Public Health Elena Torgersen, MSc Norwegian Institute of Public Health Faculty and administration

  8. Contents - 1 • International Health Regulations: Core capacities • Lecture • Main group work

  9. Contents - 2 • International Health Regulations: Notification • Lecture • Group exercise

  10. Contents - 3 • Risk assessment: Assessing events • Lecture • Group exercise

  11. Contents - 4 • Guidelines: Making guidelines for communicable disease prevention and control • Lecture • Main group work

  12. Why These topics? • New International Health Regulations • Countries need to implement and notify • Guidelines • Key area of work for many of us

  13. Main group work - introduction • Five groups of seven-eight 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, Irena, Hanna, Katrine, Jurgita and Jolita • Questions and problems also in plenary

  14. Monday (2,0 h) Elect chair, secretary, presenter Plan the work Tuesday (5,0 h) Make report Friday (3,5 h) Finalise report and presentation Rehearse presentation Saturday (2,5 h) Present and discuss Main group work – tasks

  15. Topics for main group work • A: Guidelines for management of cases of scabies in the community • B: Guidelines for management of cases of gonorrhoea and their contacts • C: Guidelines for management of cases of hepatitis A in kindergartens and schools • D: Assessment and plan of action for IHR Annex 1a for xx country • E: Assessment and plan of action for IHR Annex 1a for xx country

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