CANCELLED: Essentials of Infectious Disease Modelling and Economic Evaluation

31 March 2020, 9.00 AM - 1 April 2020, 4.31 PM

Course tutors: Dr Katy Turner, Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock, Dr Hannah Christensen (course organisers) and others

Langford campus, University of Bristol

PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Course aims 

This course covers the essentials of infectious disease modelling including economic evaluation.  The course will provide attendees with the ability to start understanding modelling studies and working with modellers. 

Course objectives

By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • understand what infectious disease models are and when they can be used;
  • be able to actively collaborate with modellers;
  • run a simple infectious disease model using pre-written code and adapt the model;
  • interpret basic reproduction numbers;
  • understand the principles of vaccination and herd protection;
  • critically appraise published infectious disease models;
  • understand how to incorporate economic evaluation into infectious disease models.

Who the course is intended for

The course is intended for epidemiologists, public health specialists, policy makers and healthcare professionals who work in the area of infectious diseases (human and animal health).

Although the computer practical will be in the programming language R, no knowledge of R is assumed. 

Course outline

Topics to be covered include:

  • what models are used for Mechanistic versus static models;
  • examples of models;
  • components of a simple Susceptible-Infected-Recovered model;
  • the basic reproduction number;
  • model parameters;
  • designing a model;
  • converting a model sketch into equations;
  • simulating a model using the programming language R;
  • criteria for disease control;
  • principles of disease control through vaccination;
  • using models for economic evaluation.  

Please note: The course will be held in a computer lab, so you will not need to bring a laptop.

Contact information

To book go to the webpage. Contact short-course@bristol.ac.uk with any enquiries. 

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