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Outbreak: The Detection and Control of Infectious Disease

Undergraduate | RMI-SCB160 | 2021

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Learn how professionals respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Play your part in an outbreak response team in a simulated epidemic setting. Analyse the cause and spread of an outbreak, learn how to control it, and plan communication strategies

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
-

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Outbreak: The Detection and Control of Infectious Disease

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    • understood how to go about naming the agent responsible for an outbreak;
    • describe the environment in which the outbreak has occurred, noting all possible routes of transmission;
    • select tests that will determine which mode of transmission is responsible for the outbreak;
    • list and describe the roles of individuals that will be required to participate in the outbreak response team;
    • determine whether the agent of the outbreak is presenting typical traits of previous outbreaks or whether it is a new emerging agent;
    • explain why the outbreak occurred;
    • monitor control measures for their effectiveness;
    • list changes to operating procedures to prevent further outbreaks;
    • design an information campaign to inform the public of the nature of the outbreak;
    • feedback to team members ideas for improvements in strategies;
    • rethink current and past control strategies and suggest improved practice for the future.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Additional requirements

  • Software requirements - Access to word processing software and spreadsheet software such as 'Word' and 'Excel'. OpenOffice software is sufficient.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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