{"ModuleCode":"SPH3104","ModuleTitle":"Infectious disease epidemiology and public health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an overview of the epidemiology of infectious diseases and its relevance to public health. It outlines fundamental concepts governing the interaction between microbes and host populations, and how such interactions affect the distribution of disease and the options for surveillance, prevention and control. Epidemiology and principles of prevention and control for several types of infectious diseases will be described, and applied to key diseases of global and local importance including vaccine preventable diseases, food-borne diseases, zoonotic and environment-related infectious diseases, vector-borne diseases, healthcare associated infections and drug resistant organisms, tuberculosis, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"SPH2101","ExamDuration":"P2H","ExamVenue":"MD1-09-01A/B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"CorsBiddingStats":[{"AcadYear":"2015/2016","Semester":"1","Round":"1C","Group":"Lecture 1","Quota":"14","Bidders":"0","LowestBid":"0","LowestSuccessfulBid":"0","HighestBid":"0","Faculty":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","StudentAcctType":"Reserved for [G] in later round"},{"AcadYear":"2015/2016","Semester":"1","Round":"2A","Group":"Lecture 1","Quota":"14","Bidders":"6","LowestBid":"1","LowestSuccessfulBid":"1","HighestBid":"100","Faculty":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","StudentAcctType":"NUS Students [G]"},{"AcadYear":"2015/2016","Semester":"1","Round":"2B","Group":"Lecture 1","Quota":"8","Bidders":"1","LowestBid":"1","LowestSuccessfulBid":"1","HighestBid":"1","Faculty":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","StudentAcctType":"NUS Students [G]"},{"AcadYear":"2015/2016","Semester":"1","Round":"3A","Group":"Lecture 1","Quota":"7","Bidders":"2","LowestBid":"1","LowestSuccessfulBid":"1","HighestBid":"11","Faculty":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","StudentAcctType":"NUS Students [G]"},{"AcadYear":"2015/2016","Semester":"1","Round":"3B","Group":"Lecture 1","Quota":"5","Bidders":"1","LowestBid":"1","LowestSuccessfulBid":"1","HighestBid":"1","Faculty":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","StudentAcctType":"NUS Students [G]"}],"AcadYear":"2015/2016","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Timetable":[{"ClassNo":"1","LessonType":"Lecture","WeekText":"Every Week","DayText":"Wednesday","StartTime":"1300","EndTime":"1600","Venue":"MD1-09-01A"}],"IVLE":[{"Announcements":null,"Forums":[],"Workbins":[],"Webcasts":[],"Gradebooks":[],"Polls":[],"Multimedia":[],"LessonPlan":[],"ID":"77efb279-add9-49d3-9802-b6099de13003","CourseLevel":"1","CourseCode":"SPH3104","CourseName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH","CourseDepartment":"","CourseSemester":"Semester 1","CourseAcadYear":"2015/2016","CourseOpenDate":"/Date(1433692800000+0800)/","CourseOpenDate_js":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","CourseCloseDate":"/Date(1451577540000+0800)/","CourseCloseDate_js":"2015-12-31T23:59:00","CourseMC":"0","isActive":"Y","Permission":"S","Creator":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Goh Junna, Gina","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"cba94978-4837-4948-a07e-1b8d25db975f","AccountType":null},"hasGradebookItems":false,"hasTimetableItems":true,"hasGroupsItems":false,"hasClassGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasGuestRosterItems":false,"hasClassRosterItems":false,"hasWeblinkItems":false,"hasLecturerItems":true,"hasDescriptionItems":true,"hasReadingItems":false,"hasAnnouncementItems":false,"hasProjectGroupItems":false,"hasProjectGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasConsultationItems":false,"hasConsultationSlotsForSignUp":false,"hasLessonPlanItems":true,"Badge":0,"BadgeAnnouncement":0,"WebLinks":[],"Lecturers":[{"ID":"226bb143-9430-421b-9f65-f9128799f8f3","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Chen I-Cheng Mark","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"83564455-6bb9-47d0-ab4b-956ddad73349","AccountType":null},"Role":"Coordinator ","Order":3,"ConsultHrs":null}],"Descriptions":[{"ID":"2e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Prerequisites","Description":"SPH2101 Public Health and Epidemiology","Order":1},{"ID":"5e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Synopsis","Description":"
\n\tThis module gives an overview of the epidemiology of infectious diseases and its relevance to public health. It outlines fundamental concepts governing the interaction between microbes and host populations, and how such interactions affect the distribution of disease and the options for surveillance, prevention and control.
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\n\tEpidemiology and principles of prevention and control for several types of infectious diseases will be described, and applied to key diseases of global and local importance including vaccine preventable diseases, food-borne diseases, zoonotic and environment-related infectious diseases, vector-borne diseases, healthcare associated infections and drug resistant organisms, tuberculosis, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
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  1. \r\n\t\tDescribe fundamental concepts underpinning the epidemiology of infectious diseases
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  2. \r\n\t\tOutline the transmission and control of specific groups of infectious diseases, including contact transmissible and airborne infections, vaccine preventable diseases,  zoonoses and environment-related infectious diseases, food and water borne diseases, vector-borne diseases, drug resistant and healthcare associated infections, and sexually transmitted infections
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  3. \r\n\t\tDescribe how different study designs can be applied in epidemiologic studies of infectious diseases
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  4. \r\n\t\tApply epidemiologic principles to identify appropriate control measures for key infectious diseases
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\r\n\t\t\t\t1. An introduction to the public health approach to infectious diseases
\r\n\t\t\t\t2. Relating immunology and microbiology to epidemiology and public health
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 2\r\n\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tStudying and controlling infectious diseases – an overview of methods and tools available
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 3\r\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t1. Infectious disease surveillance – purpose and practice
\r\n\t\t\t\t\t2. Disease elimination and eradication – principles and case studies
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 4
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\r\n\t\t\t\tVaccines as a public health intervention – past impact and current challenges
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 5
\r\n\t\t\t\t 		\r\n\t\t\t\tFood-borne diseases – key concepts and case studies
\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 6\r\n\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tZoonoses and environment-related  infectious diseases, and examples of public health importance in Singapore
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 7
\r\n\t\t\t\t 		\r\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis viruses – epidemiology, impact and control
\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 8\r\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t1. Medical entomology and its relevance to vector-borne diseases
\r\n\t\t\t\t\t2. Dengue in Singapore – epidemiology and control
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 9
\r\n\t\t\t\t 		\r\n\t\t\t\tHealthcare associated infections and drug resistant organisms – a disease of our times
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tTBC
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 11\r\n\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tTuberculosis epidemiology and control – lessons for the future from distant and recent history
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWeek 12\r\n\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tInfluenza epidemics and pandemics
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\r\nAn individual essay assignment with a max of 1,500 words which will be assigned in week 2 and due in week 3.
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\r\n30% is based on a group presentation assessed by panel of judges with 5 min of Q&A, group work will be assigned in week 4 and due in week 13.
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\r\nExam: 30%
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