Seminar series "Infectious Disease Epidemiology"

The seminar series “Infectious Disease Epidemiology” offers a theoretical and practical overview of aims and responsibilities of infectious disease epidemiology, as well as its interface with other disciplines and clinical practice. 

The course introduces through lectures and interactive exercises the aims and scope of infectious disease epidemiology, explaining the links to laboratory and clinical practice. Key concepts of pathogen transmission dynamics, infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control strategies, main principles of epidemiological research, study design and the fundamentals of statistical analysis are discussed at fourteen seminars. A range of different infectious diseases (e.g., sexually transmitted, vaccine-preventable, hospital-acquired, respiratory and gastrointestinal infections) is used as examples.

The course is open for under- and postgraduate students and guests free of charge. A certificate of attendance will be given to all participants who attend the course on a regular basis.

The 15 seminars take place in the winter semester 2025/26 between October 23, 2025, and February 19, 2026, always on Thursdays from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm online via Webex.

Language
English

Program
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Registration
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Scientific organization
Madlen Schranz (InfektEpi.Lehre@rki.de), Walter Haas, Jakob Schumacher, Miriam Beneragama, Michaela Diercke

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