After completing this course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the role and function of communicable disease surveillance
2. Understand the roles of health care workers and government agencies in the surveillance process
3. Understand the uses of surveillance data
4. Understand the flow of surveillance data in Australia
5. Understand the principles of surveillance of nosocomial infections
6. Evaluate a surveillance system

Modules covered are:
1. Principles of Public Health surveillance and examples of successful and relevant surveillance programs
2. Evaluating and implementing surveillance systems
3. Surveillance of Healthcare associated infections

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EPID6460-Communical Diseases is assumed knowledge.

Distance Learning : IT Based
Distance Learning : Paper Based
External Mode

Email Discussion Group
Self Directed Learning

Self Directed Learning: for 8 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Email Discussion Group: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term