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Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online with Some Synchronous Online
Start Date
Monday, June 9, 2025
End Date
Friday, June 27, 2025
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Kate Shearer
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
Considers epidemiologic principles relevant to addressing the global burden of tuberculosis (TB). Examines diagnosis of TB infection and disease; risk factors; prevention by case-finding, treatment, vaccination, and preventive therapy; TB in children and during pregnancy, drug-resistant TB, cost-effectiveness and modeling; policy and advocacy; and post-TB sequelae. Offers lectures, group discussions, and review of the TB literature as the primary components.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis
- Explain the basic concepts of tuberculosis diagnosis, infection, disease, prevention and treatment.
- Evaluate TB literature and apply it to strategies for addressing the global burden of TB.
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Presentation(s)
- 30% Assignments
- 10% Participation
- 10% LiveTalks
- 30% Final Exam
For more information contact the Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at summerepi@jhsph.edu