234103 Practice of Epidemiology at a Global Level: The Role of Web-based Training in Epidemiology

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 12:55 PM - 1:20 PM

Ronald E. LaPorte, PhD , Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
     
This presentation will illustrate the effectiveness of internet lectures to reach out to global audiences in the practice of epidemiology using the Supercourse global lecture repository as an example. The complexity of disease investigations and the approaches needed to collect, analyze, and interpret data in an increasingly interconnected world raises the need for global education in epidemiology. Using specific examples and evidence-based information, this session highlights the transformative nature of technology and global collaboration for the training of epidemiology to improve global health.

Learning Areas:
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Communication and informatics
Epidemiology
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related education
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Better understand the transformative nature of technology and global collaboration for the training of epidemiology to improve global health

Keywords: Training, Epidemiology

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: chosen by the organizers
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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