272976 Approaches to the enhancement of epidemiologic skills for members of the public health workforce

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Marian Passannante, PhD , New Jersey Medical School and School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
     
During this presentation we will discuss a variety of successful approaches which have been used to enhance epidemiologic skills for members of the public health workforce. These approaches include: 1) periodic half-day didactic training sessions; 2) webinars with pre-recorded didactic sessions followed by real-time discussion of a pre-distributed exercise; 3) a public health curriculum website with self-study materials and 4) the creation of content-specific customized epidemiology training materials.

Learning Objectives:
Describe and compare approaches that are used to enhance epidemiologic skills for members of the public health workforce.

Keywords: Epidemiology, Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to be a presenter because my curriculum development work has included developing and evaluating peer-reviewed educational materials to train middle and high school students, medical students, public health graduate students, and members of the public health workforce in the basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics.
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.

Back to: 3129.0: The Case for Epidemiology Education in Key Population Sectors: Update on Progress and Prospects for APHA/Epidemiology Section Involvement