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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
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Considers subjects and epidemiologic principles relevant to control measures against tuberculosis. Includes the following topics: diagnosis of TB infection and disease; risk factors and epidemiology; prevention by case-finding and treatment, vaccination, and preventive therapy; pediatric TB; TB modeling; and elements of control programs in low-, middle-, and high-income settings. Offers lectures, group discussions, and review of the tuberculosis 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, and the correlation between HIV infection and tuberculosis
- Evaluate tuberculosis literature and apply it to tuberculosis control needs of the present and future in low-, middle-, and high-income settings
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