Epidemiology and Microbiology for facilitatorsArchived

Event
17 Sep 2012 - 21 Sep 2012
Mahon, Menorca, Spain
ECDC

This course introduced supervisors to the methods used to teach field epidemiology through two types of activities.

Mornings were dedicated to the interactive presentation / discussion of the instructional design / pedagogical aspects of the seven tracks of the introductory course including 

  1. public health microbiology, 
  2. surveillance, 
  3. outbreak investigation, 
  4. statistics, 
  5. analytical epidemiology, 
  6. research and 
  7. communication.

Afternoons were dedicated to the introduction to the case studies and specific group work activities. In addition, a separate activity on Friday morning oriented them to EPIET standard Operating Practices (SOPs) so that they could function as site supervisors.

 

Objectives:

Enable supervisors to:

  1. present plans to coordinate learning activities for each track of activities,
  2. facilitate case studies through mastering (1) subject matter issues to be taught and (2) facilitation technique, and
  3. follow EPIET SOPs as site supervisors

Teaching methods included

  1. Group discussions around the instructional design and lesson plans
  2. Real life simulation techniques for each case studies
  3. Briefing regarding SOPs