The infectious disease bootcamps were held in July 2020. To access the recordings, please scroll down to the date.
- Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Infectious Disease: Epidemiology Basics - Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Infectious Disease: Screening and Testing - Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Infectious Disease: Measures of Disease Frequency - Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Infectious Disease: Getting the Most Out of Your Data
Each virtual bootcamp is a 90-minute webinar, intended for people with a basic knowledge of public health. This series introduces the concepts and principles of infectious disease epidemiology and the control of infectious disease.
By the end of this online course, you will be familiar with the basics on key infectious disease agents and transmission dynamics, pandemics, infectious disease epidemiologic methods, vaccination and other infectious disease control measures, screening and testing in public health, and data visualization.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 (past event)
Infectious Disease: Epidemiology Basics (Bootcamp recording)
This session introduces the basic concepts and principles of infectious disease epidemiology including infectious disease agents, specifically what is known thus far about COVID-19, transmission dynamics, epidemiologic methods, and vaccination and other control measures.
Access the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp 1 slides:
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (past event)
Infectious Disease: Screening and Testing (Bootcamp recording)
This session discusses screening and testing and their roles as critical tools during an infectious disease outbreak or pandemic, specifically how to determine if screening or diagnostic tests’ results are reliable and how to use results to safeguard public health.
Access the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp 2 slides:
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp 2 fillable certificate:
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (past event)
Infectious Disease: Measures of Disease Frequency
Access the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp 3 slides:
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp 3 fillable certificate:
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (past event)
Infectious Disease: Getting the Most Out of Your Data
Do you find the thought of interpreting and presenting COVID-19 data intimidating? This session provides basic competency in reading and interpreting infectious disease outbreak data with specific examples related to COVID-19.
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Presenters
Ricky Camplain, PhD, Assistant Professor
NAU, Department of Health Sciences Center for Health Equity Researcher with expertise in epidemiologic methods and health equity.
Brettania O’Connor, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor
NAU, Department of Health Sciences–Public Health Epidemiologist with expertise in health equity, global health, infectious and chronic disease.
Meghan Warren, PhD, Professor
NAU, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Expertise in epidemiology and physical therapy