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  • Networks and contact patterns in infectious disease models (June 26-28)

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    Course Instructors

    Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht and Centre for Infectious Disease Control, RIVM, The Netherlands

    Vittoria Colizza, INSERM (French National Institute for Health and Medical Research) & Sorbonne Université

    Course contents:

    Day 1:

    Time slot 1: Lecture: Introduction to the concept of networks

    Time slot 2: Lecture: Contact patterns and disease transmission

    Day 2:

    Time slot 3: Lecture: Mobility networks and spatial disease transmission

    Time slot 4: Practical on the use and analysis of mobility data

    Time slot 5: Lecture: Modelling of sexual networks, HIV and STI transmission dynamics

    Time slot 6: Practical on analysing contact data, dynamic networks

    Day 3:

    Time slot 7: Lecture: Metapopulation models

    Time slot 8: Practical on modeling spatial transmission

    Time slot 9: Applications for public health: case studies

    Time slot 10: Applications for public health: case studies


    Time and Place

    All lectures take place at Stockholm University in Campus Albano, house 1, level 2, room 4. See Registration and Venue for further details.

    Lecture times (includes also problem solving, tutorials, computer sessions, ...): 

    Wednesday June 26: 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30

    Thursday June 27: 9.00-10.30, 11.00-12.30, 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30

    Friday June 28: 9.00-10.30, 11.00-12.30, 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30

    General prerequisites

    It is expected that course participants have basic knowledge of statistics and mathematics and rudimentary knowledge of infectious disease epidemiology. It is also expected that participants have basic computer software knowledge and preferably are familiar with the software R. 

    IMPORTANT: All participants are expected to bring a laptop with R installed on it.

    Additional prerequisites for this course

     

    Relevant literature


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  • Wednesday, June 26

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  • Friday, June 28

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