Section outline
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More information may appear later
Course Instructors
Mirjam Kretzschmar, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Vittoria Colizza, INSERM (French National Institute for Health and Medical Research) & Sorbonne Université
Course contents:
Day 1:
Lecture: Introduction to the concept of networks
Lecture: Contact patterns and disease transmission
Day 2:
Lecture: Mobility networks and spatial disease transmission
Practical on the use and analysis of mobility data
Lecture: Modelling of sexual networks, HIV and STI transmission dynamics
Practical on analysing contact data, dynamic networks
Day 3:
Lecture: Metapopulation models
Practical on modeling spatial transmission
Applications for public health: case studies
Applications for public health: case studies
Time and Place
All lectures take place at Stockholm University in Campus Albano, house 1, level 2. See "Registration and Venue" page for further details.
Lecture times (includes also problem solving, tutorials, computer sessions, ...):
Wednesday June 24: 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30
Thursday June 25: 9.00-10.30, 11.00-12.30, 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30
Friday June 26: 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
Some familiarity with Phyton and Julia will be helpful. Instructions for installation of the required software will be sent in advance of the course.
Relevant literature