Principles of Health Protection CPD Course (Feb/Mar 2023)

Introduction

About the Course

The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic strain of the Coronavirus has highlighted the importance of emergency preparedness, forward planning, and robust outbreak management systems and infrastructure. The importance of the normally, not in the news, Communicable Disease Control expertise and collaborative working with Public Health and other interrelated agencies has come to the forefront. Prevention is the best way forward and this is what we should excel at.

The course will give participants a grounding in the core principles of health protection and is a useful building block towards achieving competency in health protection on call. The content will cover all the Faculty of Public Health competencies, including the DFPH (Diplomate exam) and will serve as a refresher and a primer for new practitioners (Consultant to Health Protection Practitioners).

Internationally, our course will demonstrate the importance of infectious disease epidemiology, the planning to prevent outbreaks and horizon scanning for rising threats, which, if they were to occur, would devastate a country and its people. Preparedness planning pays and being knowledgeable about the communicable and non communicable incidents and outbreaks will serve leaders in this domain well.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course the learner will be expected to be able to:

Understand the underlying principles of Health Protection and Communicable Disease Control as well as planning for and responding to emerging threats, emerging infections and environmental incidents
Understand the art and craft of outbreak control and management and its application in a public health setting
Become conversant with the fundamentals of dynamic surveillance and timely interventions
Understand the principles of immunisation and instituting immunisation programmes
Use worked examples of collaborative working and communication skills
Understand the importance of collaboration with partners and communicating risks
Become part of a community of practitioners from a range of sectors

Course Lead

Dr Bharat Pankhania, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, with contributions from expert guest speakers.

Who is it for?

Useful for those already working in or considering working in public health, health protection, infection control, environmental health, infections with an animal and human interface and primary care.

Delivery Format

This six-day course will be delivered virtually on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 16:30 GMT on the 28th February, 2nd, 7th, 9th, 14th and 16th March 2023 from the comfort of your home and/or office without the need to travel.

The sessions will use a combination of participatory methodologies including presentations, case studies, tabletop exercises, group discussions and problem-based learning with ample opportunities for discussion, debate and blue-sky thinking.

The course will include approximately 24 taught hours plus self-directed study. We advise you to make every effort to join all sessions to get the most out of the course. If you are unable to attend any of the sessions, don't worry; the sessions will be recorded and made available.

Before the Course Begins

Click on 'Pre-Course Tasks' along the top navigation bar. There are two short activities for you to complete before the course begins.

Padlet

Throughout the course, you'll have opportunities to share your reflections and thoughts with the rest of the group, by leaving posts on this Padlet.

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