e-Precision Global Health

This unique and fully online distance learning course brings together data, life and social science to enhance epidemic surveillance, preparedness and response, and highlight real-world ethical challenges of these innovative approaches.

The ePrecision Global Health course will be running again this year . This fully online distance learning course will take place over 5 weeks in October 2019.  High-profile speakers will be weblinked into the discussion from their various institutes and organisations with the potential for participants to join from anywhere in the world. Each session will consist of short lectures by invited expert speakers followed an interactive panel discussion with the opportunity for participants to pitch their questions to our expert panels. Over the 5 sessions the following topics will be covered: 

The program covers five thematics around the theme of big data and digital tools in global health:

• 1.10: Introduction to ePrecision Global Health
• 3.10 “Big Data” analytics for outbreak detection and response
• 10.10 Remote sensing and spatial analysis to map and predict disease spread
• 17.10 Blockchain and cybersecurity: Data security and privacy during outbreaks
• 24.10 Modelling epidemics and pandemics– predicting the next outbreak
• 31.10 mHealth and innovative technologies – mobile technology for outbreak surveillance and detection

One of the things that makes our Precision Global Health approach unique is the integration of data, life and social science. This will be reflected in the structure of our sessions, where we will have a Data Scientist to outline the technicality of these digital approaches, a Life Scientist/ Clinician to demonstrate how these innovative approaches can be applied to epidemic surveillance, preparedness and response, and a Social Scientist to highlight the real-world ethical challenges of actually implementing these approaches

To find out more about the course and register, please click here.

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