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Risk-Based Disease Surveillance

Duration: 4 days

Course overview

This course will cover relevant principles on animal disease surveillance. The issue of quantifying risk and uncertainty when establishing surveillance systems will be given special attention. In addition, new concepts on surveillance of emerging diseases will be addressed. The aim of course is to make the participants more acquainted with 'good practice' when establishing surveillance systems and to get them familiarized with of new ideas in surveillance methodology.

All the topics covered will be illustrated using real-time examples on animal disease control programs in Europe, considering the view-points of researchers, decision makers, and livestock industry stakeholders. Participants will be encouraged to contribute to the elaboration of these examples.

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Teaching philosophy

The course aims to help participants understand rather than just learn the different issues important to the development of surveillance programs. This can only be achieved in a relaxed, informal and interactive environment using plenty of examples and hands-on exercises where participants apply and adapt what they have learned.

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Who should attend

This course is designed for professionals and researchers involved in the control and management of animal diseases such as government veterinarians, risk managers, risk analysts, epidemiologists, microbiologists, diagnosticians. Previous experience in animal disease surveillance systems is an asset but no requirement. A tutorial on survey methodology will be distributed to the participants on beforehand.

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Course content

Day 1

Introduction

Definitions, objectives, and overview
Purposes, justification, and output
Review of existing surveillance protocol

Methods and tools

Survey methodology
Study design
The pitfalls in practice

Day 2

Quantifying uncertainty

Surveillance failures
Surveillance with uncertain diagnostic tests
Surveillance with uncertain design prevalence
Statistical modeling

Day 3

Complex surveillance systems

Principles and applications
Scenario tree modeling
Risk-based surveillance protocols
Surveillance risk assessment

Day 4

Implementing surveillance programs

Multi-criteria decision analysis
Quality and sustainability

Emerging disease surveillance

Surveillance of disease introduction
Surveillance of disease establishment

Wrap up and review of course material.

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Course leader

Koen Mintiens, DVM, Dipl. ECVPH

Koen is senior risk analysis consultant at Vose Consulting. For more than 15 years, Koen has been involved in epidemiological research related to the control of epidemic and endemic livestock disease. His expertise lies in the provision of risk management options and risk-based surveillance tools to support decision makers at national and international animal health authorities. He has been consultant for the European Commission (DG SANCO), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Koen has experience in teaching courses, and seminars on animal disease surveillance, epidemiology and scenario simulations for public and private institutions worldwide.

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Training material format

All lecture notes are provided as PowerPoint files. A CD of these files is provided to each participant. Printed handouts are also provided. The CD also contains all model files produced for the course. Any extra models developed during the course are downloadable from a private page on this web site dedicated to the course. Participants are required to bring laptops loaded with Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel. Trial copies of additional software which will be used during the course will be provided. For this reason, participants should have administrative access to their laptops.

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Course format

The course runs from 09:00 to 17:00 each day. Morning and afternoon coffee or tea, lunch and a course dinner (Wednesday) is provided. Welcome drinks are offered on the Sunday from 20:00 to 22:00 before the course starts to meet your instructor and fellow participants.

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Quotes

Perfect combination between training and workshop setting

Larry Paisley, Senior Researcher
Technical University of Denmark
National Veterinary Institute

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For any questions about this course, please contact:
Koen Mintiens
Senior Risk Analysis Consultant, Vose Consulting (Belgium)
Phone: +32 9 330 34 82
Iepenstraat 98, B9000 Gent
www.voseconsulting.com| koen@voseconsulting.com

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