Epidemiological evaluation of vaccines: efficacy, safety and policy

Course dates: 2 - 13 July 2018
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
 
The overall aim of this short course is to provide an understanding of the methods used in the evaluation of vaccines; from early human trials through to assessment of population impact and policy.
 
It is relevant to public health professionals and field researchers with a strong interest in vaccine efficacy, safety and policy impact. Although the course focuses on human diseases the same concepts apply to animal diseases.
 
Participants will be expected to have completed a basic postgraduate epidemiology module or equivalent. They should have an understanding of epidemiological measures of disease frequency (incidence, prevalence), measures of effect (odds ratios, risk ratios), the merits of different study designs (cross-sectional, cohort, case-control, intervention studies) and key concepts and implications of sampling error, bias and confounding.
 
Teaching consists of a combination of formal lectures and more informal seminars and group practicals.
 
Discounted fees are available for participants from low- and middle-income countries.
 
Fees for 2018: £2,995 (discounted fee: £1,498)
 
Find out more and apply: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/short-courses/epidemiology-vaccines
 
Contact email: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk 

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