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HomeDepartments Public Health, Versorgungsforschung und Health Technology Assessment HTADS Continuing Education Program Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology – Principles, Dynamics and Control Measures

Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology – Principles, Dynamics and Control Measures

3-Day Certified University Course

24 - 26 September 2026

 

Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology – Principles, Dynamics and Control Measures (Flyer 2025)

 

Course Overview:

This 3-day virtual course provides an introduction to infectious disease epidemiology including key principles of infectious diseases, transmission dynamics, and control measures. The course will cover the key principles of infectious diseases, how and why they differ from non-communicable diseases, which determinants are relevant and impact the burden of disease. In addition, we will give an overview on surveillance, outbreak investigation, and discuss public health control measures. Furthermore, vaccination study design, analytic methods with causal inference, regulation, safety and efficacy will be covered. The course will also introduce the principles of infectious disease modelling and outbreak simulation.

The course will be interactive and practical, with a mixture of lectures, hands-on exercises and interactive discussions.

 

The course is created for:

  • Medical, master and doctoral students
  • Suitable for anyone with an interest in infectious diseases
  • Junior and senior researchers in medicine and health & life sciences

 

Course Pre-requisites:

This is an introductory course, there are no pre-requisites. However, basic knowledge in epidemiology may be of advantage.
Course language is English.

 

The course covers the following following topics:

  • Key principles of Infectious diseases, transmission dynamics, determinants
    • Key principles of infectious diseases, agents, reservoirs
    • Agent-host-environment interaction
    • Dynamics of infectious diseases (e.g., basic reproductive number)
    • Determinants, transmission, environment and climate change
    • Burden of disease, socioeconomic context
  • Surveillance and outbreak investigation
    • Surveillance systems, type of surveillance data, analyse surveillance data, Time series surveillance
    • Outbreak investigation, case definitions, foodborne/waterborne outbreak as a case, case-control study concept
    • Control measures, methods to interrupt disease transmission
    • Preparedness planning for outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics of infectious diseases (aims, structures, status quo)
  • Vaccinology
    • Vaccination study design and processes of vaccine development
    • Analytic methods and causal inference from observational studies (e.g., test-negative design, target trial emulation)
    • Regulation, safety, and efficacy of vaccines
    • Evaluation of the effectiveness of vaccination programs
  • Infectious disease modelling
    • Introduction to infectious disease modelling, transmission model types
    • Outbreak simulation
    • Decision science for public health policy

Course documentation:

Certificates

Certificates will be provided to all participants after the course.

Please note: Certificates issued within the HTADS Continuing Education Program at the Institute for Public Health, Medical Decision Making, and Health Technology Assessment at UMIT TIROL include participants’ first and last names only. Academic degrees and titles cannot be displayed due to standardized processes and templates, ensuring uniform and timely issuance of certificates.

Cancellation Policy

From the time of receipt of the registration confirmation, 25% of the participation fee will be charged as a cancellation fee. Two weeks before the start of the training, a cancellation fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged. The entire participation fee must be paid within 14 days of receipt of the invoice.

In the event of a no-show at the start of the course, the entire participation fee will be invoiced.

A substitute participant, who must be named by the participating person to UMIT TIROL, can be accepted without additional costs. Please email new delegates details when known.

In the unlikely event that, due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment, the course has to be cancelled by the UMIT TIROL, our liability is limited to refund of course fees only. We recommend that delegates have adequate insurance cover to claim any travel or personal expenses.