TRN125Y1 Lecture Notes - Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points, Cohort Study
2 May 2013
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Steps in an epidemic investigation: confirmation an analytic approach, case definition, case ascertainment, descriptive epidemiology. Tie in to tutorials - odds and relative risks: hypothesis and testing, communication. Application: food contamination problem that we"re experiencing right now - apply. Key roles of public health agencies manage outbreaks that endanger the public"s health. Cause can also vary: can be contamination (cross); incidental, accidental or intentional and if it"s an outbreak then it falls under the role of public health agencies to protect public. Speed, coordination and informed judgements are critical. Each outbreak = learning processes and each of the outbreaks generates new policies/procedures. Picture of bird flu mutation study which led to the slaughtering of many chicken leads to these kinds of activities; important = speed and coordination and that informed judgements form the basis for the decisions. An increasing number of persons who are showing a specific clinical pattern that is unusual for a certain.
