Disease Screening in Public Health
Learn key concepts and strategies for effective disease screening programs in public health, from pregnancy to aging populations.
Learn key concepts and strategies for effective disease screening programs in public health, from pregnancy to aging populations.
This comprehensive course explores the fundamentals of disease screening in public health, covering key concepts, metrics, and strategies across various life stages and health conditions. Students will learn about screening in pregnancy and newborns, cardiometabolic conditions, cancer, mental health, and aging populations. The course also addresses screening challenges in low and middle-income countries and for migrant populations. Through expert-led modules, students will gain insights into planning, implementing, and evaluating screening programs, preparing them for the future of public health screening initiatives.
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What you'll learn
Understand key concepts and principles of disease screening in public health
Learn how to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of screening programs
Explore screening strategies for various health conditions across different life stages
Gain insights into the challenges of implementing screening programs in diverse settings
Develop skills to critically assess the benefits and potential harms of screening initiatives
Understand the ethical considerations and decision-making processes in screening programs
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5.5 Hours PreRecorded video
8 quizzes
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There are 8 modules in this course
This MOOC provides a comprehensive exploration of disease screening strategies in public health. It covers fundamental concepts, metrics, and practical applications across various health domains and population groups. The course addresses screening programs for prenatal and newborn conditions, cardiometabolic diseases, cancers, mental health issues, and age-related conditions. It also examines the challenges and opportunities for screening in low and middle-income countries and among migrant populations. Through expert-led modules, students will gain insights into the planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective screening programs, preparing them for the evolving landscape of public health screening.
Introduction to Key Concepts in Screening
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Screening Metrics
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Screening in Pregnancy and Newborns
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Screening for Cardiometabolic Conditions
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Cancer Screening
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
Public Mental Health and Screening in Ageing
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
Screening in Low and Middle-Income Countries and Migrants
Module 7 · 3 Hours to complete
Evaluation, Planning, Implementation and the Future of Screening Programs
Module 8 · 3 Hours to complete
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Pioneering Public Health and Global Health Research
Antoine Flahault, MD, PhD in biomathematics, is a prominent professor of public health at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, where he has served as the Director of the Institute of Global Health at Campus Biotech since January 2014. He previously held the position of founding director at the French School of Public Health (EHESP) from 2007 to 2012 and has contributed significantly as co-director of the Centre Virchow-Villermé for Public Health Paris-Berlin (Université Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité) and the European Academic Global Health Alliance (EAGHA). He is also the president of the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA). Flahault's research focuses on mathematical modeling of communicable diseases; he has chaired the WHO collaborative center for electronic disease surveillance and coordinated research on Chikungunya in the Indian Ocean, earning the Inserm Prize in 2006. He served as the scientific curator for the Epidemik exhibition at La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris, which also toured Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Flahault was elected a corresponding member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris and, as of January 2015, had authored 250 scientific publications referenced in Medline.
Epidemiology Expert and Primary Care Research Specialist
Dr. Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant serves as Professor and Research Director in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University, while also contributing as a visiting scholar at the University of Lausanne's Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine. Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. (2001) and MSc (1996) in epidemiology from McGill University. Her excellence in academic leadership was recognized with the 2014 Carrie M. Derick Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Supervision and the Faculty of Medicine Honour List for Educational Excellence. Through her Coursera course "Pharmacogenomics in Primary Care," she helps healthcare professionals understand the implementation of personalized medicine in clinical settings. Her research focuses on knowledge translation and stakeholder engagement in personalized medicine, particularly in pharmacogenomics and primary care. As Executive Director of the Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network Coordinating Office, she continues to advance the integration of precision medicine in primary care while promoting health promotion strategies and innovative educational approaches in family medicine.
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