Course & Lecture Topics on Public Health Surveillance include:
Course 1: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods for Design, Conduct and Evaluation of Case Surveillance of Disease
	Topic 1: Investigation of an Emerging Condition of Public Health Importance
	Lecture 1. Investigation of a Disease Outbreak Leading to the Identification of a Condition of Public Health Importance for Case Surveillance;
	Topic 2: Establishment of Case Definitions:
	Lecture 2. The Syndromic Approach to Defining a Disease Case; Lecture 3. Sensitivity and Specificity of Case Definitions;
	Topic 3: Establishment of the Legal or IRB Framework of Case Reporting:
	Lecture 4. Establishment of the Legal Framework of Area-wide Case Reporting; Lecture 5. Establishment of an IRB-approved Framework for Sentinel Provider- or Facility-wide Case Reporting;
	Topic 4: Design of Case Surveillance:
	Lecture 6. Introduction to Study Designs for Case Surveillance; Lecture 7. The Surveillance Dynamic Cohort Study Design; Lecture 8. The Case-Control Design as an Analog of the Cohort Design;
	Topic 5: Methods and Approaches in Case Finding and Reporting;
	Lecture 9. Methods for Timely Initiation of Case Finding & Follow-back for Case Reporting; Lecture 10. Methods for Assurance of Completeness of Case Reports; Lecture 11. Methods for Assurance of Completeness of Case Reporting; Lecture 12. Methods for Ongoing Assurance of Low Duplicate Rates; Lecture 13. Uniform and Accurate Case-Finding, Chart Abstraction and Reporting; Lecture 14. Methods & Surveillance System Organization for Tracking Cases Under Investigation;
	Topic 6: Quality Assurance Methods in Data Management:
	Lecture 15. Development of Programs to Scan for Incorrect Data Values; Lecture 16. Development of Programs to Scan for Missing Critical Data; Lecture 17. Field Follow-up to Ascertain Incorrect or Missing Values;
	Topic 7: Quality Assurance & Evaluation of Performance of a Case Reporting System;
	Lecture 18. Evaluation of Timeliness of Case Reporting: Methods & Analyses; Lecture 19. Evaluation of Completeness of Case Reporting: Methods & Analyses; Lecture 20. Evaluation of Duplicate Rates in Case Reporting: Methods & Analyses;
	Topic 8: Quality Assurance & Evaluation of Accuracy of Data Collection & Data Entry/ Capture:
	Lecture 21. Evaluation of Accuracy of Chart Abstraction; Lecture 22. Evaluation of Accuracy of Data Entry;
	Topic 9: Data Matching for Case Finding and Follow-up Data Collection;
	Lecture 23. Principles of the Use of Other Data Sources/Registries to Collect Follow-up Data; Lecture 24. Principles of and the Development of Database Matching Algorithms; Lecture 25. Evaluation of Sensitivity and Specificity of Data Matching for Case Finding and Data Updates;
	Topic 10: Analysis of Case Surveillance Data:
	Lecture 26. Simple and Stratified Analysis of Case Surveillance Data; Lecture 27. Multivariate Analysis of Case Surveillance Data; Cohort Analysis Approaches; Case-Control Analysis Approaches; Lecture 28. Correlating Case Surveillance Data with Other Morbidity or Mortality Data;
	Topic 11: Dissemination and Use of Findings from Analyses of Case Surveillance Data
	Lecture 29. Dissemination and Use of Findings from Analyses of Case Surveillance Data to Identify Emerging Epidemics, Monitor Trends in Transmission, Target Prevention and Care Resources to Areas and Populations Most Heavily Affected, and Evaluate Programs Designed to Prevent Disease Transmission and Provide Clinical or Other Care Services;