Hong Kong Training Portal on Infection Control and Infectious Disease

Seminar on Epidemiology and Outbreak Management

Topic

Seminar on Epidemiology and Outbreak Management

Course Type

Content

To recap the basic knowledge of epidemiology
To review the systematic approach of outbreak management
To showcase real-life examples of field investigations

Date

18 February 2022

Venue

Web-based

Organizer

Co-organised by Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority (HA IDCTC)/ Infection Control Branch (ICB), Centre for Health Protection (CHP) and Chief Infection Control Officer’s Office, HA

Target Group

Healthcare professionals practicing in HA, Department of Health and private settings, in particular those working in the field of infection control and healthcare management

Speakers

AM Session Introduction to Epidemiology and Outbreak Management
Time	Topic	Speaker	Video
09:00 – 09:05	Welcome speech	Dr Hong CHEN Consultant-in-charge, Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority / Head, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health
09:05 – 09:50	Introduction to infectious disease epidemiology	Dr Tim TSANG Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong
09:50 – 10:35	Approaches to outbreak investigations	Dr Daniel LUCEY Senior Scholar, O'Neill Institute / Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Medical and Law School / Clinical Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, US
10:35 – 10:50	Q&A
10:50 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:45	Surveillance of communicable diseases	Dr Eric LAU Scientific Officer, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong
11:45 – 12:30	Lessons learned from emerging and re-emerging infections in Singapore	Prof Yee-sin LEO Executive Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore / Adjunct Professor, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health / Clinical Professor, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
12:30 – 12:45	Q&A
12:40 – 14:00	Lunch break

PM Session Outbreak management: from principle to practice
Time	Topic	Speaker	Video
14:15 – 14:35	Outbreak management in local perspectives	Dr Man-kit SIU Medical & Health Officer, Communicable Disease Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health
14:35 – 15:05	Outbreak management in hospital settings	Dr Bosco LAM Consultant Microbiologist, Princess Margaret Hospital / Infection Control Officer, North Lantau Hospital, Hospital Authority
15:05 – 15:25	Outbreak management – operation flow	Ms Man-ying KONG Senior Nursing Officer, Chief Infection Control Officer Office, Head Office, Hospital Authority
15:25 – 15:40	Q&A
15:40 – 16:00	Break
16:00 – 16:45	Implementing a One Health response to emerging zoonotic diseases	Dr Colin A. BASLER Deputy Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) One Health Office, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, US
16:45 – 17:30	Insights from outbreak work overseas 2003-2020	Dr Daniel LUCEY Senior Scholar, O'Neill Institute / Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Medical and Law School / Clinical Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, US
17:30 – 17:45	Q&A

Disclaimer

Published at 2022-09-08

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