Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges

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Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges

Instructor: Marco Brambilla

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How to use data to make informed decisions and adopt policies during a pandemic
How to implement best practices to address pandemic challenges

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10 assignments

Taught in English

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An overview of the tools, techniques, and practices that can be enacted by policy makers, countries, and organizations to monitor, manage, and react to pandemics and mitigate and govern their impacts.

An introductory, multidisciplinary course covering data science, social science, healthcare, and management, paving the way to various courses on specific matters. This course is part of the research project 'Pan-European Response to the Impacts of the COVID-19 and future Pandemics and Epidemics' (PERISCOPE, https://www.periscopeproject.eu/). Funded by the European Commission Research Funding programme Horizon 2020 under the Grant Agreement number 101016233, PERISCOPE investigates the broad socio-economic and behavioural impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to make Europe more resilient and prepared for future large-scale risks.

What's included

1 video

In this module, we discuss how data-driven approaches can support the monitoring and management of pandemics and other critical settings in our society.

What's included

4 videos2 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 26 minutes

Crowdsourcing, Gamification, and Data Collection for Decision Making5 minutes
Network based Financial Inclusion9 minutes
Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare9 minutes
High-resolution contact network data to simulate epidemic dynamics and the impact of digital contact tracing3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Slides on Crowdsourcing, Gamification, and Data Collection10 minutes
Overview on Network based Financial Inclusion10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Quiz on Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare30 minutes
Quiz on Crowdsourcing, Gamification, and Data Collection15 minutes
Quiz on Network based Financial Inclusion15 minutes
Quiz on High-resolution contact network data to simulate epidemic dynamics and the impact of digital contact tracing10 minutes

In this module, we offer an overview of health-related approaches and solutions to prepare for, prevent, and respond to pandemics.

What's included

4 videos2 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 21 minutes

One Health: role in pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response4 minutes
Strengthening territorial response for better health8 minutes
Built Environment & Infectious Diseases4 minutes
Ending Stigma and Improving Mental Health4 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

One Health High-Level Expert Panel10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Quiz on One Health: role in pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response0 minutes
Quiz on Strengthening territorial response for better health30 minutes
Quiz on Built Environment & Infectious Diseases10 minutes
Quiz on Ending Stigma and Improving Mental Health10 minutes

What's included

2 videos2 assignments

What's included

1 video

Instructor

Marco Brambilla

7 Courses23,143 learners

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Politecnico di Milano

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