Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course

Apply virology to public health decisions, interpret test results and plan effective viral disease control through practical cases. Enrol with EPW today.

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Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course

Training Outlines

Course Introduction

Effective viral disease control depends on understanding the pathogen, the exposed population and the limitations of available evidence. This course develops the judgement required to connect virological findings with public health action. Through structured cases, participants assess transmission pathways, interpret diagnostic information and justify prevention measures while considering feasibility, equity and uncertainty.

Course Objectives

Explain how viral characteristics influence transmission, disease patterns and prevention choices
Map transmission pathways and identify priority intervention points
Interpret molecular, antigen and antibody test information in epidemiological context
Appraise the strengths and limitations of virological and population-level evidence
Develop a proportionate viral disease-control plan with implementation measures
Present recommendations that distinguish established findings from uncertainty

Who Should Attend

Public health practitioners, communicable disease officers, infection prevention professionals, healthcare managers, health programme coordinators and policy specialists who use virological evidence in population-health decisions. No laboratory experience is required.

Course Methodology

Facilitated technical briefings, comparative disease cases, diagnostic-result interpretation, transmission mapping, small-group decision exercises and a final control-plan presentation. Exercises use simulated information and require no biological materials. Participants receive feedback on evidence interpretation, practical feasibility and communication.

Day One: Virology for Public Health Decisions

Viral structure, replication and host interaction at a conceptual level
Incubation, infectious periods, asymptomatic infection and disease severity
Transmission routes, reservoirs, susceptible populations and exposure settings
Viral variation and its implications for population-level prevention
Practical exercise: map transmission and identify prevention opportunities

Day Two: Interpreting Virological Evidence

Public health uses of molecular, antigen and antibody tests
Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and background prevalence
Timing, test purpose and limitations of negative or persistent positive results
Combining diagnostic reports with epidemiological and surveillance information
Practical exercise: interpret simulated results and justify next steps

Day Three: Viral Disease Patterns and Control Priorities

Comparing respiratory, enteric, blood-borne and vector-borne transmission
Population vulnerability, exposure patterns and unequal disease burden
Selecting appropriate prevention measures for different settings
Interpreting genomic summaries without overstating transmission links
Practical exercise: compare disease scenarios and prioritise control measures

Day Four: Designing Practical Disease-Control Measures

Combining environmental, organisational and individual prevention measures
Applying infection prevention principles in healthcare and community settings
Positioning vaccination, testing and clinical referral within control programmes
Balancing feasibility, equity, proportionality and public confidence
Practical exercise: design a control package and implementation checklist

Day Five: Evidence, Communication and Programme Evaluation

Selecting implementation, reach and disease-control indicators
Interpreting trends when testing and reporting practices change
Communicating risk, uncertainty and prevention decisions
Reviewing effectiveness and adapting interventions as evidence changes
Capstone exercise: present and defend a viral disease-control proposal

Training Locations

This Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Jakarta

Indonesia

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Osaka

Japan

Tokyo

Japan

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Malé

Maldives

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Abuja

Nigeria

Lagos

Nigeria

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Incheon

South Korea

Seoul

South Korea

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

Taipei

Taiwan

Ankara

Turkey

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Schedule

Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Applied Virology and Viral Disease Control for Public Health Professionals Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.