Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics works to improve methods for infectious disease modeling and statistical analysis, quantify disease and intervention impact, engage with policymakers to enhance decision-making, and train the next generation of scientists.
677 Huntington Avenue
Kresge Building, Suite 506
Boston, MA 02115
Course Materials
Preparations
All teams were asked to complete the following before the first session in March 2023:
- Finalize the project topic with the training team
- Download and install Berkeley Madonna on their laptops
- Confirm access to the online training platform
- Upload ten articles relevant to their projects
- Upload a 1–2-page literature summary of their chosen topic
Materials
There were two sessions of in-person training. There are course materials including lectures, activities, Berkeley Madonna codes for the computer practical sessions, and additional learning resources for each session. Please contact Caroline Buckee
cbuckee@hsph.harvard.edu before distributing the materials outside the course.
- Mathematical models
- Concepts in infectious disease epidemiology
- Modeling assumptions and limitations
- SIR models
- Estimating R0 and Re1
- Model parametizations
- Modeling interventions
- Disease-specific models and heterogeneity
- Parameter estimation in outbreak models
- Evaluating models – sanity checks
- Evaluate and summarize interventions
- Assessing sensitivity of intervention effects
- Extracting key messages from modeling
- Policy briefs