 Rationale |
| | The global impacts of new and reemerging infectious disease outbreaks such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), avian influenza, Japanese encephalopathy, hemorrhagic fever, infections of West Nile virus, hantavirus, etc have posed new challenges in local public health and clinical sectors. New variants and resistant strains of infectious diseases have also emerged and complicate the local situations.
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| Course Objectives |
| | This course is designed to equip health professionals on updated concepts and techniques in public health measures for common viral infections and its control. |
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| Course Contents |
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Topics:
- Basic concepts in clinical virology
- Human and avian influenza
- Viral respiratory tract infections
- Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis and other vector borne viral infections
- Viral infections of the central nervous system
- Sexually transmitted viral infections
- Human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS
- Norovirus and other diarrhea-associated Viruses
- Viral infections during pregnancy affecting fetus and newborn
- Viral hepatitis
- Common childhood viral infections
- Viral vaccine and immunization programme in Hong Kong
- Antiviral agents
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| Who should attend |
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Professionals working in public health organizations, disease control agencies, and field situations, who seek to acquire clinical knowledge and skills for emerging infectious diseases |
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| Recognition |
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Certificate on Common Viral Infections offered by the School of Public Health under the Faculty of Medicine,CUHK, if the participant fulfills the course requirements.
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| Medium of Instruction |
| | English will be used as the language for instruction. |
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| Faculty |
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Course director : Prof. Paul KS Chan, Department of Microbiology, CUHK
Academic staff from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and experts of the field
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| Class Venue and Time |
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Venue: Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin
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| Assessment |
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Assessment will be in the form of attendance, case studies and written examination. Participants who fulfill the assessment requirements will obtain the Certificate on Common Viral Infections. The requirements include a) over 80% attendance and (b) pass the exercises and the examination. |
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| CME/CNE Accreditation |
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Pending |
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| Entry Requirements |
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Applicants should have a graduate qualification in a health-related discipline from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor¡¦s degree, and preferably have at least two years working experience in a health-related setting. |
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| Information and Enquiries |
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