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“Is it a bad flu season?” PISA was developed to assist countries in answering this question because influenza epidemics and pandemics vary in severity. Knowing how severe an influenza season is can help countries respond, adapt control measures and prepare for a pandemic. This course introduces the concept of influenza severity assessment and covers its required steps, from choosing data to using, reporting and communicating severity estimates. The target audience of this course is public health professionals at the national level who perform, or plan to perform, national influenza severity assessments and who can contribute to global influenza severity assessments. The employers and employees of these public health officers would also benefit from this course, as would any other public health professional working on influenza epidemiology.
For more information, please follow this link to the [WHO PISA website][1].
[1]: http://www.who.int/influenza/surveillance_monitoring/pisa/en/
Self-paced
Language: English
Advanced (Avancé)
Course information
Course contents
PISA Module A: Introduction to Pandemic Influenza Severity Assessment (PISA):
This is the first in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic. It introduces the concept of influenza severity assessment to those that may not be familiar with it. PISA Module B: Methods:
This is the second in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic.This module presents the basic methodology used in conducting an influenza severity assessment. Subsequent modules will go into further detail on doing assessments of the three indicators used in PISA.
PISA Module C: Transmissibility indicator:
This is the third in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic.This module is about assessing the transmissibility indicator in an influenza severity assessment. We will cover in detail the data sources and parameters to consider for the transmissibility indicator. Threshold setting methods will be reviewed. Lastly, some examples and considerations will be presented.
Subsequent modules will go into further detail on doing assessments of the other indicators used in PISA and on communicating and reporting the findings.
PISA Module D: Impact indicator:
This is the fourth in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic.This module is about assessing the impact indicator in an influenza severity assessment. We will cover in detail the data sources and parameters to consider for the impact indicator. Threshold setting methods will be reviewed. Lastly, some examples and considerations will be presented.
Subsequent modules will go into further detail on doing assessments of the other indicators used in PISA and on communicating and reporting the findings.
PISA Module E: Seriousness of disease indicator:
COMING SOON: This is the fifth in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic. This module is about assessing the seriousness of disease indicator in an influenza severity assessment. We will cover in detail the data sources and parameters to consider for the seriousness of disease indicator. Threshold setting methods will be reviewed. Lastly, some examples and considerations will be presented. Subsequent modules will go into further detail on reporting and communicating the findings.
PISA Module F: Reporting PISA estimates:
COMING SOON: This is the sixth in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic. This module presents information on why, what and how to report national level PISA estimates to WHO at the global level.PISA Module G: Communicating PISA estimates:
COMING SOON: This is the seventh in a series of learning modules on the WHO framework for assessing the overall severity of an influenza epidemic or pandemic. It covers topics related to communicating your PISA estimates to policy-makers, the public and other stakeholders.
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