Introduction to Infectious Disease Modeling

Workshop
Infectious Disease
Research
Author

Andreas Handel

Published

July 10, 2019

Abstract
An introductory workshop on infectious disease modeling.

Preparation

  • Install R and (optional) Rstudio.
  • Install the DSAIDE R package and take a brief look. This website provides instructions.
  • Optional: Read this paper which provides background reading for the “ID Control of multiple outbreaks” app in DSAIDE.

Outline

The following topics are covered in this workshop:

  1. Introduction to infectious disease modeling
  2. Some example models
  3. How to use simulation models
  4. Types of models
  5. Sources of uncertainty
  6. How to build (good) models
  7. How to assess modeling studies
  8. Active learning of infectious disease epidemiology

Presentation Slides

All pdf slides as zip file

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@online{handel2019,
  author = {Andreas Handel},
  editor = {},
  title = {Introduction to {Infectious} {Disease} {Modeling}},
  date = {2019-07-10},
  url = {https://www.andreashandel.com/presentations/2019-07-hangzhou},
  langid = {en},
  abstract = {An introductory workshop on infectious disease modeling.}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Andreas Handel. 2019. “Introduction to Infectious Disease Modeling.” July 10, 2019. https://www.andreashandel.com/presentations/2019-07-hangzhou.