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Postgraduate Course: One Health (EMND11027)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course examines the evolution of the concept of 'One Health'. Evidence of the close relationship between humans, animals and the natural, political and socioeconomic environs throughout history has evolved over the past few decades into what has become known as 'One Health'.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
-Understand the evolution of the concept of 'One Health' and discuss the main advocates in the development of this ideal.
-Appreciate the application of this approach to trans-global problems and the solutions that integrated control might offer.
-Discuss the current political and institutional challenges of implementing this approach both in developed and developing countries.
The course will also include:
-The importance of the animal reservoir as a source of human disease and the related problems of transboundary surveillance and security.
-The promotion of 'One Health' for the control of emerging infectious diseases, using examples including West Nile Virus in the USA, the global spread of H1N1 and SARS.
-The promotion of 'One Health' through the blogosphere and the role that the online community will play in its successful implementation.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 5470
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk
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