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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Veterinary Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control (VESC11143)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will cover the rights, roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders (farmers, governments, public, and veterinarians) in disease surveillance and control.
Course description This course will cover the rights, roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders (farmers, governments, public, and veterinarians) in disease surveillance and control. The course will describe stakeholder interactions in relation to the spend of public monies in support of private business and thus the potential for conflicts between stakeholders
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. To understand disease control from the points of view of various stakeholders (Government, farmer, veterinarian, agricultural societies, general public, EU).
  2. To investigate the potential for conflicts and negative incentives in national disease control strategies
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNotifiable disease,compensation,mandatory livestock testing,livestock movement restrictions,liv
Contacts
Course organiserDr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
Email: sathanas@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk
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