January 20, 2017
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
he MOOC Medical entomology focuses on the insects and arthropods that impact human health as well as the associated diseases, such as malaria, dengue, Zika, Lyme borreliosis, Chagas disease…
This MOOC will focus on mosquitoes, other hematophagous insects and ticks, arbovirosis and parasitic diseases, like new approaches for a better control. The videos are in English subtitled in French and in English.
This MOOC is organized in 6 weeks of 6 sequences. Each sequence is composed of a 10 minutes video and a multiple choice test to help students check their understanding. The Mooc is dedicated to students in biological or medical sciences, public health advisors (human and animal health), and stakeholders in vector control.
This MOOC will start on February 6, 2017. Registrations until March 18, 2017.
Launched for the first time in 2014 by Prof. Arnaud Fontanet (Pasteur/Cnam), MOOC Epidem will start on February 20, 2017. The MOOC will be open to registration on FUN Platform until April 2, 2017.
For 6 weeks, this MOOC will cover key principles of descriptive and analytical epidemiology. The course will also address the main principles of causality and the levels of proof required today to establish the link between risk factors and diseases. At the end of this MOOC, the students will have the keys to interpret scientific articles dealing with these subjects, and will be prepared to pursue specialized teaching in epidemiology and public health.
Since 2016, learners have the opportunity to get an authenticated certificate if they successfully pass the final exam.
More information about the syllabus ans evaluation on FUN Platform