ECDC e-learning and training materials

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has developed e-learning and training materials for continuous professional development among Public Health professionals in Member States.

The e-learning courses are designed as unmoderated, self-paced courses and include:

• Introduction to outbreak investigations
• Introduction to rapid risk assessment
• Epidemic intelligence
• Writing and reviewing scientific abstracts: a field epidemiology focus
• Cross-border sharing of health data
• PRECEPT – a framework for assessing and grading evidence in public health
• Influenza vaccination campaigns targeting healthcare workers
• Influenza bioanalytics

Training materials include:

• Development, implementation and evaluation of prudent antibiotic use campaigns
• Legionnaire’s disease: risk assessment, outbreak investigation and control
• Epidemiological aspects of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD)

E-learning courses and materials are free and open to all and can be accessed through the ECDC website at https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/training 

Please refer to the ECDC website for the most up to date list of courses and materials available.

Last updated: 16 August 2019