Advanced Topics on Control and Prevention of HIV/AIDS
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Course Syllabus
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Welcome to Advanced Topics on Control and Prevention of HIV/AIDS, offered by the Department of Epidemiology. The course director is Dr. Homayoon Farzadegan, professor of infectious disease epidemiology. This course focuses on the recent advances on a variety of important HIV/AIDs topics that have a significant public health impact in the current or future status of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. We will examine the advances in the knowledge of immunopathology, HIV viral replication features, HIV/AIDS pandemic in highly populated countries, new anti-HIV drugs, long-term side effects of current drugs, and the impact of aging on HIV treatments. We will discuss several important co-infections with HIV—such as HPV, measles, avian flu, and other microbial agents—and their impacts on pathogenesis and epidemiology of HIV. We'll review analytical, descriptive, and basic science/experimental studies on microbicides and behavioral modifications for preventing HIV infection. We will also examine the HIV/AIDS epidemic among minorities, surveillance programs, and HIV treatment in developing countries. Finally, we will discuss the human rights of HIV-infected persons in different parts of the world. This course should make it possible for you to do the following:
For a list of course topics, refer to the Schedule page (non-password protected) and to the Course Content page.
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, this course is recommended to students who have taken the course Public Health Impacts of HIV/AIDS (340.646). This course will provide additional and more advanced knowledge to those who have taken the introductory HIV/AIDS course (340.646).
Your course grade is based on the following percentages:
BBS Exercise: There is one discussion exercise in the course (see schedule for due date). Responses are posted in the course bulletin board (BBS). Midterm Exam: The midterm is a multiple-choice, online exam with roughly 20 questions based on the course lectures. Presentation: You will be assigned to a group during the first week of the course. You and your group will then be assigned a topic from one course module to present to the entire class during one of the scheduled LiveTalk sessions. Each group will be given 10 minutes to present its slides, and there will be an additional five minutes for questions and answers. The presentations will be graded by the course instructors; one grade will be given to all group members. The presentations must be submitted to the course email address 48 hours prior to the LiveTalk time. Final paper: The course includes a final paper. Dr. Farzadegan must approve the topic you select and you must also submit an outline. All components of the final paper should be submitted via the course Drop Box by the dates and times indicated on the schedule. All resources used for the paper should be properly cited; it must be your own work. Please send a message to the teaching assistants if you need clarification on instructions. Class participation: It is imperative that you listen to all the lecture materials in the course, look at all the corresponding slides, and answer the review questions. Your participation grade is contingent on having viewed and listened to at least 90% of the lectures before the end of the course. Points will be deducted proportionate to the number of lectures and review questions not viewed, listened to, or completed. Three LiveTalk sessions are scheduled for group presentations. We highly recommend that you attend these sessions, especially if your group is presenting. However, all LiveTalk sessions and chat logs are archived on the LiveTalk main page for your review. Note: Please be advised that in order to monitor your progress, we track your access of the lecture materials, the review questions, and your participation in LiveTalk events and archives. Required textbook: AIDS Update 2009 Highly recommended: AIDS: The Biological Basis (Jones and Bartlett Topics in Biology) A collection of recommended readings is in E-Reserves
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The academic ethics code, as discussed in the Policy and Procedure Memorandum for Students, March 31, 2002, will be adhered to in this class. If you are a student with a documented disability who requires an academic accommodation, please contact Betty H. Addison in the Office of Career Services and Disability Support: dss@jhsph.edu, 410-955-3034, or Room E-1140. |
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