Training Courses in the 2nd Generation HIV/AIDS Surveillance

All training modules (workshops) function independently. Participants may apply for only one or several modules. Each module includes clearly indicated objectives, expected outcomes and structure. The courses are designed to best meet the need of participants and in order to achieve that, participants may download a training needs assessment form (Power Point presentation, 147 Kb) and send it back to us at least a week prior to the arrival.

The modules have been designed in a way which provides flexibility and choice for the user. The teaching staff includes well-established professionals who work on HIV/AIDS surveillance and have both academic and field experience. The teaching staff comes from the School of Public Health, Croatia; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, UK; Department of Sociology, University of Zagreb, Croatia; UNDP Office, Croatia; Institute for Public Health, Croatia; Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany; University of California, San Francisco, USA; WHO and UNAIDS.

The training courses are provided for:

Professionals who work on HIV/AIDS surveillance

Professionals who work on HIV/AIDS programme management

Government officials responsible for planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention policies and services

Other key stakeholders from NGOs, academic institutions and educational organisations

Private sector

The goals of the training course are to:

Increase capacities of participants in development and implementation of HIV/AIDS surveillance systems

Introduce participants to the broad field of theory and practice of HIV/AIDS surveillance, with the emphasis on the newest biological and behavioural methods used

Provide a practical overview of methods and approaches used in surveillance data collection, analysis and reporting

Describe the importance of dissemination of HIV/AIDS surveillance data to providers and institutions responsible for implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention and control programmes

Build skills through case studies and a protocol development exercise

Assist participants in applying the course contents in their countries

COURSE DATES

29 June - 3 July 2008, Dubrovnik, Cavtat

Training course in Surveillance and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections

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INFORMATION NOTE FOR MEETING PARTICIPANTS (357 KB)

14-17 July 2008, Zagreb, Croatia

Training course in RDS Data Analysis

AGENDA (388 KB)

INFORMATION NOTE FOR MEETING PARTICIPANTS (352 KB)

MAP OVERVIEW (493 KB)

10-14 November 2008, Zagreb, Croatia

Training course on Design and Implementation of HIV surveys using respondent-driven sampling

AGENDA (335 KB)

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