Modern Techniques for Modelling Infectious Disease Dynamics

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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In London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Days

Mathematical models are increasingly used to understand the transmission of infectious diseases in populations and to evaluate the potential impact of control programmes in reducing morbidity and mortality. With this short course we aim to bridge the gap between theoretical training in infectious disease modelling, and the specialist technical skills needed for research in this area.

Participants will gain a working knowledge of using R to code dynamic transmission models. They will learn key principles for best practice in model coding including version control. They will learn how to code stochastic and deterministic epidemic models from scratch. They will also learn how to present model output by implementing sensitivity analysis and graphing data, and best practices for writing coherent code and using version control.

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London
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On request

About this course

This course is aimed at people who have had some exposure to the theory and use of infectious disease modelling and who would like to start coding their own models using R. Individuals who know some R but do not have experience using R to code infectious disease models will benefit. The course is ideal for those who will be conducting research using infectious disease models in R or who want a deeper understanding of techniques for implementing models.

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Subjects

  • R
  • Morning
  • Sourcing in R
  • Packages
  • Coding
  • Practices
  • Deterministic
  • Discrete
  • Metapopulation
  • Stratifying

Course programme

Course content

Day 1:

  • Introduction to R (optional morning session)
  • Using loops, functions, packages and sourcing in R
  • Best practices in coding
  • Discrete-time deterministic models

Day 2:

  • Ordinary differential equation models, including using deSolve for integration
  • Metapopulation models
  • Simulation, sensitivity and sampling parameter sets, including Latin Hypercube sampling
  • Processing outputs using ggplot2: making graphs and stratifying outputs

Day 3:

  • Network models: reading adjacency matrices and simulation of Reed-Frost models
  • Stochastic models in discrete time
  • Stochastic models in continuous time
  • Version control: a hands-on introduction to Git and Github
Teaching methods

The course is taught as a series of hands-on computer practicals in R. A 2-hour Introductory session is available for those with no prior experience with R. We will provide some exercises before the course to help participants decide if they need to attend the introductory session.

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Modern Techniques for Modelling Infectious Disease Dynamics

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