ISVEE 17 - International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Kirkeby, C. (Workshop leader)
Denwood, M. (Workshop leader)
Michael Ward (Member of organizing or programme committee)

Animal Welfare and Disease Control

Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Period	5 Nov 2024 → 8 Nov 2024
Event type	Conference
Location	Sydney, Australia, New South Wales
Degree of Recognition	International

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This 4-day pre-conference workshop targets participants with some experience of coding in R, who are eager to code their own disease spread model. Employing spiral learning, the course accommodates diverse starting points and gradually expands participants’ knowledge of disease modelling. Commencing with fundamental concepts, we will end with hands-on creation of a versatile template for a general class of infectious disease models. Some previous participants in this workshop have gone on to successfully publish their modelling studies. We combine theory with practical R-based modeling. Key learning objectives include understanding infectious disease principles, utilizing simulation models in varied contexts, constructing dynamic model frameworks in R, validating model characteristics, investigating research questions, and effectively presenting model output. Attendees must bring laptops pre-installed with requisite software (instructions will be distributed in advance). Workshop organisers: Professor Matthew Denwood (UCPH), Professor Michael Ward (USYD), Senior Researcher Carsten Kirkeby (UCPH).