Techniques to create macros with functions, formulas, and multiple table joins will be presented. Instruction on GDB data extraction and import into Epi-Info will also be included. Program Records Supervisors, Program Managers, Computer Specialists, and Epidemiologists with a need to access GDB program disease data bases for Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Pseudorabies and Scrapie for program management and analytical purpose. These classes are for those VS or state personnel. Participants will review epidemiology principles, design an epidemiology study, and prepare a project plan.
Participants conduct literature reviews and design and test survey instruments.
Epi-Info software will be used to develop a questionnaire that is appropriate to the scope of the project. In the interim period between the first and second weeks, the participant will conduct their study and perform preliminary analysis with consultation from the mentor, as necessary. During the second week, participants will complete analysis of the data, draft a project report, and present findings. Workshops on report writing and presentation skills will be offered. Participants will be required to attend two separate 1-week classroom training sessions, approximately 3 months apart.