Continuing Education Opportunities
Mathematical and Epidemiological Modeling of Endemic Infectious Disease: A Hands-on Workshop
June 17-19, 2013
Introduction
The Cornell summer course has been offered annually at Cornell University for last seven years, except
“ISVEE years”. The year 2012 was the ISVEE year and the course was given as a pre-ISVEE workshop
in Ghent, Belgium. The course has turned out to be very popular; the 2012 registration was closed well
ahead of the deadline when all 25 seats were booked. This year the course will be offered again at Cornell University in
Ithaca, NY, June 17-19, 2013.
This workshop is aimed at epidemiologists with an interest in combining analysis of field observations
with mathematical modeling. The workshop uses methods and examples that are based on data from
field studies and are published. The objective of the workshop is to show the participants the connection
between observations from the field and mathematical models and to help participants to obtain a
better understanding of the infection dynamics of endemic infectious diseases.
Throughout the workshop, mini lectures and practicals will be used to communicate the key concepts.
All practicals are available in either Modelmaker or Berkeley Madonna. Free versions of this software
will be made available to all participants.
Faculty
Yrjö T. Gröhn, Cornell University
Zhao Lu, Cornell University
Rebecca Mitchell, Cornell University
Ynte Schukken, Cornell University
Schedule
June 17:
Morning: Lecture 1: Introduction to Infectious disease modeling: SIR models, Reproduction
ratio, Herd Immunity.
Practical 1: BHV1 infection in a dairy herd, Simple spreadsheet model.
Afternoon: Lecture 2: Setting up and interpreting simple models in ModelMaker.
Practical 2: Modeling Dynamics of Salmonella infection in a dairy herd.
June 18:
Morning: Lecture 3: Impact of vaccination on the dynamics of infectious diseases.
Practical 4: Modeling the impact of vaccines in a dairy herd: MAP example.
Afternoon: Lecture 4: Stochastic models – small sample size, fade out.
Practical 5: ModelMaker practical related to Salmonella.
Evening: Dinner together
June 19:
Morning: Lecture 5: Modeling treatment intervention: mastitis.
Practical 6: Mastitis treatment intervention.
Afternoon: Lecture 6: Within host infection dynamics: E. coli intramammary mastitis models.
Practical 6: Mastitis models - within host models.
Lecture 7: Individual based modeling of MAP
Fee $600 (students $450) includes lunch, a.m. & p.m. breaks.
Housing
Accommodations not included. Participants are responsible for making hotel reservations. Hotel rooms have been blocked
at the Ithaca Ramada Inn, 2310 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY, 607-257-3100. Please
refer to the Epidemiology Program to receive the $99.95/night rate. Room blocks are being
held until May 15. The hotel provides shuttle service to and from Cornell University starting
at 7:00 am upon request.
Registration
Registration includes 3 continental breakfasts, 3 lunches, 6 breaks, 1 dinner, 1 copy of proceedings, a certificate of completion, and a parking permit if requested.
Print registration form and mail or fax registration to: Amanda Mott, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, S2 169 VEC, Ithaca, NY, 14853-6401, Telephone: 607-253-3200, Fax: 607-253-3198
Cancellation Policy: Your fee, less a $100 processing charge, will be refunded for cancellations on or before May 1. No
refund will be granted for failure to attend without notification.
