Postgraduate Course: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control (VESC11143)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will cover the rights, roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders (farmers, governments, public, and veterinarians) in disease surveillance and control. |
| Course description |
This course will cover the rights, roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders (farmers, governments, public, and veterinarians) in disease surveillance and control. The course will describe stakeholder interactions in relation to the spend of public monies in support of private business and thus the potential for conflicts between stakeholders
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To understand disease control from the points of view of various stakeholders (Government, farmer, veterinarian, agricultural societies, general public, EU).
- To investigate the potential for conflicts and negative incentives in national disease control strategies
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Notifiable disease,compensation,mandatory livestock testing,livestock movement restrictions,liv |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
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Course secretary | Mrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
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