Trainer: Nadim Rahman

Overview: This session will cover context and background related to the Pathogens Platform, touching on the general need for infectious disease surveillance and how data resources link in and play their part. The session includes a presentation to provide context, alongside hands-on exercises to give you experience in using the Pathogens Portal.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

• Use the Pathogens Portal
• Develop an understanding of why we need open data resources in infectious disease outbreaks
• Explain what the Pathogens Platform’s aims and structure is

Materials:

• Pathogens portal lecture

• Pathogens platform workshop questions

• Pathogens platform workshop answers

If you’d like to know more about the Pathogens Portal, you can visit our online tutorial: “Pathogens Portal: quick tour”