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    Type of settings
    On-line
    Category of capacity building activity
    e-Learning
    PHIRI Activity
    No
    Activity schedule
    Permanent
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    Activity local date
    Date on a monthly basis
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    GEO coverage
    Europe
    Language
    English
    Available in other languages
    No
    Target audience
    Health Professionals

    This introductory e-learning course aims to provide the participants with a basic understanding of the practical aspects of the legislation that applies to cross-border sharing of public health data. During the course, participants will acquire adequate skills to begin applying the concepts of data protection in their daily work as public health (PH) professionals. The course is particularly useful to PH professionals working in communicable disease surveillance, data collection, data administration and clinical research. While the focus is on EU legislation, the concepts presented may also be relevant in other legal systems.
    After completing this course, you will be able to: Describe the current legal framework that guides data protection within the EU and globally. Describe the data protection reforms currently taking place in the EU. Apply the basic principles of data protection in a cross-border data sharing. Identify the basic concepts of intellectual property rights. 

    Topics
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases;
    Health systems » Health resources and activities » Health employment and education » Workforce other
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    Leading organizer
    European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
    Contact

    ECDC in Sweden
    (+46 (0)8 586 010 00)
    (info@ecdc.europa.eu)

    Updated on 07 January 2023