Module 1: Coronavirus Emergence & Trajectory: Where and how did COVID-19 start, and where has it spread

 

Welcome to Session 1: Coronavirus Emergence & Trajectory

This session will explore the origins of COVID-19. We will discuss the epidemiology and pathogenesis of COVID-19 and explain why it is called a novel coronavirus and why this is concerning. We will then delve into the trajectory of COVID-19 both on an international and local level, while examining the large outbreak in Seattle.

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

  • Discuss the epidemiology and pathogenesis of COVID-19
  • Explain why COVID-19 became a pandemic and how it spread around the world and in Seattle

Guest Lecturers

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Judy Wasserheit, MD, MPH Links to an external site.
Chair, Global Health
Professor, Global Health
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Disease
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology

Dr. Wasserheit has worked extensively at the interface of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV clinical-epidemiological research, programs and policy in the U.S. and globally.  Currently Professor and Chair, of Global Health at the University of Washington, as well as Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, she was the Founding Chief of the U.S. NIH’s STD Research Branch; Director of the U.S. CDC’s STD/HIV Prevention Program, and Director of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network.  She has worked in Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Thailand and Zambia.  Her development of the concept of epidemiological synergy between HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections has had a major influence on HIV prevention policy and programs worldwide.  

Peter

Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH Links to an external site.
Links to an external site.Professor, Global Health
Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
Professor, Family Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Disease

Dr. Rabinowitz is Professor in the Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Family Medicine, Global Health, Epidemiology, and Medicine (Infectious Disease), University of Washington. He received his BA from Amherst College, his MD from the University of Washington, and completed a Family Medicine residency through UCSF, and fellowships in General Preventive Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Yale. He directs the UW Center for One Health Research that serves as an incubator and organizer of research, training, and clinical activities related to the human-animal-ecosystem interface. Focus areas of Center research include microbiome sharing between humans, animals, and environments, antimicrobial resistance, and diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of zoonotic diseases.

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Jason Beste ,MD, MPH

Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Co-Director, UW Global & Rural Health Fellowship
Director, Global Health Pathway, UW School of Medicine
Director, MD-MPH Pathway, UW School of Medicine
                                               
Dr. Beste  is an infectious disease and internal medicine specialist at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Beste's research interests include health systems strengthening work in conflict and post-conflict countries. He also works at UW's International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) as an International Clinical Advisor where he specializes in global health HIV projects. In addition to providing clinical care at UWMC-Montlake and Harborview Medical Center, Dr. Beste is involved with medical and graduate education where he directs the UW School of Medicine's MD-MPH program, Global Health Pathway, Global Health Immersion Program and co-directs the UW Global and Rural Health Fellowship Program. 

Recorded  Session  (1 hour)

If you missed the live session, watch the recording here. 

Download Slides:

Judy Wasserheit

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Peter Rabinowitz

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 Readings

These readings reinforce the lecture and may clarify any concepts from the lecture you might not understand.