8 Summary

In this module, you have learned about surveillance, including the history of surveillance, the purpose of surveillance and some of the important terminology used. You have read about a wide range of examples of surveillance programs for infectious and non-communicable disease, both in human and animals around the world. You have learned about different methods employed to carry out surveillance, and you have been introduced to the concept of AMR surveillance. You have learned that a well-designed surveillance program is based around a specific public health question or purpose and should be linked to appropriate intervention activities for the relevant disease(s).

You should now be able to outline and describe:

• the purpose of surveillance
• key surveillance terms and concepts
• the different types of surveillance
• the different methods of undertaking surveillance
• the purpose of AMR surveillance
• the different types of AMR surveillance
• the importance of being able to compare surveillance across sectors.

Now that you have completed this module, consider the following questions:

• What is the single most important lesson that you have taken away from this module?
• How relevant is it to your work?
• Can you suggest ways in which this new knowledge can benefit your practice?

When you have reflected on these, go to your reflective blog [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]   and note down your thoughts.

When you have reflected on your answers and your progress on this module, go to your reflective blog and note down your thoughts.