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Learner Reviews & Feedback for COVID-19 Contact Tracing by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

The COVID-19 crisis has created an unprecedented need for contact tracing across the country, requiring thousands of people to learn key skills quickly. The job qualifications for contact tracing positions differ throughout the country and the world, with some new positions open to individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent. In this introductory course, students will learn about the science of SARS-CoV-2 , including the infectious period, the clinical presentation of COVID-19, and the evidence for how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person-to-person and why contact tracing can be such an effective public health intervention. Students will learn about how contact tracing is done, including how to build rapport with cases, identify their contacts, and support both cases and their contacts to stop transmission in their communities. The course will also cover several important ethical considerations around contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine. Finally, the course will identify some of the most common barriers to contact tracing efforts -- along with strategies to overcome them....

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May 3, 2021

This course is truly helpful and timely. It taught me a lot about the whole process and importance of contact tracing, and how this essential tool can help in reducing the cases of COVID-19 worldwide.

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Jul 11, 2020

Very modern and effective way to learn bout Covid-19 and contact tracing. The resources are very complete and helpful. The excercises and quizes are relevant and prepare you for doing contact tracing.

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By Masaki S

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Jan 11, 2021

I was able to learn intelligibly about infectious disease knowledge and countermeasures. I was able to understand that it is very universal and important that it is important to take necessary learning and measures and always be considerate of our neighbors.

By Anne S H

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Aug 20, 2020

Every module and assessment was comprehensive, clear and organized. The professor took what could be very complex information for the lay person and presented in an incredibly thorough and approachable manner. Well worth the investment of time. Thank you!

By Sherry J

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Jul 29, 2020

I've learned a lot and a what I thought I knew was cleared up. The class covered every area of Contact Tracing and the techniques you can use to get the information you need to stop the spread of the virus. The class overall was great and very informative!

By Ramam A

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Jul 29, 2020

Lot of learning in this course. especially for someone like me who is a civilian with no knowledge of medicine, this has given a lot of insights. The module on communication is useful not just for Contact tracing but also at work. Great course. Thank you

By Peter M

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Jun 27, 2020

The course was very in-depth. It provided me with new-found knowledge on the process of contact tracing, the way to communicate to cases and contacts, and some of the difficulties that one may encounter during the process of initiating information-gathering.

By Reji N

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Jun 25, 2020

Thanks for providing this course. A fundamental understanding about the disease and how to trace it by keeping empathy towards infected people were clearly described. Anyone with varied background knowledge can easily understand and follow these principles.

By Mirinsing A

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Jun 12, 2020

Thank you so much, Prof Emily Gurley, PhD, MPH for these lectures. This course is very helpful and insightful which will help a lot in the days to come. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

Regards,

for Science and Humanity,

Mirinsing Angkang,

IIT Dhanbad, India.

By Hariharan N M

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Jun 8, 2020

An excellently conceived and put together course helps one understand all there is know about managing the pandemic whether as a contact tracer or as someone who is better able to manage myself and my family because i now better about coping with the virus .

By mario n

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May 30, 2020

clear and concise information. a good balance of the science necessary to follow up with patients. the legal repercussions of handling sensitive case work and the necessary communication skills to speak with people that may be going through a difficult time.

By June E L

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May 27, 2020

The course was well developed,logical, very educational and easy to understand. The contents were presented with clarity as a online course. It further enhance my Health Care Skills and has taken me to a new level of understanding COVID-19 Contact Tracing.

By Betty A B

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May 26, 2020

Great Course, I was an LPN for years and it helped with some of the course, I really enjoyed it.

The instructor was great, She was very clear and i understood the course and learned a lot about

COVID-19 and Contact Tracing and hopefully will get a job Tracing.

By Linda S A

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May 23, 2020

This course was an excellent way to learn all the tools for becoming a good contact tracer. It could have been tedious but the use of lecture, quizzes, and demonstrations of ineffective and effective contact tracing questions helped me to learn the material.

By Annette D

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May 23, 2020

Well done, comprehensive, and easily digestible content. I feel as though I see contact tracing as a crucial fundamental component to containing and mitigating fast-spreading disease. Thank you for taking the time to put this well-organized content together!

By Christopher F

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May 18, 2021

This course was well structured and very accomplishable pacing. I appreciated the use of bout visual and audio instruction working together. I believe this course was designed is such a way as to make it achievable so that we students could have a real win.

By ROSE E A

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Jan 30, 2021

The instructor was excellent. the whole course was simplified in a way the it was easy to understand, follow, interesting and empowering. i learned a lot, will use the knowledge to help my community.

I rate it 100%, A+.

Thank you so much, I really enjoyed it.

By Lino V

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Jan 20, 2021

This course was very informal about COVID 19 and how it affects everyone. This shed some light on how much goes on during times of infection. I now understand how contact tracing is beneficial to the public and how we can help them do their job effectively.

By Hannah

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Aug 23, 2020

This course was very informative and direct. It was clear and easy to understand. I throughly enjoyed this course as it was very educational especially about the current events and pandemic. The professors are also very educated and very clear and detailed.

By Olekiremu J

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Jul 4, 2020

Covid-19 contact tracing course is a very resourceful tool in the fight against the pandemic and other endemic and epidemics. The skills and the knowledge I have learnt in this program will put into practice in the fight against this pandemic in my country.

By Guillermo G

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Jun 28, 2020

The course exceeded my expectations. I liked how it could adjust to our the reality of the Covid-19, not only was the material very clear but also the videos explained it in a very simple way all the details about the disease and the contact tracing system.

By Gunturu R

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Jun 27, 2020

Quiet useful to learn current scenario on this pandemic condition and to know all possible related. Reading material, teaching, clarity is quiet good. Simple to follow. Few doubts I have. please share e mail id so that I can get clarified. Thank you so much

By Michael M

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Jun 7, 2020

I think there could be just a little more emphasis on teaching (reviewing) how to calculate when a case or contact may end isolation/quarantine, but otherwise it was well done, thorough and up-to-date.

(Also, why does Amy always get to be the good example?)

By Lisa B L

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Jun 4, 2020

Over the years I have facilitated and participated in many, many courses. In my opinion this information was presented in a way that was factual, held the interest of the participants and is very valuable for me personally and our communities. Thank you.

By YAJAIRA P

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Jun 4, 2020

I would recommend taking this course to educate yourself about COVID-19 so you can understand the importance of isolation and quarantine to reduce the infection rate. This course definitely gave me the confidence to be a successful COVID-19 Contact Tracer.

By IVY A B

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May 31, 2020

This course was very informative. The chapters were short and covered exactly what you need to know. The quizzes tested your knowledge on the highlights of each chapter. The final also was based on the content covered in each chapter. I highly recommend it.

By DEBORAH L

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May 26, 2020

Extremely well organized and articulated course.

I do believe more time could be spent on the calculation aspects of infectious period, isolation period and quarantine period for cases and contacts.

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this course!