Communicable disease specialist vs research epidemiologist

Differences between communicable disease specialist and research epidemiologist duties and responsibilities

Communicable disease specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, etc.
• Perform tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS investigations.
• Counsele communicable disease patients concerning risk reduction and behavior modification.
• Obtain the medical records of hospitalize patients with tuberculosis or suspect of having tuberculosis.
• Gain experience in diagnosing and treating people with upper respiratory illnesses, musculoskeletal conditions, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
• Conduct and document outreach activities to evaluate immunization needs in assign areas.

Research epidemiologist example responsibilities.

• Manage IRB submissions, approvals for single and multi- site research studies.
• Manage investigator initiate and cooperative group correlative studies to identify biomarkers to ascertain tumor burden and clinical outcomes in lymphoma.
• Establish data sharing and instigates communication with various agencies, programs and organizations to disseminate the information gather by the registry.
• Develop and introduce standardised case definitions for communicable diseases in Caribbean countries.