After completing this course, the student will - understand the basic concepts, principles and methods of epidemiologic research - be able to assess population health and associated factors by calculating and interpreting various measures of occurrence and associations - recognize the main descriptive and analytic epidemiologic study designs (cross-sectional, cohort, case-control and clinical trial approaches) - be able to critically evaluate epidemiologic literature, including assessing the possibility of bias, confounding and other limitations in a study.
Sisältö
Introduction to the scope of epidemiology and its basic concepts and methods: measures of occurrence and associations, defining exposures and outcomes, validity of measurements, systematic error, random error and descriptive and analytic epidemiologic study designs, causality. This course is required for all international MHS students and is pre-requisite for Epidemiologic research methods (KATES034).
Toteutustavat
Opetustapa
Paikalla
Verkossa
Luento-opetus
Harjoitukset
Opetuskieli
englanti
Vaadittavat opintosuoritukset
Suoritusvaihtoehto
1
Kohderyhmät:
Tutkinto-ohjelman omat opiskelijat
Muut opiskelijat
Avoimen yliopisto-opetuksen opiskelijat
Tohtoriopiskelijat
Vaihto-opiskelijat
Kirjallinen tentti
englanniksi
Harjoitustyö(t)
englanniksi
Osallistuminen opetukseen
englanniksi
Arviointi
Numerolla 1-5.
Kirjallisuus/Oppimateriaali
Required reading
Gordis L. Epidemiology (4th edition). Elsevier Saunders 2008. (online access)
Additional reading
Rothman K. Epidemiology, an Introduction. Oxford University Press 2002.
Santos Silva, I. dos. Cancer Epidemiology: Principles and Methods. IARC 1999.
Hennekens CH & Buring JE. Epidemiology in Medicine. Little-Brown 1987.