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Course: EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Objectives of the Course:
General Objectives: This course mainly provides instruction on an array of topics specific to injuries. The Goal of the class is to provide students with a broad foundation on which to apply epidemiologic concepts and methods to public health research and prevention. On completion of the course, students will have knowledge and understanding of the following basic core competencies in public health research and prevention:
1. The ability to describe and explain injury as a public health problem
2. The ability to analyze and use injury data
3. The ability to design injury research and prevention studies.
Instruction and assignments will be formulated to address specific learning Objectives, such that students will be able to:
• Explain how injury can be conceptualized in the public health model.
• Describe the leading causes of morbidity and mortality nationally and globally and describe how injuries compare with these conditions with respect to the burden on the population.
• Describe the influence of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status on injury occurrence and outcome.
• Identify existing public health data sources and surveillance systems and recognize their methods, uses, and limitations.
• Describe how injuries are identified and coded utilizing the current international classification of disease systems.
• Identify injury data and findings on specific topics, including motor vehicle accidents, and violence, and present the most relevant information to an audience.
• Identify the epidemiologic methods that underlie injury research studies and understand their function in portraying the causal factors in injury.
Learning Objectives of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Epidemiology course objectives:
1. Introduction:
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
• Define epidemiology
• Summarize the historical evolution of epidemiology
• Describe the elements of a case definition and state the effect of changing the value of any of the elements
• List the key features and uses of descriptive epidemiology
• List the key features and uses of analytic epidemiology
• List the three components of the epidemiologic triad
• List and describe primary applications of epidemiology in public health practice
• List and describe the different modes of transmission of communicable disease in a population
2. Frequency Measures Used in Epidemiology
• Construct a frequency distribution
• Calculate and interpret the following statistical measures:
— ratios
— proportions
— incidence rates, including attack rate
— mortality rates
— prevalence
— years of potential life lost
• Choose and apply the appropriate statistical mea
3. Types of Prevention
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
Define:
• Primary prevention
• Secondary prevention
• Tertiary prevention
And understand the usefulness of these in maintenance of healthy community
4. Screening tests
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
Define and understand the uses of early detection of diseases.
Different methods of screening methods
Including- Questions
• Examinations
• Laboratory tests
• Genetic tests
• X rays
5. Understand natural history of disease
Understand 2X2 table
Validity of screening tests – Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive predictive value, Negative predictive value, Accuracy
6. Observational & Experimental studies
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
Define and apply:
• Case report
• Case series report
• Cross sectional study
• Ecological
• Case control study
• Cohort study
• Randomized control study
• Quasi experimental study
Different types of bias in conducting studies
• Selection bias (sampling bias)
• Measurement bias
• Experimenter expectancy (Pygmalion effect)
• Lead-time bias
• Recall bias
• Late-look bias
• Confounding bias
Solutions for reducing Bias
7. Biostatistics
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to
Define and apply:
Probability
Probabilities for independent events:
Probabilities for mutually exclusive events
8. Descriptive Statistics
Univariate Analysis
The Distribution
Central Tendency-
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
Skewed Distribution Curves Positive, Negative.
The Dispersion
Course Format:
The course materials in the form of lecture/ discussion shall be presented and tested in a traditional format using LCD projectors and PowerPoint presentations.
Grades:
A minimum of 70% is a passing grade, whilst less than 70% shall be considered as a failing grade.
The grade scale is listed below:
Percentage
Grade
96-100% H = Honor
90-95% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
<70% F = Fail
Course Evaluation:
* Schedule of Examinations:
Examination Percentage Info.
First Exam 20% 25 Questions
Second Exam 20% 25 Questions
Third Exam 20% 25 Questions
Final Exam 30% 50 Questions
Quizzes/Discussion cases 5%
Journal Club 5%
Total 100%
• In accordance to the Board Exam, all exam formats shall be multiple-choice questions. A cumulative multiple-choice written examination (50 questions) and practical examination IF REQUIRED will be given at the scheduled periods. The examination shall not be constructed to assess everything you know or should know, but rather, it shall attempt to target the essentials.
• Grades for each examination shall be made available to the students as soon as possible.
• Missed examinations and make-up examinations - a failing grade shall be assigned to each missed examination. Make-up examination shall be provided on an individual basis, and only under exceptional circumstances as approved by the Dean.
• Students will not be allowed to take the examinations earlier or later than scheduled dates unless approved by the Dean of Academics
Class Attendance:
University policy requires that students attend at least 80% of classes. See the Student Handbook for specifics.
Withdrawing from a Course:
Students may request to withdraw from a course. See the Student Handbook for specifics.
Student Misconduct:
See the Student Handbook for specifics. Its policies shall be strictly enforced.
Required text book:
Text Book ISBN
• Study Guide To Epidemiology and Biostatistics • 1449604757
• Epidemiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Gordis, Epidemiology) • 1416040021
• Introduction to Epidemiology • 1449665489
• Appleton and Lange's Review of Epidemiology and Biostatistics • 0071393889
Lecture Schedule - Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
WEEK 1 (Chapter 1, Pgs. 1-16)
ORIENTATION DAY
Introduction to Epidemiology
Define epidemiology
The historical evolution of epidemiology
Descriptive epidemiology
Analytical epidemiology
WEEK 2(Chapter 2,3,4 Pgs. 17-44)
Components of the epidemiologic triad
Applications of epidemiology in public health practice
Modes of transmission of communicable disease in a population
WEEK 3(Chapter 2,3,4 Pgs. 17-44)
Frequency measures:
• Ratios
• Proportions
• Rates
Uses of Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
WEEK 4(Chapter 2,3,4 Pgs. 17-44)
Morbidity Frequency Measures:
• Incidence Rates
• Prevalence
• Attack Rate, Secondary Attack Rate
EXAM 1
WEEK 5
Review
WEEK 6 (Chapter 5,Pgs. 45-52)
Odds Ratios
Attributable risk /absolute risk reduction
Mortality Frequency Measures
Mortality Rates
Case Fatality Rates
WEEK 7 (Chapter 6, Pgs. 53-58)
Specific and adjusted rates
Natality Frequency measures
Birth rate
Rate of Natural increase
WEEK 8 (Chapter 7, Pgs. 59-66)
Types of Prevention
Primary prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary prevention
EXAM 2
WEEK 9
Review
WEEK 10 (Chapter 8, Pgs. 67-72)
Epidemiology in Disease Control
Screening and its useful tools
Specificity
WEEK 11-12(Chapter 9,10,11, Pgs. 73-104)
Positive predictive value
Negative predictive value
Accuracy
Case report, case series
EXAM 3
WEEK 13
Review
WEEK 14 (Chapter 12,13, 14, Pgs. 105-128)
Cross sectional studies
Ecological studies
Case control study
Randomized control study, Quasi Experimental study
WEEK 15 (Chapter 15, Pgs. 129-156)
Biostatistics
Measures of Central tendency
Mean , Median , Mode , Standard deviation
FINAL EXAM
CLASSES END
Objectives of the Course:
General Objectives: This course mainly provides instruction on an array of topics specific to injuries. The Goal of the class is to provide students with a broad foundation on which to apply epidemiologic concepts and methods to public health research and prevention. On completion of the course, students will have knowledge and understanding of the following basic core competencies in public health research and prevention:
1. The ability to describe and explain injury as a public health problem
2. The ability to analyze and use injury data
3. The ability to design injury research and prevention studies.
Instruction and assignments will be formulated to address specific learning Objectives, such that students will be able to:
• Explain how injury can be conceptualized in the public health model.
• Describe the leading causes of morbidity and mortality nationally and globally and describe how injuries compare with these conditions with respect to the burden on the population.
• Describe the influence of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status on injury occurrence and outcome.
• Identify existing public health data sources and surveillance systems and recognize their methods, uses, and limitations.
• Describe how injuries are identified and coded utilizing the current international classification of disease systems.
• Identify injury data and findings on specific topics, including motor vehicle accidents, and violence, and present the most relevant information to an audience.
• Identify the epidemiologic methods that underlie injury research studies and understand their function in portraying the causal factors in injury.
Learning Objectives of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Epidemiology course objectives:
1. Introduction:
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
• Define epidemiology
• Summarize the historical evolution of epidemiology
• Describe the elements of a case definition and state the effect of changing the value of any of the elements
• List the key features and uses of descriptive epidemiology
• List the key features and uses of analytic epidemiology
• List the three components of the epidemiologic triad
• List and describe primary applications of epidemiology in public health practice
• List and describe the different modes of transmission of communicable disease in a population
2. Frequency Measures Used in Epidemiology
• Construct a frequency distribution
• Calculate and interpret the following statistical measures:
— ratios
— proportions
— incidence rates, including attack rate
— mortality rates
— prevalence
— years of potential life lost
• Choose and apply the appropriate statistical mea
3. Types of Prevention
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
Define:
• Primary prevention
• Secondary prevention
• Tertiary prevention
And understand the usefulness of these in maintenance of healthy community
4. Screening tests
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
Define and understand the uses of early detection of diseases.
Different methods of screening methods
Including- Questions
• Examinations
• Laboratory tests
• Genetic tests
• X rays
5. Understand natural history of disease
Understand 2X2 table
Validity of screening tests – Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive predictive value, Negative predictive value, Accuracy
6. Observational & Experimental studies
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to:
Define and apply:
• Case report
• Case series report
• Cross sectional study
• Ecological
• Case control study
• Cohort study
• Randomized control study
• Quasi experimental study
Different types of bias in conducting studies
• Selection bias (sampling bias)
• Measurement bias
• Experimenter expectancy (Pygmalion effect)
• Lead-time bias
• Recall bias
• Late-look bias
• Confounding bias
Solutions for reducing Bias
7. Biostatistics
By the end of this part of the course the student should be able to
Define and apply:
Probability
Probabilities for independent events:
Probabilities for mutually exclusive events
8. Descriptive Statistics
Univariate Analysis
The Distribution
Central Tendency-
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
Skewed Distribution Curves Positive, Negative.
The Dispersion
Course Format:
The course materials in the form of lecture/ discussion shall be presented and tested in a traditional format using LCD projectors and PowerPoint presentations.
Grades:
A minimum of 70% is a passing grade, whilst less than 70% shall be considered as a failing grade.
The grade scale is listed below:
Percentage
Grade
96-100% H = Honor
90-95% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
<70% F = Fail
Course Evaluation:
* Schedule of Examinations:
Examination Percentage Info.
First Exam 20% 25 Questions
Second Exam 20% 25 Questions
Third Exam 20% 25 Questions
Final Exam 30% 50 Questions
Quizzes/Discussion cases 5%
Journal Club 5%
Total 100%
• In accordance to the Board Exam, all exam formats shall be multiple-choice questions. A cumulative multiple-choice written examination (50 questions) and practical examination IF REQUIRED will be given at the scheduled periods. The examination shall not be constructed to assess everything you know or should know, but rather, it shall attempt to target the essentials.
• Grades for each examination shall be made available to the students as soon as possible.
• Missed examinations and make-up examinations - a failing grade shall be assigned to each missed examination. Make-up examination shall be provided on an individual basis, and only under exceptional circumstances as approved by the Dean.
• Students will not be allowed to take the examinations earlier or later than scheduled dates unless approved by the Dean of Academics
Class Attendance:
University policy requires that students attend at least 80% of classes. See the Student Handbook for specifics.
Withdrawing from a Course:
Students may request to withdraw from a course. See the Student Handbook for specifics.
Student Misconduct:
See the Student Handbook for specifics. Its policies shall be strictly enforced.
Required text book:
Text Book ISBN
• Study Guide To Epidemiology and Biostatistics • 1449604757
• Epidemiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Gordis, Epidemiology) • 1416040021
• Introduction to Epidemiology • 1449665489
• Appleton and Lange's Review of Epidemiology and Biostatistics • 0071393889
Lecture Schedule - Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
WEEK 1 (Chapter 1, Pgs. 1-16)
ORIENTATION DAY
Introduction to Epidemiology
Define epidemiology
The historical evolution of epidemiology
Descriptive epidemiology
Analytical epidemiology
WEEK 2(Chapter 2,3,4 Pgs. 17-44)
Components of the epidemiologic triad
Applications of epidemiology in public health practice
Modes of transmission of communicable disease in a population
WEEK 3(Chapter 2,3,4 Pgs. 17-44)
Frequency measures:
• Ratios
• Proportions
• Rates
Uses of Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
WEEK 4(Chapter 2,3,4 Pgs. 17-44)
Morbidity Frequency Measures:
• Incidence Rates
• Prevalence
• Attack Rate, Secondary Attack Rate
EXAM 1
WEEK 5
Review
WEEK 6 (Chapter 5,Pgs. 45-52)
Odds Ratios
Attributable risk /absolute risk reduction
Mortality Frequency Measures
Mortality Rates
Case Fatality Rates
WEEK 7 (Chapter 6, Pgs. 53-58)
Specific and adjusted rates
Natality Frequency measures
Birth rate
Rate of Natural increase
WEEK 8 (Chapter 7, Pgs. 59-66)
Types of Prevention
Primary prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary prevention
EXAM 2
WEEK 9
Review
WEEK 10 (Chapter 8, Pgs. 67-72)
Epidemiology in Disease Control
Screening and its useful tools
Specificity
WEEK 11-12(Chapter 9,10,11, Pgs. 73-104)
Positive predictive value
Negative predictive value
Accuracy
Case report, case series
EXAM 3
WEEK 13
Review
WEEK 14 (Chapter 12,13, 14, Pgs. 105-128)
Cross sectional studies
Ecological studies
Case control study
Randomized control study, Quasi Experimental study
WEEK 15 (Chapter 15, Pgs. 129-156)
Biostatistics
Measures of Central tendency
Mean , Median , Mode , Standard deviation
FINAL EXAM
CLASSES END