Message to the students
Dear students, I am Mr. Abul Hasan BakiBillah your course teacher for Applied Epidemiology.I will be with you for the next four months and we will have an interesting time with you all. This course will give you an insight into the practical aspect of epidemiology which you cal apply in public health. This course will teach you the advanced skill of epidemiology which will help you to learn research . So Good Luck
APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY
Rationale
The course Applied Epidemiology is directed
at public health professionals from different countries including developed and
developing countries. Its content includes presentations and discussions of epidemiological principles, basic statistical analysis, public health
surveillance, field investigations, surveys and sampling, and discussions of
the epidemiological aspects of current major public health problems in
international health. Included a small
group discussion of epidemiological case exercises based on field investigations.
Participants are encouraged to give a short presentation reviewing some epidemiological
data from their own experienced data for their research.
Objectives:On successful completion of this course, students will be
able to:
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Demonstrate
an understanding of the key concepts in the discipline of epidemiology;
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Apply
epidemiological principles to surveillance and disease control within animal
and human populations;
•
Communicate
effectively with researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds;
•
Select
an appropriate study design when confronted with an epidemiological
investigation;
•
Question
and develop a detailed study protocol capable of answering a given research
question;
•
analyze
and interpret epidemiological data derived from cross-sectional,
case-control and follow-up studies
;propose appropriate solutions and mitigatory measures to control epidemic
conditions
Course content
- Introduction
to Applied Epidemiology and Major contributors of Epidemiology
- Identify key sources of data
for epidemiologic purposes.
- Epidemiological
study methods
- Infectious Disease
Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
- Concept
of risk how could we measure risk
- Methods of measuring epidemiological outcomes
- Formulate a research question. Identify major epidemiological problems of importance
- Epidemiological information in a scientific report
- Recognize potential ethical and legal issues in epidemiological studies
- Research Methodology, Scientific writing
Assessment strategy
Attendance 10
Quiz (2) 10
Assignment 10
Presentation 5
Mid Term 25
Final 40
Reference books
1.
The Development of Modern Epidemiology, Walter
W. Holland,Jorn Olsen,& Charles Du V.Florey (2007.1st edition);
Oxford University Press,
2.
Center for Disease Control , Principles of Epidemiology: An Introduction to
Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (2nd edition)
3. Basic Epidemiology
published by World Health Organization R Bonita R Beaglehole T Kjellström (2
nd edition
Enrolment Key : 5132
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