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PUH 5303 Concepts of Epidemiology

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Introduces students to epidemiology, the scientific discipline studying the etiology for developmental defects, diseases, disorders, and injuries occurring in human populations. Focuses on assessment of the nature and scope of public health problems, considering morbidity and mortality impacts in communities. It emphasizes the evaluation of clinical and public health interventions that are designed to address these problems. In short, epidemiology focuses on the cause and treatment of human health problems. Epidemiology is a foundational course in the Master of Public Health program at THE AU.
 

Outcomes

  1. Present key concepts regarding evaluation of the cause, prevention, and treatment of disease in communities.
  2. Describe the role and implementation of surveillance systems in public health programming.
  3. Examine key surveys and key data sets that are currently available for research in public health.
  4. Differentiate among descriptive, interventional, and observational studies in public health.
  5. Calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency and measures of effect in public health.
  6. Assess and interpret adjusted rates using direct standardization to control for confounding in public health.
  7. Evaluate the validity of research studies with respect to the impact of chance, selection bias, measurement error, misclassification, and confounding.
  8. Distinguish between an association and a causal relationship under Hill’s leading guidelines.
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PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Epidemiology for public health practice (Rev: 5th ed.)

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2014)

Author: Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A.

ISBN: 978-1449665494

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

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