Class time: Thursday 2:30-3:30pm
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of epidemiology, with a focus on topics that are relevant to current ongoing research that impact public health policy. Most of the course will be lecture-based with lots of time for questions, with two interactive sessions to delve into how these concepts are applied. Major topics include quantification of morbidity and mortality, study design, and principles and challenges in infectious disease, behavioral disease, and genetic epidemiology, among others. The instructor has taught this material for several years and is an experienced and well-regarded epidemiologist.
Resources:
Textbook (optional): Epidemiology 101, Robert H. Friis, Jones & Bartlett, 2nd edition
Available for rent and purchase on amazon (both hard copy and e-textbook): https://www.amazon.com/Epidemiology-101-Essential-Public-Health/dp/128410785X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Epidemiology+101%2C+Robert+H.+Friis%2C+Jones+%26+Bartlett%2C+2nd+edition&qid=1597178666&sr=8-1
Other e-book offerings:
https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284402421
https://redshelf.com/search/?terms=9781284107852
Schedule
| Date | Topic |
| Week 1 | Course overview and basic definitions |
| Week 2 | Definitions and key history |
| Week 3 | Variable types and data presentation |
| Week 4 | Sampling and incidence/prevalence |
| Week 5 | Morbidity and Mortality continued |
| Week 6 | Data sources |
| Week 7 | Descriptive epi |
| Week 8 | Causality |
| Week 9 | Analytic designs 1 (overview, ecologic) |
| Week 10 | Analytic designs 2 (case-control, cohort) |
| Week 11 | When to choose which study design? (interactive) |
| Week 12 | Screening – application and accuracy |
| Week 13 | Basics of infectious disease epidemiology |
| Week 14 | Behavioral epi and genetic epi: basic principles and challenges |
| Week 15 | Journal club |
