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HCM 110 - Epidemiology with Biostatistics Component
Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
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HCM 110 | 28 October 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
HCM 110 | 25 November 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
HCM 110 | 23 December 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
Course Description
Epidemiological research has become an important tool in the study of the aetiology and natural history of infectious and non-infectious diseases, and in assessing health effects in populations. The course covers basic epidemiology principles, concepts, and procedures useful in the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events. It is designed for federal, state, and local government health professionals and private sector health professionals who are responsible for disease surveillance or investigation. Appropriate biostatistical methods will be integrated with the main epidemiological content.
Course Objectives
- Understanding strengths and weaknesses of routine population health and disability data and their summary measures
- Describing key features and applications of descriptive and analytic epidemiology
- Understanding design, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological studies in the context of public health practice, research and policy
- Understand sources of error and ability to critically appraise epidemiological studies
- Calculating and interpret ratios, proportions, incidence rates, mortality rates, prevalence, and years of potential life lost
- Calculating and interpret mean, median, mode, ranges, variance, standard deviation, and confidence interval
- Preparing and applying tables, graphs, and charts such as arithmetic-scale line, scatter diagram, pie chart, and box plot
- Describing the processes, uses, and evaluation of public health surveillance
- Describing the steps of an outbreak investigation
Who Should Attend?
- Public health professionals
- Nurses
- Doctors
- Health promoters
- Health policy makers
- Those requiring basic quantitative methods that are needed for clinical research
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Introduction to Epidemiology: Key features and applications of descriptive and analytic epidemiology
- Definition of Epidemiology
- Historical Evolution of Epidemiology
- Core Epidemiologic Functions
- The Epidemiologic Approach
- Descriptive Epidemiology
- Analytic Epidemiology
- Concepts of Disease Occurrence
- Natural History and Spectrum of Disease
- Chain of Infection
- Epidemic Disease Occurrence
Day 2
- Summarizing Data: Calculation and interpretation of mean, median, mode, ranges, variance, standard deviation and confidence interval
- Organizing Data
- Types of Variables
- Frequency Distributions & Their Properties
- Methods for Summarizing Data
- Measures of Central Location
- Measures of Spread
- Choosing the Right Measure of Central Location and Spread
Day 3
- Measures of Risk: Calculation and interpretation of ratios, proportions, incidence rates, mortality rates, prevalence and years of potential life lost
- Frequency Measures
- Morbidity Frequency Measures
- Mortality Frequency Measures
- Natality (Birth) Measures
- Measures of Association
- Measures of Public Health Impact
Day 4
- Displaying Public Health Data: Preparation and application of tables, graphs, and charts such as arithmetic-scale line, histograms, pie chart and box plot
- Tables & Graphs
- Other Data Displays
- Using Computer Technology
- Investigating an Outbreak: Steps of an outbreak investigation
- Introduction to Investigating an Outbreak
- Steps of an Outbreak Investigation
Day 5
- Public Health Surveillance: Processes, uses and evaluation of public health surveillance
- Purpose and Characteristics of Public Health Surveillance
- Identifying Health Problems for Surveillance
- Identifying or Collecting Data for Surveillance
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data
- Disseminating Data and Interpretations
- Evaluating and Improving Surveillance