Syllabus
Building upon the lessons below, learners will also critique assigned articles, participate in discussion boards, and complete assigned application exercises. All weekly assignments are due by Sunday at midnight.
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Epidemiology Week One
Theme for this week is Introduction to Epidemiology:
Lesson 1 What Is Epidemiology
Lesson 2 Epidemiology and Public Health
Lesson 3 Achievements in Epidemiology
Epidemiology Week Two
Theme for this week is Measuring Health and Disease:
Lesson 1 Defining Health and Disease
Lesson 2 Using Available Information
Lesson 3 Morbidity and Disability
Epidemiology Week Three
Theme for this week is Epidemiology Studies:
Lesson 1 Observational Epidemiology
Lesson 2 Experimental Epidemiology
Lesson 3 Potential Errors in Epidemiological Studies
Epidemiology Week Four
Theme for this week is Basic Biostatistics Concepts:
Lesson 1 Displaying Statistical Information
Lesson 2 Summary Numbers
Lesson 3 Statistical Inference
Epidemiology Week Five
Subject for this week is Causation in Epidemiology:
Lesson 1 The Concept of Cause
Lesson 2 Establishing the Cause of a Disease
Epidemiology Week Six
Subject for this week is Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases:
Lesson 1 Scope of Prevention
Lesson 2 Levels of Prevention
Lesson 3 Screening for Disease
Epidemiology Week Seven
Subject for this week is Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases
Lesson 1 Burden of Communicable Diseases
Lesson 2 Chain of Infection
Lesson 3 Investigation and Control of Epidemics
Epidemiology Week Eight
Subject for this week is Clinical Epidemiology:
Lesson 1 Normality and Abnormality
Lesson 2 Effectiveness of Treatment
Epidemiology Week Nine
Subject for this week is Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology:
Lesson 1 Environment and Health
Lesson 2 Exposure and Dose
Lesson 3 Assessing Risk
Epidemiology Week Ten
Subject for this week is Health Policy and Planning:
Lesson 1 Health Policy in Practice
Lesson 2 Health Planning Cycle
* A detailed syllabus will be sent to each participant prior to the start of the course.
