- Docente: Claudia Agnoli
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/42
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
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Corso:
Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in
Pharmacy (cod. 5987)
Also valid for Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Pharmacy (cod. 9078)
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from Oct 18, 2023 to Dec 04, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student knows: - the contents of epidemiological studies: data sources, frequency and risk measures; - the epidemiology and general prevention of infectious diseases; - the epidemiology of chronic-degenerative diseases.
Course contents
Introduction and key concepts
•Definition of epidemiology •Historical roots of epidemiology •Main objectives and areas within epidemiology •Kinds of prevention •The epidemiologic relationship •Exposure and outcome •Validity and precision •Sensititivity, specificity, predictive value •Agreement •ConfoundersEpidemiologic measures
Standardization
Types of study
•Observational studies •Experimental studiesIssues in results interpretation
•Systematic and random errors •Bias and confounding •Role of statistics in random error •From association to causation: causal models and criteria Systematic literature reviewsReadings/Bibliography
Supporting textbooks:
Celentano, D. (2018) Gordis Epidemiology. 6th Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Gertsma, BB. (2013) Epidemiology Kept Simple: An Introduction to Traditional and Modern Epidemiology. 3rd Edition, Wiley Blackwell Pub, Oxford.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and exercises
Assessment methods
Written test (24 multiple choice questions + 3 open questions).
Teaching tools
Slides with theory and exercises
Office hours
See the website of Claudia Agnoli