91009 - Elements of Epidemiology

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Pharmacy (cod. 5987)

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 to Epidemiological Thinking.

Measuring Exposure and Outcome in Epidemiological Studies.

Measures of Interest in Epidemiology (e.g., Measures of Occurrence, Measures of Association).

Selection Bias, Information Bias, and Confounding.

Observational and Experimental Studies.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Causation in Epidemiology.

Readings/Bibliography

Celentano D (2024). Gordis Epidemiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam. ISBN: 9780323877756

Rothman KJ (2024). Epidemiology, An Introduction. 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780197751541

Office hours

See the website of Michele Sassano