- Docente: Michele Sassano
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/42
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Pharmacy (cod. 5987)
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from Oct 03, 2025 to Nov 07, 2025
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