- Docente: Franca Zanetti
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/42
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Pharmacy (cod. 8413)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of epidemiological studies to enable them to interpret and understand scientific literature
Course contents
Introduction to epidemiology. Ways of measuring the frequency of health events (raw, specific and standardized rates). Measures of occurrence: incidence and prevalence. Measures of mortality. Principal methods of epidemiological investigation: observational studies (ecological, on migrants, transversal, case-control, cohort) and interventional studies (clinical trials, field trials). Measures of association: attributable risk, relative risk, Odds Ratio. Factors leading to confusion and bias in epidemiological studies. Diagnostic and screening tests
Readings/Bibliography
The didactic material presented during lectures is made directly available to students in electronic format
Recommended text:
Signorelli C. Elementi di metodologia epidemiologica. VII Edizione. Società Editrice Universo, 2009
Teaching methods
Formal lectures and practical sessions centered on problem solving
Assessment methods
The final exam consists of an oral interview aimed at verifying the achievement of the didactic objectives, that is to say the level of knowledge of the tools and methods used in Epidemiological methodology.
To take the final exam students must register using the Alma Esami, respecting the specified deadlines
Teaching tools
Video projector, PC
Office hours
See the website of Franca Zanetti