Medical epidemiology
Course number | 19 |
Year | 2020 |
Type | Methodcourse |
Track | - |
Max participants | 25 |
Application deadline | 2020-08-30 |
Language | En |
Course leader | Liisa Byberg |
Department | Department of Surgical Sciences |
Visiting address | |
Post address | Epihubben, MTC-huset, 751 85 Uppsala |
Dates | Week 43; 19-23 October 2020 |
Location | |
Course length | 5 full days |
Course report |   |
Course plan |   |
Description
NOTE THAT THE COURSE WILL BE GIVEN IN ENGLISH IN 2020. IT WILL BE GIVEN IN IN SWEDISH IN 2021.
Learning outcomes
How to design, analyze and report an epidemiological study
Contents
The course aims to give a broad methodological background on methods in epidemiology at an intermediate and advanced level. It will cover topics such as causality, design of epidemiological studies, bias, measures of disease frequency, controlling for confounding, basic stratified analysis, biological interaction, and critical evaluation of epidemiological research results.
Instructions
The course design will require active participation from the students. Discussions will be based on published articles.
Examination
Written examination
Literature
Epidemiology, an introduction by Kenneth J Rothman
Teaching staff
Karl Michaëlsson, Liisa Byberg, Lars Holmberg, Tove Fall, Ronnie Pingel
More information
liisa.byberg@surgsci.uu.se
Tel: 070-1679400