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Epidemiology, Part 1
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:13.01.2022 15:58:40
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_134 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Psychology; Rehabilitation; Dentistry; Health Management; Clinical Pharmacy; Midwifery; Pharmacy; Life Science; Public Health; Medical Services; Medicine; Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ģirts Briģis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics. Corresponding to the requirements of doctoral studies, a master's degree in health sciences, psychology or biology as well as a medical doctor’s degree compared to the master's degree. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide knowledge and gain competence in research methods of human population, in research of causes of health, disease and treatment results, in obtaining, planning, expressing and interpretation of results using quantitative research methods including problems of research designs, basic epidemiologic measures and association measures. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Population research designs. Experimental studies with clinical trials included | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Population research designs. Observational studies. Matching. Age, cohort and period effect | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Measuring health events and states | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Measuring exposure and outcome associations | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Studying basic and additional literature. Inclusion of the acquired knowledge into the individual draft doctoral thesis. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 100% lecture attendance; Test on every topic: at least 70% correct answers; report on the adjusted draft doctoral thesis corresponding to the theory of modern epidemiology. Participation in discussions during interactive lectures. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • Will explain epidemiological terminology. • Will describe principles and use of population research. • Will explain problems of causal interpretation of health-related states and events. • Will describe research designs and principles of multi-factor adjustment. • Will explain non-causal correlations and bias in research results. • Will assess quality of research in medicine. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • Will collect essential information about methodology of population studies. • Will apply appropriate method in the draft research of doctoral studies. • Will conduct population research in health sciences and medicine. • Will select the most appropriate variables, measures of association and statistical procedures. • Will use scientific evidence for the justification of conclusions. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • Will design and plan quantitative scientific research. • Will critically assess epidemiological and other quantitative population research. • Will use knowledge and skills to draw up the doctoral thesis. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Szklo, M., Nieto, F. J. „Epidemiology Beyond the Basics. 4th Edition”, Jones & Bartlet Learning, Burlington, Massachusetts 2019. | ||||||||
| 2 | Friedman, L. M., Furberg, C. D., DeMets, D. L., et. al. "Fundamentals of Clinical Trials. 5th Edition." Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London, 2015. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | De Bruin, A., Picavet, H. S. J., Nossikov. A. „Health Interview Surveys”. WHO, No. 58, 1996. | ||||||||
| 2 | Schulz, Kenneth F., Grimes, David A. "Epidemiology series. Case-control studies: research in reverse", Lancet 2002; 359: 431–34. | ||||||||
| 3 | Grimes, David A., Schulz, Kenneth F. "Epidemiology series. Cohort studies: marching towards outcomes" Lancet 2002; 359: 341–45. | ||||||||
