Concepts of Epidemiology

Instructor: Raj S. Bhopal

Organization: Supercourse - University of Pittsburgh / University of Edinburgh

Delivery Mode: Online – self study

When offered: Ongoing

Cost: None

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course is a series of lectures covering the following topics:

What is Epidemiology? 18441
The epidemiological concept of population: 18451
Variation in disease by time, place and person: A framework for analysis: 18461
Variation: role of error, bias and confounding: 18471
Cause and effect: the epidemiological approach: 18481
Natural history, spectrum, iceberg, population patterns and screening: interrelated concepts in the epidemiology of disease: 18491
Risk and frequency: incidence and prevalence: 18501
Presentation and interpretation of epidemiological data: objectives: 18511
Study design: 18521
Theoretical, ethical, contextual, practical and critical foundations for future epidemiology: 18531

These lectures are also available for download as power point presentations. Please follow the link and look for the course numbers.