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Titel Epidemiology III. Analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data
Kursnummer 1684
Program Epidemiologi
Språk Engelska
Antal högskolepoäng 1.5
Datum 2018-05-07 -- 2018-05-15
Kursansvarig institution Institutet för miljömedicin
Särskild behörighet Knowledge equivalent to ""Epidemiology I: Introduction to epidemiology"", ""Epidemiology II: Design of epidemiological studies"", ""Biostatistics I: Introduction for epidemiologists"" or corresponding courses.
Kursens syfte The purpose of the course is to familiarise the student with principles for epidemiological data analysis and critical interpretation of study results.
Kursens lärandemål After successfully completing this course you as a student are expected to be able to:

- analyse and interpret measures of association between exposure and disease in different study designs,
- analyse and interpret interactions between causes,
- reason about principles of causal inference,
- evaluate methodological aspects when critically reviewing individual epidemiological studies,
- apply good practices for quantitative bias analysis to epidemiological data, and
- demonstrate how to communicate areas of expertise to the public and to those not familiar with your research area.
Kursens innehåll The course focuses on issues related to causal inference, principles of epidemiological data analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological concepts and principles of relevance when critically reviewing individual epidemiological studies.
Arbetsformer Lectures, group discussions and various forms of group exercises on selected topics, will be used. The course focuses on active learning, i.e. putting knowledge into practice and critically reflecting upon the knowledge, rather than memorising facts.
Obligatoriska moment Individual examination task (summative assessment).
Examination To pass the course, the student has to show that all the intended learning outcomes have been achieved. Assessments methods used are group assignments (formative assessments) along with a written individual take-home examination. The examination is viewed as contributing to the development of knowledge, rather than as a test of knowledge. Students who do not obtain a passing grade in the first examination will be offered a second chance to resubmit the examination within two months of the final day of the course. Students who do not obtain a passing grade at the first two examinations will be given top priority for admission the next time the course is offered.
Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel Suggested reading:

Rothman KJ, Greenland S, Lash TL. Modern epidemiology (3nd ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

Lash TL, Fox MP, Fink AK. Applying quantitative bias analysis to epidemiologic data. Springer, 2009.

Scientific papers will be distributed before and during the course.
Antal studenter 8 - 25
Urval av studenter Eligible doctoral students, with required prerequisite knowledge, prioritized according to 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date). To be considered, submit a completed application form. Give all information requested, including a description of current research and motivation for attending, and an account of previous courses taken.
Övrig information Course dates are May 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15. The individual examination will be performed as a take-home examination, and will be distributed the last day of the course.
Ytterligare kursledare
Senaste kursvärdering Kursvärderingsrapport
Kursansvarig Lars Alfredsson
Institutet för miljömedicin

Lars.Alfredsson@ki.se
Kontaktpersoner Johanna Bergman
Institutet för miljömedicin

johanna.bergman@ki.se

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