Subjects

Your browser does not support JavaScript, or its support is disabled. Some features may not be available.

Epidemiological methods - CPHKEM1

Title:	Epidemiologická metodologie
Guaranteed by:	Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3FM CU (12-EPID)
Faculty:	Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual:	from 2014 to 2014
Semester:	winter
Points:	5
E-Credits:	5
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:5/20, C+Ex [HS]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Teaching methods:	combined
Teaching methods:	combined
Level:
Additional information:	http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/cs/pracoviste/epidemiologie

Guarantor:	doc. MUDr. Alexander Čelko, CSc.

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation -

Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

The subject is taught in bachelor?s study programme Specialisation in Health Care, subject Public Health in the 1st year of study (combined study). Introductory to the subject epidemiology, terminology, epidemiological studies.

Aim of the course -

Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

Goal of the subject is make students acquainted with professional terminology used in epidemiology, with epidemiological approach to assessment of health and disease, with basic characteristics of epidemiological studies, how to organize, conduct, evaluate and interpret epidemiological study.

Goal of the practical trainings is to master the subject of investigation in epidemiology and epidemiological methods of work.

Literature -

Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

1. V. Janout: Epidemiologické studie, 1996, ISBN 80-7013-224-8

2. B. Ticháček: Základy epidemiologie, vyd. Galén 1997

3. Dana Göpfertová, Petr Pazdiora, Jana Dáňová: Epidemiologie (obecná a speciální

epidemiologie infekčních nemocí), Učební texty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, Karolinum

2006, ISBN 80-246-1232-1

Teaching methods -

Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

Lectures, practical trainings - practical examples and model situation

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

For awarding the credit is inevitable at least 80% attendance at practical trainings and successful passing the test (20 questions of a multiple choice test ? 80% of correct answers)

After elapsing all the offered test dates at least 14 days interval is necessary for a new test date after consultation with the head teacher.

Missing practical training can be substitute only by consultation with appropriate teacher.

Syllabus -

Last update: Bc. Kateřina Maternová (15.10.2008)

Epidemiological methods

Lectures

Introduction. Terminology.

Epidemiologic aspects of evaluation of health status

Descriptive epidemiology

Practices

Analytical and experimental epidemiology

The ways of interpretation and evaluation of studies