Epidemiology - DA0108089

• Title: Epidemiology
• Guaranteed by: Department of Epidemiology (13-472)
• Faculty: Second Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: winter
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/30, C+Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 1 [weeks]
• Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Additional information: http://Podmínky zakončení předmětu
• Guarantor: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D.
• Classification: Medicine > Basic Sciences
• Pre-requisite : DA0105037
• Is pre-requisite for: DA0110002

Annotation

Last update: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D. (29.09.2021)

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution (who, when and where) and determinants of health and disease in populations. It is both a theoretical field of research to advance scientific understanding (basic science) as well as an applied field that aims to prevent and control diseases. Therefore, the course Epidemiology consist of two major parts. First, general epidemiology is taught, which includes topics, such as measures of frequency and association, design of studies, causality or bias. This is followed by teaching of infectious disease epidemiology, such as epidemiological features of COVID 19 or vaccinations. Teaching takes place during 1 week. Methods of teaching include frontal teaching, which is followed by practicing of the acquired knowledge. Students solve the given examples and situations partly together with the lecturer, partly in the form of individual as well as group work.

Aim of the course

Last update: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D. (29.09.2021)

Principles of general epidemiology as a scientific discipline applied across a range of medical specialties.

Practical application of knowledge.

Selected topics from the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including emerging diseases, vaccination and COVID 19

Course completion requirements

Last update: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D. (29.09.2021)

In order to receive credits, you need to fulfill these 2 conditions:

1) Participate in 80% of the classes

2) Pass a credit test (at least 17 correct answers out of 20) - the test is written on the day of the oral exam

Literature

Last update: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D. (29.09.2021)

Rothman, K.: Epidemiology: An Introduction. Second edition, Oxford University Press, 2012

Lilienfeld, D. E.: Foundations of epidemiology : Oxford University Press, 1994

Schoenbach, V.J., Rosamond, W.D.: Understanding the Fundamentals of Epidemiology: an evolving text, 2000 (available on Moodle)

Šmerhovský, Z.: Practicing epidemiology (available on Moodle)

Šmerhovský, Z.: Basic Epidemiology (available on Moodle)

Requirements to the exam

Last update: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D. (29.09.2021)

The oral exam consists of 3 parts: one question from general epidemiology, one question from infectious disease epidemiology and one exercise.

The list of exam questions is given to the students on the first day of the course. A set of exercises is available on Moodle.

Syllabus

Last update: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D. (29.09.2021)

Epidemiology as a field

Basic epidemiological indicators

Association and causality

Hierarchy of evidence

Descriptive observational studies

Analytical observational studies (case-control, cohort study)

Intervention studies

Bias (confounding, selection bias, information bias)

Assessment of role of chance

Journal club

Spread of infections in the population

Control of infectious diseases

Vaccination

Epidemiological characteristics of COVID19

Emerging infections