Epidemiology - DA0108089

• Anglický název: Epidemiology
• Zajišťuje: Ústav epidemiologie (13-472)
• Fakulta: 2. lékařská fakulta
• Platnost: od 2022
• Semestr: zimní
• Body: 2
• E-Kredity: 2
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:0/30, Z+Zk [HT]
• Rozsah za akademický rok: 1 [týdny]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neomezen (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Další informace: http://Podmínky zakončení předmětu
• Garant: doc. MUDr. Pavla Brennan Kearns, Ph.D.
• Kategorizace předmětu: Lékařství > Teoretické předměty
• Prerekvizity : DA0105037
• Je prerekvizitou pro: DA0110002

Anotace

Poslední úprava: 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.

Cíl předmětu

Poslední úprava: 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

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

Poslední úprava: 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

Literatura

Poslední úprava: 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)

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Poslední úprava: 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.

Sylabus

Poslední úprava: 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