Courseonclinical, epidemiologicalandpublic health research Course ID: MF-9230
Autumn 2014
Lecturers
PM – Per Magnus
HS – Hein Stigum
GU - Giske Ursin
LLH – Lise Lund Håheim, Course organizer
Course curriculum
Magnus P, Bakketeig LS. Epidemiologi, Gyldendal Akademisk,2013.
Rothman KJ. Epidemiology. An Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2002.
Veierød, Lydersen, Laake. Medical Statistics in clinical and epidemiological research, 2012. – for DAGs and power calculations
Other relevant literature for theory and analyses:
Aalen OO red. Statistiske metoder i medisin og helsefag. (2006)
Altman DG. Practical statistics for medical research. (1991)
Rothman K, Greenland, Lash. Modern Epidemiology.(3rdedition,2008)
TimetableAutumn 2014
PART 1:
Wednesday, 5th November
09:00Registration. Introduction to the course. Introduction to causality. LLH
10.00Group work:Framing research questions. LLH
11:00Plenary session:Presentation and discussion of group work. PM
11:45Lunch
12:30Lecture:Research question and study design. PM
13.30Group work:Choice of study design. PM
14.15Plenary session:Presentation and discussion of group work. PM
16:00End
Thursday, 6th November
09:00Lecture:Power calculations, sample size. HS
11.00Group work:Power calculations, sample size. HS
11:45Lunch
12:30Lecture:Reference population and study population. PM
13.30Group work: Choice of study population. PM
14.15Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work. PM
16:00End
Friday, 7th November
09:00Lecture work: Systematic errors: Selection bias, information bias, confounding, and effect modification. GU
11:00Group work: Choice of study variables and data collection. GU
11:45Lunch
12:30 Plenarysession: Presentation and discussion of group work: Choice of study variables, methods of measurement, and data collection. PM
13.30Lecture:Choice of measures of association. PM
15.15Plenary session: Information on homework: Completion of research plans and research protocol. PM
16:00End
PART 2:
Wednesday, 19th November
09:00Lecture:Causal graphs (DAGs) including group work. HS
11:45Lunch
12.30 Lecture:Causal graphs (DAGs) including group work. HS
14:00Lecture:Overview of design and measures of association. HS
16:00End
Thursday, 20th November
09.00Lecture:Validity of tests, diagnostic methods and screening. LLH
10:00Group work with plenary discussion:
Validity of tests, diagnostic methods, and screening. LLH
11:00Lecture:Infection epidemiology, epidemics. LLH
11:45Lunch
12:30Lecture: Genetic epidemiology. PM
14:30Group work: Cohort studies PM
15:30Plenary session: A real life problem; a cohort study. PM
16:00End
Friday, 21st November
09:00Lecture:Randomizedcontrolledtrial including group work. LLH
11:00Plenary session: Discussion of group work. LLH
11:15Lecture:Systematicreviews. LLH
11:45Lunch
12:30Lecture: A real life problem; case control study. PM
13:30Group work: Case control study. PM
14:00Plenary session: Discussion of group work. PM
14:30 Lecture: Strategies of analyses. PM
15:30Plenary session: Summary of the course, course evaluation and home exam. PM, LLH
16:00End
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