1: Why epidemiology?

Question 1

what is epidemiology

Answer 1

Epidemiology is the study of disease in populations and of factors
that determine its occurrence. Veterinary epidemiology additionally
includes investigation and assessment of other health-related events,
notably productivity.

Question 2

epidemiology -> ____ of disease + _____ of disease -> disease control, management and prevention

Answer 2

epidemiology -> patterns of disease + determinants/causes of disease -> disease control, management and prevention

Question 3

why should veterinarians care about epidemiology/population-level data

Answer 3

principle of evidence-based vetmed

Question 4

what is clinical epidemiology

Answer 4

Clinical epidemiology is the application of the concepts and methods of epidemiology to problems (diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic, and preventive) encountered in the clinical delivery of care to individual patients

Question 5

Describe the EBVM cycle

Answer 5

ask>acquire>appraise>apply>assess

Question 6

give some reasons on why we care about epidemiology

Answer 6

Understand disease determinants
* Gather disease intelligence
* Picture how disease moves
* Track and halt disease outbreaks
* Solve medical mysteries
* Interpret diagnostic tests
* Evaluate treatment efficacy
* Help choose between options
(treatment, vaccine, protocol etc)