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Session 1 - Introduction to epidemiology
Definition of epidemiology,
John snow
2
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Session 2 - measures of disease occurrence
Prevalence,
Incidence proportion,
Incidence rate
9
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Session 3 - standardisation and diagnostic tests
Specificity,
Sensitivity,
Positive predictive value
11
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Session 4 - infectious disease epidemiology
Infectious disease definition,
Infection occurs when,
Infection can be acquired from
21
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Session 5 - Cohort studies
Cohort,
Cohort study,
Historical retrospective cohort s...
13
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6 - Case control studies
Case control study,
Rare events cohort or case control,
Considerations when selecting cases
18
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7 - Ecological and cross-sectional studies
Ecological study,
Cross sectional studies advantage...,
Repeated surveys
8
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General strengths and weaknesses study designs
Cohort studies,
Case control,
Cross sectional
8
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8 - Confounding and effect modification
1
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