Overview

This module aims to provide the students with an overview of the science and practice of clinical epidemiology. It also equips them with the basic skills of estimating the measures of association in observational studies, namely cohort and case-control studies. By the end of this module, the students should be able to describe the different designs of epidemiological studies, their advantages, disadvantages, confounding variables, and their control mechanisms.

Presentation

Please find the pre-seminar record below:

03. Epidemiologic Methodology (Record) 2023/24

03. Epidemiologic Methodology (Classroom) 2023/24

Resources

• Required Resources (compulsory)

1. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 1 - Section 5: The Epidemiologic Approach
   
2. Basic Epidemiology: Chapter 3: Types of Studies (page 39 -51)
3. Public Health Textbook: Design, applications, strengths and weaknesses of cross-sectional, analytical studies (including cohort, case-control and nested case-control studies), and intervention studies (including randomised controlled trials)
4. Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials. Chapter 6: Risk: Exposure to Disease
   N.B. In case you are studying from the previous edition (fifth edition) of Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials, you should study Chapter 5: Risk: Exposure to Disease
5. Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials. Chapter 7: Risk: Disease to Exposure
   N.B. In case you are studying from the previous edition (fifth edition) of Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials, you should study Chapter 6: Risk: Disease to Exposure
   

• Recommended Resources (optional)

1. Kesmodel US. Cross-sectional studies - what are they good for? Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 2018;97(4):388-393. doi:10.1111/aogs.13331 
2. Tripepi G, Jager KJ, Dekker FW, Wanner C, Zoccali C. Measures of effect: Relative risks, odds ratios, risk difference, and “number needed to treat.” Kidney International. 2007;72(7):789-791. doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002432 ‌
   

Assignment