340.602.11 INTERMEDIATE EPIDEMIOLOGY
Department:
Epidemiology
Term: Summer Inst. term
Credits: (4 credits)
Contact: Ayesha Khan
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
Description:
This course will present and illustrate key methods used in epidemiologic research at an intermediate level. Topics will include causal inference in epidemiology, study designs, measures of disease frequency and association, methods to assess and handle confounding and bias, and analysis and statistical modeling in epidemiologic studies.
Student Evaluation: Exam
Learning Objective:
describe the main issues involved in establishing causal relationships from observational data. - employ epidemiologic methods to address confounding, bias, effect modification and modeling using multiple variables in epidemiologic studies
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
- Mon 06/18/2012 - Fri 06/29/2012
- Monday 8:30 - 12:00
- Tuesday 8:30 - 12:00
- Wednesday 8:30 - 12:00
- Thursday 8:30 - 12:00
- Friday 8:30 - 12:00
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Instructor Consent:
For consent, contact: akhan@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: No
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
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Frequency Schedule: One Year Only
Next Offered: 2013-2014