Epidemiology
Objectives
At the end of the course the students shall be able to:
- Describe the origin, purpose, stages, applications, concepts and technical terms of epidemiology;
- Define the General principles of sampling and justify its use in epidemiology;
- Characterize the use of numerators and denominators in building ratios, proportions and rates,
- Use case definitions and describe the measures according to the axes population, place and time;
- Define, calculate, describe, interpret and communicate epidemiologic measures of frequency, incidence and prevalence;
- Define and classify the types of health indicators, mortality and morbidity; Identify and use the main classifications and nomenclatures of diseases and causes of death;
- Define, calculate, interpret, communicate and use epidemiological risk measures absolute, relative and attributable, including their etiologic fractions; Describe the types of epidemiological studies, observational, experimental, descriptive and analytical, indications and limits to its use, calculus and interpretation of obtained measures, sources of error affecting epidemiological studies.
General characterization
Code
9489
Credits
4.0
Responsible teacher
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Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 32
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
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Bibliography
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Teaching method
- Differentiated format in accordance with the contents of each presential session, with of learning sessions of theoretical exposition aided by audio-visual materials, and theoretical-practical sessions of analysis, debate and resolution of case studies in the class-room guided by the teacher but with intervention of students;
- Individual resolution of worksheets on some thematic areas.
- Individual worksheets with written presentation (30% of the final mark);
- Individual written test for learning evaluation (70% the final mark).
Evaluation method
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Subject matter
1. Definition, historical landmarks, use in health and public health;
2. Main technical terms and concepts; classifications and nomenclatures;
3. Population and sample; principles and General sampling techniques;
4. Drawing, directions, conditions and limitations, planning, implementation, management, analysis, interpretation and communication of results of epidemiological studies, observational and experimental, analytical and descriptive;
5. Ratios, proportions and rates: conditions of numerators and denominators; necessity and influence of case definition;
6. Calculation, analysis, comparison, interpretation and reporting of epidemiological measures of frequency (incidence and prevalence). The epidemiological triad: people, place and time;
7. Types of health indicators, mortality and morbidity indicators, role of indicators in public health; Error in epidemiology, biases and confounding; elimination and control techniques, principles and criteria for causal inference;
8. Calculation, analysis, comparison, interpretation and communication of measures of association and impact: relation and role in risk evaluation, management and communication.