Epidemiology

Objectives

The aim of this curricular unit is to develop the epidemiological discipline and its main applications in Public Health and research. The students should demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental epidemiological principles and methods and skills to apply those principles and methods into the research context, namely in the health analysis and risk management, and in the planning and evaluation of programmed health interventions.

General characterization

Code

MF02

Credits

Responsible teacher

Prof.ª Doutora Andreia Leite

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese / English

Prerequisites

Bibliography

Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Kjellstrom, T.: Basic Epidemiology. Geneva, WHO, 1993.

Brownson, R., Petitti, D. (eds.): Applied Epidemiology - Theory to Practice. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998.

Kleinbaum, D, Kupper, L, Morgensten, H: Epidemiologic Research, Principles and Methods. New York, VNR co., 1982.

Mausner, J.; Bahn, A. : Introdução à epidemiologia, Lisboa: Fundação C. Gulbenkian, 1990. Tradução do original em inglês: Epidemiology. An Introductory text, Filadephia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1984.

Rothman, K & Greenland, S.: Modern Epidemiology. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Pubs., 1998.

Teaching method

Teaching and learning strategies include: lectures and seminars, small tutorial groups, clinical skills lab and self-directed Learning.

Evaluation method

The assessment methods include a multiple choices written Test of 1-hour length (100%). To complete this curricular unit the students must have a classification of a minimum of 9,5 in the test.

Subject matter

· Overview of methods and principles in Epidemiology;

· Critical reflection on the types of study and measuring strategy in epidemiology;

· The concept of risk in Public Health;

· Reflection on epidemiologic research, and relationship with other forms of research;

· Critical analysis of epidemiological research publications - differences and similarities with other research approaches;

· Applications of epidemiology in public health.

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