Clinical Epidemiology

Clinical Epidemiology

 

Course
 Clinical Epidemiology
Date
 Dec 4 - 8, 2023 (Exam is Dec 15)
Course co-ordinator
 Dr. Mira Zuidgeest,
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care
Course description
 In clinical epidemiology, research is focused on questions of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and etiology. To address these questions, several research options are available, including intervention trials and case-control studies using data obtained in a clinical setting.

In the course, the principles and practice of clinical epidemiology will be considered and examples from the literature will be worked out and discussed. The aim is to provide the participants with the knowledge to evaluate and judge applied clinical research and data analysis and give a sufficient scientific and methodological background to actively participate in clinical studies.

Topics are: principles of applied clinical research, study design and analysis of diagnostic and prognostic research, study design and analysis of comparative (clinical) experimental and non experimental studies.

Obligatory book: D.E. Grobbee & A.W. Hoes, Clinical Epidemiology – Principles, Methods and Applications for Clinical Research, Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2014. This book can be purchased at reduced cost from the Study Society ‘Mebiose’ during the course. They are situated in the UMC Utrecht (across the large lecture rooms).
Course objectives
 At the end of this course, the student is able to
  • Define, explain and apply the basic terminology and principles specific for clinical epidemiology
  • Differentiate between the different aspects of clinical epidemiological research (diagnostic / etiologic / prognostic / therapeutic)
  • Construct a clinical research question that includes outcome, determinants and domain
  • Characterize different designs of data collection used in clinical epidemiology
  • Design a clinical epidemiological study
  • Name and identify the data-analysis techniques that are used for the different types of clinical epidemiological studies
  • Interpret the results of basic data analyses of a clinical epidemiological study
  • Explain the concepts of bias, and the issues concerning confounding bias
  • Read and explain clinical epidemiological scientific papers and identify, in these papers, which design of data collection and data analysis were used
Prerequisite knowledge
 Introduction to Epidemiology
Study Design
Introduction to Statistics (recommended)
Classical Methods in Data Analysis (recommended)
or similar level
Course days
Weekdays
Course format
 Lectures, computer assignments,
working group assignments with presentations
Assessment

80% attendance and the debate part is mandatory. (Closed book) Exam.
Number of participants
 60
Course fee
 € 980,-
Prerequisite for participation is sufficiënt capacity in terms of teachers and locations.

This course can also be followed online. Look at the website http://elevatehealth.eu/courses for more information and costs.


 

Teacher: Rick Grobbee, Arno Hoes, Bart Lagerwaard, Mira Zuidgeest

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