EPIDEMIOLOGY, DEMOGRAPHY AND MEDICAL STATISTICS

Course Code

HE 3012

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr G Jones and Dr L Aucott

Pre-requisites

ST 1505

Overview

Epidemiology & Demography: Basic concepts and terminology in epidemiology; introduction to demography; measuring and comparing the health of populations; routine sources of health data; incidence and prevalence; conducting epidemiological studies; association and causality; bias and confounding; interpreting epidemiological data.

Medical Statistics: Interpreting figures and tables; relative risk and odds ratio; statistical analysis of epidemiological studies; statistical inferences and hypothesis testing.

Structure

1 three-hour seminar per week plus statistical practicals.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (40%) and in-course assessment, review (40%) plus (20%) statistics. Resit: