Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyse the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
- analyse and implement infection surveillance data in infection prevention
- implement epidemiological tools in infection prevention and outbreak management

Teaching methods

Methods: Lectures, e-tivities, workshops.
Compulsory presence at lecture and workshops.

Location and time

2020 January – May V1562 Epidemiology and Biostatistics

By 2020 31st Jan online learning (Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko & Sadia Zafar)
1 e-tivity: Basics of Epidemiology.
2 e-tivity: Basics of Biostatistics.
3-etivity: Global Health statistic concepts and parameters.

By 2020 15th Feb
4 e-tivity: Research table of epidemiological studies.
5 e-tivity: Quality of epidemiological studies.

By 2020 28rd Feb
6 e-tivity: Basics of Outbreak.
7 e-tivity: Critical analysis of outbreak.

2020 March 7th
9 - 16 Outbreak management Lecture and workshops (Sadia Zafar)

By 2020 4th May online learning (Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko & Sadia Zafar)
8 e-tivity: Syndromic surveillance in migrant centers.

2020 May 14th
9 -11.30 Syndromic surveillance in migrant centre workshop. (Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko & Sadia Zafar)

Learning materials and recommended literature

Online material
https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/epidemiology-uninitiated

https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one

https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg6/resources/the-guidelines-manual-appendicesbi-2549703709/chapter/appendix-e-methodology-checklist-casecontrol-studies

https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg6/resources/the-guidelines-manual-appendices-bi-2549703709/chapter/appendix-d-methodology-checklist-cohort-studies

McDonald J.H. 2016 Handbook of biological statistics. Available at: http://www.biostathandbook.com/HandbookBioStatThird.pdf

Alternative completion methods of implementation

None.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Microbiologist, PhD student Sadia Zaar from University of Helsinki is participating into the teaching team.

Important dates

Assignments:
1 e-tivity: Basics of Epidemiology. By 31st Jan 2020
2 e-tivity: Basics of Biostatistics. By 31st Jan 2020
3-etivity: Global Health statistic concepts and parameters. By 31st Jan 2020
4 e-tivity: Research table of epidemiological studies. By 15th Feb 2020
5 e-tivity: Quality of epidemiological studies. 15th Feb 2020
6 e-tivity: Basics of Outbreak. 28th Feb 2020.
7 e-tivity: Critical analysis of outbreak. 28th Feb 2020.
8 e-tivity: Syndromic surveillance in migrant centers. 4th May 2020.

Forms of internationality

WHO and ECDC recommendations and materials implemented.

Students workload

Compulsory presence at lecture and workshops.

Lectures workshops 12 hours.
Individual and pair work by completing e-tivities123 hours.

Content and scheduling

The student is able:
x to analyse the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
x to analyse and implement infection surveillance data in infection prevention
x to implement epidemiological tools in infection prevention and outbreak management


Content:
• introduction on health care statistics and their application in clinical practice and public health
• basics on epidemiology and biostatistics and their application in clinical practice and public health
• epidemiological and intervention study process
• outbreak management

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Competence and criteria based evaluation of knowledge base, problem solving, development and communication. at EQF7-level.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

The student is not able to fulfil the satisfactory assessment criteria.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

To gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care widely.
To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.

To solve problems in epidemiology in health care development and/or innovation activities.

To recognize and analyze focuses of epidemiology in health care development making use of the knowledge base.

To communicate about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care clearly both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

To gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources.
To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.

To solve problems in epidemiology in health care development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.

To create target-oriented, justified development plans for epidemiology in health care considering the community.

To communicate about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

To create a consistent knowledge base for epidemiology and biostatistics in health care context making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion.

To solve demanding problems in development and/or innovation activities in epidemiology in health care where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.

To develop the activities of the epidemiology in health care competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.

To communicate about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.