Epidemiology and Biostatistics (5 cr)
Code: V1562-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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23.11.2020 - 24.01.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.01.2021 - 31.07.2021
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- Laurea Tikkurila
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Complementary competence, master’s studies in English (CYJ2), Generic studies
- Teachers
- Elsi Haverinen-Mottaghi
- Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko
- Study unit
- V1562
Objective
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
Location and time
Teams work space + Canvas.
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
McDonald J.H. 2016 Handbook of biological statistics. Available at: http://www.biostathandbook.com/HandbookBioStatThird.pdf
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
Toteutustapa
Methods: Online e-tivities, online workshop.
Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät
Assignments:
1 e-tivity: Definition for Epidemiology. By 31st Jan 2021
2 e-tivity: Definition for Biostatistics. By 31st Jan 2021
3 e-tivity: Global Health statistic concepts and parameters. By 31st Jan 2021
4 e-tivity: Basics of Outbreak. 2nd Feb 2021.
5 e-tivity: Outbreak report. 28th Feb 2021.
6 e-tivity: Research table of epidemiological studies. By 31st March 2021
7 e-tivity: Quality of epidemiological studies. 31st March 2021
8 e-tivity: Syndromic surveillance in migrant centers. 4th May 2021.
Student workload
Online lectures workshops 12 hours
Individual and pair work by completing e-tivities123 hours.
Sisältö ja sen jaksotus
The student is able to
• to analyze the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
• to analyze and implement surveillance data in infection prevention
• 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
Methods: Online lectures, e-tivities, workshops.
Evaluation scale
H-5