Epidemiology and Biostatistics (5 op)

Learning outcomes

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

Aika ja paikka

Online except 12th Feb on campus / online according to the COVID-19 situation.

Oppimateriaalit

Will be informed in Canvas.

Opetusmenetelmät

Methods: e-tivities, Outbreak management workshop.
Compulsory presence at the outbreak management workshop 12th February 2022 on campus / online according to the COVID-19 situation.

Assignments:
1 e-tivity: Definition for Epidemiology. By 20th Jan 2022.
2 e-tivity: Definition for Biostatistics. By 20th Jan 2022.
3-etivity: Global Health statistic concepts and parameters. By 20th Jan 2022.
4 e-tivity: Basics of Outbreak. By 5th Feb 2022.
5 e-tivity: Outbreak report. By 28th Feb 2022.
6 e-tivity: Research table in use and dissemination of evidence. By 15th March 2022.
7 e-tivity: Quality of epidemiological studies. By 31st March 2022.
8 e-tivity: Syndromic surveillance plan in migrant centers. By 4th May 2022.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Campus / Online workshop 8 hours according to the actual COVID-19 situation.
Individual work by completing e-tivities127 hours

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty

At EQF7-level according to applied Laurea's criteria (2011) for study unit evaluation.

Sisällön jaksotus

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

Arviointiasteikko

H-5