Epidemiology and Biostatistics (5 cr)
Code: V1562-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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25.11.2019 - 01.12.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Campus
- Laurea Tikkurila
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Complementary competence, master’s studies in English (CYJ2), Generic studies
- Teachers
- Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko
- Study unit
- V1562
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
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)
Materials
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
Teaching methods
Methods: Lectures, e-tivities, workshops.
Compulsory presence at lecture and workshops.
Employer connections
Microbiologist, PhD student Sadia Zaar from University of Helsinki is participating into the teaching team.
Exam schedules
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.
International connections
WHO and ECDC recommendations and materials implemented.
Completion alternatives
None.
Student workload
Compulsory presence at lecture and workshops.
Lectures workshops 12 hours.
Individual and pair work by completing e-tivities123 hours.
Content 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
Evaluation scale
H-5