Epidemiology and Biostatistics (5 op)

Tavoitteet

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

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)

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

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

Toteutustapa

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

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

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

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

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.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

WHO and ECDC recommendations and materials implemented.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Compulsory presence at lecture and workshops.

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

Sisältö ja sen 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