Epi Syllabus.pdf
- 1. Epidemiology Unit Foundations of Clinical Medicine III EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE 2011 Unit Director, Steven Shea, M.D. Unit Overview: Epidemiology is the "basic science" of clinical medicine. It is the study of how diseases and states of health are distributed in populations. Epidemiology involves, at various times, all aspects of medicine and human biology from investigation of microbiological and biochemical samples and genes in the laboratory to interviews at the patient's bedside to the collection of data and samples in the field. You will encounter epidemiologic data daily throughout your professional life. The goal of this unit is to help you acquire the skills you will need to interpret published reports of epidemiologic studies and clinical trials and to apply the findings to your patients. Unit Objectives: This unit will enable you to understand and critically appraise studies designed to address the following issues: How we measure the magnitude and impact of major health problems How we identify new diseases How we identify the causes of a disease How genes and the environment interact in the causation of diseases How we infer causation from epidemiologic data obtained in observational studies How we interpret and use diagnostic and screening tests How we interpret and use the results of clinical trials Required Reading: Gordis, Leon. Epidemiology, 4th Edition. New York: W.B. Saunders & Co., 2008. This text is your primary resource. You will be expected to have read the assigned chapters prior to the lectures. Do not seek to memorize the formulas in Gordis that are not discussed and presented in lecture. The research articles from medical journals that are included with the syllabus are used to illustrate aspects of study design and analysis. You are responsible for the concepts illustrated but not for specific information about the articles or the diseases used as examples. Small Group Sessions: Attendance and homework completion are required. Students will hand in one copy of the homework at the start of the session and use a second copy for discussion purposes. The sessions will be student led. Epidemiology Unit https://courseworks.columbia.edu/wiki/site/MEDIM5107_081_2011_1/epidemiology unit.html 1 of 2 8/31/2013 11:28 PM
- 2. Homework: The small group sessions will each focus on an article and a set of structured questions to guide you in learning how to read reports of clinical studies in a critical way. The examination will be based in part on the skills you will acquire in interpreting data in a journal articles. It is recommended that you review old exams to anticipate the level of detail and understanding expected. Epi Course Schedule.pdf Epidemiology Unit https://courseworks.columbia.edu/wiki/site/MEDIM5107_081_2011_1/epidemiology unit.html 2 of 2 8/31/2013 11:28 PM
- 3. Wednesday 5‐Jan 2pm 3pm 1: John Snow and Cholera Shea Alumni Wednesday 5‐Jan 3pm 4pm 2: Longitudinal Studies Shea Alumni Thursday 6‐Jan 3pm 4:30pm Small Group 1: Longitudinal Studies Hammer Wednesday 12‐Jan 2pm 3pm 3: Case Control Studies Shea Alumni Thursday 13‐Jan 3pm 4:30pm Small Group 2: Case Control Studies Hammer Wednesday 19‐Jan 2pm 3pm 4: Bias and Validity Shea Alumni Wednesday 19‐Jan 3pm 4pm 5: Screening and Diagnostic Tests Shea Alumni Thursday 20‐Jan 3pm 4pm 6: Planning, Surveillance and Evaluation Karpati Alumni Wednesday 26‐Jan 2pm 3pm 7: Genetic Studies Barr Alumni Wednesday 26‐Jan 3pm 4pm 8: Statistical and Causal Inference Barr Alumni Thursday 27‐Jan 3pm 4:30pm Small Group 3: Diagnostic Tests Hammer Wednesday 2‐Feb 2pm 3pm 9: Conflicts of Interest in Industry Sponsored Trials Rothman Alumni Wednesday 2‐Feb 3pm 4pm Small Group 4: Regular Leaders ‐ Conflicts of Interest Hammer Thursday 3‐Feb 3pm 4pm 10: Ethical Issues in Human Research Lerner Alumni Thursday 3‐Feb 4pm 5pm Small Group 5: Regular Leaders ‐ IRB Review Hammer Wednesday 9‐Feb 2pm 3pm 11: Randomized Controlled Trials Shea Alumni Wednesday 9‐Feb 3pm 4pm 12: Meta‐Analysis; Equivalency Trials Shea Alumni Thursday 10‐Feb 3pm 4:30pm Small Group 6: Clinical Trials Hammer Monday 14‐Feb 2pm 3pm REVIEW SESSION Shea Alumni Wednesday 16‐Feb 2pm 5pm FINAL EXAM Alumni Epidemiology 2011 Course Schedule