Epidemiology
Code
MF02
Department
Public Health and Community
Credits
3
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Carlos Matias Dias
Teaching language
Portuguese/ English
Objectives
The aim of this curricular unit is to develop the epidemiological discipline and its main applications in Public Health and research. The students should demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental epidemiological principles and methods and skills to apply those principles and methods into the research context, namely in the health analysis and risk management, and in the planning and evaluation of programmed health interventions.
Prerequisites
Musculoskeletal conditions
Subject matter
Syllabus:
- Overview of methods and principles in Epidemiology
- Critical reflection on the types of study and measuring strategy in epidemiology
- The concept of risk in Public Health
- Reflection on epidemiologic research, and relationship with other forms of research
- Critical analysis of epidemiological research publications - differences and similarities with other research approaches
- Applications of epidemiology in public health
Bibliography
- Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Kjellstrom, T.: Basic Epidemiology. Geneva, WHO, 1993.
- Brownson, R., Petitti, D. (eds.): Applied Epidemiology - Theory to Practice. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Kleinbaum, D, Kupper, L, Morgensten, H: Epidemiologic Research, Principles and Methods. New York, VNR co., 1982.
- Mausner, J.; Bahn, A. : Introdução à epidemiologia, Lisboa: Fundação C. Gulbenkian, 1990. Tradução do original em inglês: Epidemiology. An Introductory text, Filadephia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1984.
- Rothman, K & Greenland, S.: Modern Epidemiology. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Pubs., 1998.
Teaching method
Teaching and learning strategies include:
- Lectures and Seminars
- Small Tutorial Groups
- Clinical Skills Lab
- Self-directed Learning
Evaluation method
The assessment methods include a multiple choices written Test of 1-hour length (100%). To complete this curricular unit the students must have a classification of a minimum of 9,5 in the test.
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