University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology
Fundamentals of Epidemiology (EPID 168)
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Instructor |
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Topic | |
| Tue | 8/22 |
Schoenbach |
I. |
Orientation and introduction |
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| Thu | 8/24 |
Schoenbach |
II. |
Historical perspectives |
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| Mon | 8/28 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Classic epidemiologic investigations | |
| Tue | 8/29 | Schoenbach |
III. |
Studying populations: basic demography |
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| Thu | 8/31 |
Rosamond |
Study populations: descriptive EPID & surveillance |
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| Mon | 9/4 |
Holiday |
Labor Day (no class) |
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| Tue | 9/5 |
Schoenbach |
IV. |
Phenomenon of disease - disease definition |
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| Thu | 9/7 |
Schoenbach |
Phenomenon of disease - natural history |
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| Mon | 9/11 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Descriptive studies and surveillance |
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| Tue | 9/12 |
Schoenbach |
V. |
Measuring disease |
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| Thu | 9/14 |
Schoenbach |
Measuring disease |
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| Mon | 9/18 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Measuring disease |
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| Tue | 9/19 |
Rosamond |
VI. |
Standardization |
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| Thu | 9/21 |
Schoenbach |
VII. |
Relating risk factors to health outcomes |
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| Mon | 9/25 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Standardization |
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| Tue | 9/26 |
Pankow |
Relating risk factors to health outcomes |
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| Thu | 9/28 |
Schoenbach |
Relating risk factors to health outcomes |
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| Mon | 10/2 |
Lab Instructors |
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LAB: Relating risk factors to health |
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| Tue | 10/3 |
Schoenbach |
VIII. |
Analytic study designs |
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| Thu | 10/5 |
FALL RECESS |
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| Mon | 10/9 |
Lab Instructors |
*LAB: Analytic study designs |
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| Tue | 10/10 |
Rosamond |
Analytic study designs (Intervention trials) |
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| Thu | 10/12 |
University Day (no class) |
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| Mon | 10/16 |
Midterm examination |
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| Tue | 10/17 |
Schoenbach |
Analytic study designs (Case control studies) |
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| Thu | 10/19 |
Schoenbach |
IX. |
Causal inference - philosophy and criteria |
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| Mon | 10/23 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Discussion of midterm |
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| Tue | 10/24 |
Rosamond |
X. |
Sources of error: Selection bias |
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| Thu | 10/26 |
Rosamond |
Sources of error: Information bias |
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| Mon | 10/30 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Sources of error |
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| Tue | 10/31 |
Schoenbach |
XI. |
Multicausality: Confounding |
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| Thu | 11/2 |
Schoenbach |
Multicausality: Confounding |
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| Mon | 11/6 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Confounding |
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| Tue | 11/7 |
Schoenbach |
XII. |
Multicausality: Effect modification |
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| Thu | 11/9 |
Schoenbach |
Multicausality: Effect modification |
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| Mon | 11/13 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Effect modification |
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| Tue | 11/14 |
David Gibbons |
XIII. |
Data analysis and interpretation |
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| Thu | 11/16 |
Schoenbach |
Data analysis and interpretation |
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| Mon | 11/20 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Data analysis and interpretation |
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| Tue | 11/21 |
Celia Hybels |
Conducting epidemiologic surveys |
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| Thu | 11/23 |
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
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| Mon | 11/27 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Student pres. (2pm: room 1305; 3pm: room 207 SON) |
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| Tue | 11/28 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Student presentations (rooms 2301 and 1301) |
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| Thu | 11/30 |
David Weber |
Outbreak epidemiology |
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| Mon | 12/4 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Student presentations |
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| Tue | 12/5 |
Schoenbach |
Practice of epidemiology |
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| Thu | 12/7 |
Schoenbach |
XIV. |
Role of epidemiology in public health |
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| Mon | 12/11 |
Lab Instructors |
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*LAB: Review for exam (1 hour) |
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| Sat | 12/16 |
Rosamond |
Final examination (12:00 noon, room 2301 McG-G) |
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| Lectures are at 11:00-12:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in room 2301; lab/discussion sections are on Mondays from 2:00-4:00pm (sections 602 and 604) or 3:00-5:00pm (sections 601 and 603). | |||||
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Updated by Victor Schoenbach on 12/15/2000.