UNC-CH - Department of Epidemiology
EPID600 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Classroom edition, Fall 2006
Date	Day	Time	Activity		Topic
8/23	Wed		No class		Review websites; buy coursepack, begin reading
8/29	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	I.	Orientation and introduction
8/29	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		The Age of AIDS
8/30	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		The Age of AIDS
9/5	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	II.	Studying populations
9/5	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Demographic concepts
9/6	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Demographic concepts
9/12	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	III.	Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence
9/12	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe - group exam
9/13	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe - group exam
9/19	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	IV.	Disease natural history; population screening
9/19	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Breast cancer screening with mammography; continue HIV in Zimbabwe
9/20	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Breast cancer screening with mammography; continue HIV in Zimbabwe
9/25	This week		Submit 1st Peer Evaluation webform
9/25	This week		Submit 1st TA Evaluation webform
9/26	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	V.	Study designs:  intervention studies
9/26	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		In-home drinking water filtration
9/27	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		In-home drinking water filtration
9/29	Fri		1st Examination available on course web site
10/3	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	VI.	Study designs:  cohort studies
10/3	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Angry temperament and CHD risk in the ARIC study
10/4	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Angry temperament and CHD risk in the ARIC study
10/9	Mon		1st Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone)
10/10	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	VII.	Study designs:  case-control studies
10/10	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Lung cancer in nonsmoking women
10/11	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Lung cancer in nonsmoking women
10/17	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VIII.	Study designs:  cross-sectional, ecologic
10/17	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Veteran status and cigarette-smoking
10/18	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Veteran status and cigarette-smoking (Fall break begins at 5:00pm)
10/24	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	IX.	Error:  Selection bias
10/24	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk
10/25	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk
10/27	Fri		2nd Examination available on course web site
10/31	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	X.	Error:  Information bias
10/31	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Fluoride exposure and childhood osteosarcoma
11/1	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Fluoride exposure and childhood osteosarcoma
11/7	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XI.	Critical review of epidemiologic studies (Film: The Cancer Detectives for following week case study)
11/7	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Critical review of epidemiologic studies
11/8	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Critical review of epidemiologic studies
11/8	Wed	(new date)	2nd Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone)
11/14	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XII.	Multicausality: Confounding
11/14	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian, China
11/15	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian, China
11/21	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XIII.	Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference
11/21	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		HPV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
11/22	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Thanksgiving Holiday
11/28	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XIV.	Investigating disease outbreaks
11/28	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation exercise
11/29	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation exercise
11/29	Wed		3rd Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone)
12/5	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XV.	Role of epidemiology in public health
12/5	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Global health
12/6	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Global health
12/8	Fri		Submit 2nd Peer Evaluation webform
12/8	Fri		Submit course evaluation
rev. 9/8/2006, 10/28/2006