UNC-CH - Department of Epidemiology
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Course schedule, Classroom edition, Spring 2007 |
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| 1/10 | Wed | Prepare for first module (see instructions) | ||||||
| 1/16 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | I. | Orientation and introduction [objectives] [instructions] [slides] |
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| 1/17 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | The Age of AIDS (Michael Hooker Research Center [HC] 0001) | ||||
| 1/23 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | II. | Studying populations [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 1/24 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Demographic concepts | ||||
| 1/30 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | III. | Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 1/31 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe | ||||
| 2/6 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | IV. | Disease natural history; population screening [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 2/7 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Breast cancer screening with mammography | ||||
| 2/12 | This week | Submit 1st Peer Evaluation webform | ||||||
| 2/12 | This week | Submit 1st TA Evaluation webform | ||||||
| 2/13 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | V. | Study designs: intervention studies [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 2/14 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | In-home drinking water filtration | ||||
| 2/19 | Mon | 1st Examination available on course web site | ||||||
| 2/20 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | VI. | Study designs: cohort studies [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 2/21 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Angry temperament and CHD risk in the ARIC study | ||||
| 2/26 | Mon | 1st Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone) | ||||||
| 2/27 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | VII. | Study designs: case-control studies [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 2/28 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Lung cancer in nonsmoking women | ||||
| 3/6 | Tue | 4:00pm | Lecture | VIII. | Study designs: cross-sectional, ecologic [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 3/7 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Veteran status and cigarette-smoking | ||||
| 3/13 | Tue | No class - Spring Break | ||||||
| 3/14 | Wed | No class - Spring Break | ||||||
| 3/19 | Mon | 2nd Examination available on course web site | ||||||
| 3/20 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | IX. | Error: Selection bias Location Hooker 0001 (BC-BS Auditorium) [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 3/21 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk | ||||
| 3/26 | Mon | 2nd Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone) | ||||||
| 3/27 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | X. | Error: Information bias [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 3/28 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Fluoride exposure and childhood osteosarcoma | ||||
| 4/3 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | XI. | Multicausality: Confounding [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 4/4 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Critical review of epidemiologic studies | ||||
| 4/10 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | XII. | Bibliographic searches (by Mellanye Lackey) and Film: The Cancer Detectives for case study |
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| 4/11 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Case study: Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian, China | ||||
| 4/16 | Mon | 3rd Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone) | ||||||
| 4/17 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | XIII. | Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 4/18 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | HPV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | ||||
| 4/24 | Tue | 3:30pm | Lecture | XIV. | Role of epidemiology in public health [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions] |
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| 4/25 | Wed | 4:00pm | Labs | Outbreak investigation exercise | ||||
| 4/27 | Fri | Submit course evaluation | ||||||
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