Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
EPID600 Fall 2008, Classroom course
Date Day Time Lectures Case studies / Labs
 
8/19/2008 Tue 3:30 I. Introduction The Age of AIDS
8/19/2008 Tue 5:00 DVD: The Age of AIDS, part I (Rosenau Auditorium)
8/20/2008 Wed 4:00 DVD: The Age of AIDS, part I (repeat - Rosenau Aud.)
8/26/2008 Tue 3:30 II. Studying populations
8/26/2008 Tue 5:00 DVD: The Age of AIDS, part II (Rosenau Auditorium)
8/27/2008 Wed 4:00 DVD: The Age of AIDS, part II (repeat - Rosenau Aud.)
 
8/29/2008 Fri Demographic concepts - submit individual answers
9/2/2008 Tue 3:30 III. Measuring disease
9/2/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (Demographic concepts)
9/3/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (Demographic concepts)
9/4/2008 Thu Submit group answers (Demographic concepts)
9/5/2008 Fri HIV in Zimbabwe - submit individual answers
9/9/2008 Tue 3:30 IV. Natural history
9/9/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (HIV in Zimbabwe) 
9/10/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (HIV in Zimbabwe) 
9/11/2008 Thu Submit group answers (HIV in Zimbabwe)
9/12/2008 Fri Mammography in Asia - submit individual answers
9/16/2008 Tue 3:30 V. Intervention trials
9/16/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (Mammography in Asia)
9/17/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (Mammography in Asia)
9/18/2008 Thu Submit group answers (Mammography in Asia)
9/19/2008 Fri Submit peer evaluations (webform) In-home water filtration - submit individual answers
Submit TA evaluation (webform)
9/23/2008 Tue 3:30 VI. Cross-sectional studies
9/23/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (In-home water filtration)
9/24/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (In-home water filtration)
9/25/2008 Thu Submit group answers (In-home water filtration)
9/27/2008 Sat 1st Examination available
9/30/2008 Tue 3:30 VII. Cohort studies
9/30/2008 Tue No lab - work on Exam 1
10/1/2008 Wed No lab - work on Exam 1
10/2/2008 Thu
10/4/2008 Sat 1st Examination due (webform)
10/5/2008 Sun Angry temperament and CVD - submit individual answers
10/7/2008 Tue 3:30 VIII. Case-control studies
10/7/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (Angry temperament and CVD
10/8/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (Angry temperament and CVD
10/9/2008 Thu Submit group answers (Angry temperament and CVD
10/10/2008 Fri Lung cancer in nonsmoking women - submit individual
10/14/2008 Tue 3:30 IX. Selection bias
10/14/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (Lung cancer in nonsmoking women)
10/15/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (Lung cancer in nonsmoking women)
10/16/2008 Thu Submit group (Lung cancer in nonsmoking women)
10/17/2008 Fri Erectile dysfunction and CVD - submit individual answers
10/21/2008 Tue 3:30 X. Searching the literature; Information bias
10/21/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (Erectile dysfunction and CVD)
10/22/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (Erectile dysfunction and CVD)
10/23/2008 Thu Submit group answers (Erectile dysfunction and CVD)
10/25/2008 Sat 2nd Examination available
10/28/2008 Tue 3:30 XI. The Cancer Detectives (video) (video is for the case study on Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian)
10/29/2008 Wed
10/30/2008 Thu
11/1/2008 Sat 2nd Examination due (webform)
11/4/2008 Tue 3:30 XII. Confounding
11/4/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab - TA presentation (Critiquing epidemiologic studies)
11/5/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab - TA presentation (Critiquing epidemiologic studies)
11/6/2008 Thu  
11/7/2008 Fri Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian - submit individual answers
11/11/2008 Tue 3:30 XIII. Data analysis & interpretation
11/11/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian
11/12/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian
11/13/2008 Thu Submit group answers (Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian
11/14/2008 Fri HPV and cervical neoplasia - submit individual answers
11/18/2008 Tue 3:30 XIV. Investigating disease outbreaks (Guest lecturer: Dr. David Weber)
11/18/2008 Tue 5:00 Lab discussion (HPV and cervical neoplasia)
11/19/2008 Wed 4:00 Lab discussion (HPV and cervical neoplasia)
11/20/2008 Thu Submit group answers (HPV and cervical neoplasia)
11/21/2008 Fri 3rd Examination due (webform)
11/25/2008 Tue 3:30 XIII. Data analysis & interpretation (cont'd)
11/25/2008 Tue No lab - Thanksgiving Recess
11/26/2008 Wed No lab - Thanksgiving Recess
12/2/2008 Tue 3:30 XV. Role of epidemiology in PH  
12/2/2008 Tue 5:00 Outbreak  investigation - In-lab on-line group exercise
12/3/2008 Wed 4:00 Outbreak  investigation - In-lab on-line group exercise
12/4/2008 Thu Submit 2nd peer evaluation (webform)
12/5/2008 Fri Submit course evaluation (webform)
Internet course schedule 8/10,11/2008, 9/11/2008, 10/6,8/2008
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