UNC - Department of Epidemiology  EPID600 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
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       Course schedule, Classroom edition, Spring 2009
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    Time | 
    Activity | 
    Topic   Skip to Spring Break | 
  
   
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    | 1/13 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Orientation and introduction 
    
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    | 1/13 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Lecture* | 
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    Studying populations (Note: In Rosenau Auditorium)  
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    | 1/14 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Lecture* | 
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    Studying populations (repeat for Wednesday labs) (Rosenau Auditorium) 
    
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    | 1/17 | 
    Sat | 
    Anytime | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Introduction to Epidemiology 600 due
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    | 1/18 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Studying populations (Demographic concepts) due
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    | 1/20 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence   
    
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    | 1/20 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Studying populations (Demographic concepts) | 
  
  
    | 1/21 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Studying populations (Demographic concepts) | 
  
	
	   
    | 1/23 | 
    Fri* | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for Studying populations (Demographic concepts) due
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    | 1/25 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe due
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    | 1/27 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Disease natural history; population screening   
    
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    | 1/27 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe  | 
  
  
    | 1/28 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe  | 
  
	
	   
    | 1/29 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe due
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    | 2/1 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Mammography in Asia due
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    | 2/3 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Study designs:  intervention studies  
    
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    | 2/3 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Mammography in Asia | 
  
   
    | 2/4 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Mammography in Asia | 
  
	   
    | 2/5 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for Mammography in Asia due
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    | 2/8 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for In-home drinking water filtration due
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    | 2/10 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Study designs:  cross-sectional, ecologic  
    
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    | 2/10 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    In-home drinking water filtration | 
  
   
    | 2/11 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    In-home drinking water filtration | 
  
	   
    | 2/12 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for In-home drinking water filtration due
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    | 2/13 | 
    Fri | 
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    Webform | 
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    Please submit 1st Peer Evaluation
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    | 2/13 | 
    Fri | 
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    Webform | 
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    Please submit 1st TA Evaluation
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    | 2/14 | 
    Sat | 
    Noon | 
    Blackboard | 
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    1st Examination available | 
  
	
   
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    | 2/17 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Study designs:  cohort studies  
    
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    | 2/17 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    No lab | 
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    Work on Exam 1 | 
  
   
    | 2/18 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    No lab | 
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    Work on Exam 1
   
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    | 2/21 | 
    Sat | 
    Anytime | 
    Webform | 
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    1st Examination DUE
		(your choice of time zone) | 
  
   
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    | 2/23 | 
    Mon | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Angry temperament and coronary heart disease due
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    | 2/24 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Study designs:  case-control studies  
    
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    | 2/24 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Angry temperament and coronary heart disease | 
  
   
    | 2/25 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Angry temperament and coronary heart disease | 
  
	   
    | 2/26 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for Angry temperament and coronary heart disease due
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    | 3/1 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Lung cancer in nonsmoking women due
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    | 3/3 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Error:  Selection bias 
    
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    | 3/3 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Lung cancer in nonsmoking women | 
  
   
    | 3/4 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Lung cancer in nonsmoking women | 
  
	   
    | 3/5 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for Lung cancer in nonsmoking women due
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    | 3/10 | 
    Tue | 
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    		No class - Spring Break | 
  
   
    | 3/10 | 
    Tue | 
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    No class - Spring Break | 
  
   
    | 3/11 | 
    Wed | 
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    No class - Spring Break | 
  
	   
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    | 3/15 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Erectile dysfunction and CVD risk due
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    | 3/16 | 
    Mon | 
    Night | 
    Blackboard | 
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    2nd Examination available | 
  
   
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    | 3/17 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Error:  Information bias  
    
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    | 3/17 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    No lab | 
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    Work on Exam 2 | 
  
   
    | 3/18 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    No lab | 
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    Work on Exam 2 | 
  
   
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    | 3/23 | 
    Mon | 
    Anytime | 
    Webform | 
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    2nd Examination DUE
		(your choice of time zone) | 
  
   
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    | 3/24 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Multicausality: Confounding  
    
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    | 3/24 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Erectile dysfunction and CVD risk | 
  
   
    | 3/25 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Erectile dysfunction and CVD risk | 
  
	
	   
    | 3/26 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for Erectile dysfunction and CVD risk due
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    | 3/31 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Bibliographic searches (by Mellanye Lackey) and  Film: The 
      Cancer Detectives for case study
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    | 3/31 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Critical review of epidemiologic studies | 
  
   
    | 4/1 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Critical review of epidemiologic studies | 
  
   
    | 4/3 | 
    Fri | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian due
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    | 4/7 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference  
    
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    | 4/7 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian | 
  
   
    | 4/8 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian | 
  
	   
    | 4/9 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian due
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    | 4/11 | 
    Sat | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for HPV and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia due
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    | 4/13 | 
    Mon | 
    Anytime | 
    Webform | 
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    3rd Examination DUE
		(your choice of time zone) | 
  
   
    | 4/14 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference  
    
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    | 4/14 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    HPV and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | 
  
   
    | 4/15 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    HPV and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | 
  
	   
    | 4/16 | 
    Thu | 
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    Webform | 
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    Group answers for HPV and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia due
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    | 4/19 | 
    Sun | 
    3:00pm | 
    Webform | 
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    Individual answers for Group A streptococcal infections due
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    | 4/21 | 
    Tue | 
    3:30pm | 
    Lecture | 
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    Role of epidemiology in public health  
    
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    | 4/21 | 
    Tue | 
    5:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Outbreak investigation exercise (on-line, in lab)
	
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    | 4/22 | 
    Wed | 
    4:00pm | 
    Labs | 
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    Outbreak investigation exercise (on-line, in lab)
	
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    | 4/24 | 
    Fri | 
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    Submit | 
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    Submit 2nd Peer Evaluation webform
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    | 4/24 | 
    Fri | 
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    Webform | 
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    Please submit course evaluation | 
  
  
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