Course on clinical, epidemiological and public health research Course ID: MF-9230
Autumn 2013
Lecturers
PM – Per Magnus
HS – Hein Stigum
GU - Giske Ursin
LLH – Lise Lund H?heim, course organizer
Course curriculum
Magnus P, Bakketeig LS. Epidemiologi, Gyldendal Akademisk. (last edition October 2013)
Rothman KJ. Epidemiology. An Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2nd edition 2012.
Veier?d, Lydersen and Laake. Medical Statistics in clinical and epidemiological research, 2012. – for DAGs and power calculations
Other relevant literature for theory and analyses:
Aalen OO red. Statistiske metoder i medisin og helsefag. (2006)
Laake P, Benestad HB, Olsen BR. Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences, Elsevier-AP, Amsterdam 2007, ISBN: 978-0-12-373874-5
Altman DG. Practical statistics for medical research. (1991)
Rothman K, Greenland, Lash. Modern Epidemiology. (3rd edition, 2008)
Timetable Autumn 2013
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PART 1:
Wednesday, November 6th 2013
09:00 Registration. Introduction to the course. Introduction to causality. LLH
10.00 Group work: Framing research questions. LLH
11:00 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work. PM
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Lecture: Research question and study design. PM
13.30 Group work: Choice of study design. PM
14.15 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work. PM
16:00 End
Thursday, November 7th 2013
09:00 Lecture: Power calculations, sample size. HS
11.00 Group work: Power calculations, sample size. HS
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Lecture: Reference population and study population. PM
13.30 Group work: Choice of study population. PM
14.15 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work. PM
16:00 End
Friday, November 8th 2013
09:00 Lecture: Systematic errors: Selection bias, information bias, confounding, and effect modification. GU
11:00 Group work: Choice of study variables and data collection. GU
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Plenary session: Presentation and discussion of group work: Choice of study variables, methods of measurement, and data collection. PM
13.30 Lecture: Measures of disease occurrence and measures of association. PM
15.15 Plenary session: Information on homework: Completion of research plans and research protocol. PM
16:00 End
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PART 2:
Wednesday, November 27th 2013
09:00 Lecture: Causal graphs (DAGs) including group work. HS
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Lecture: Causal graphs (DAGs) including group work. HS
14:00 Lecture: Overview of design and measures of association. HS
16:00 End
Thursday, November 28th 2013
09.00 Lecture: Validity of tests, diagnostic methods and screening. LLH
10:00 Group work with plenary discussion: Validity of tests, diagnostic methods, and screening. LLH
11:00 Lecture: Infectious disease epidemiology. LLH
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Lecture: Genetic epidemiology. PM
14:30 Group work: Cohort studies PM
15:30 Plenary session: A real life problem; a cohort study. PM
16:00 End
Friday, November 29th 2013
09:00 Lecture: Randomized controlled trial including group work. LLH
11:00 Plenary session: Discussion of group work. LLH
11:15 Lecture: Systematic reviews. LLH
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Lecture: Strategies for analyses. PM
13:30 Group work: Case control study. PM
14:30 Plenary session: Discussion of group work. PM
15:15 Plenary session: Summary of the course, course evaluation and home exam. PM, LLH
15:30 End