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Epidemiology
2200A/B -
Introduction to Epidemiology
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The calculation and interpretation of basic epidemiologic measures, the strengths and weaknesses of various study designs, and the critical appraisal of published medical and epidemiologic studies.
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Epidemiology
3200A -
Epidemiology II
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An examination of the major research issues in epidemiology studies focusing on principal sources of bias (sampling, measurement, and confounding) and other technical issues (e.g. effect-measure modification) in estimates of exposure-outcome associations. Understanding general and design-specific issues is accomplished through critical appraisal of published papers in selected topic areas.
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Epidemiology
3210B -
Analytic Epidemiology
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This course will teach the fundamentals of observational study designs (case-control and cohort). The course will be problem-based and taught using published studies as examples. Course assignments and projects will include development and critique of protocols.
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Epidemiology
3315B -
Epidemiology of Major Diseases
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A survey course covering the descriptive epidemiology (incidence and prevalence) and analytic epidemiology (risk and protective factors) of the infectious and chronic disease that are leading causes of death and disability. Effects of personal characteristics (age, gender), place (developing versus developed countries) and changes in occurrence over time are emphasized.
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Epidemiology
3330F/G -
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
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Introduction to the process of systematic reviews and meta-analysis, including formulating a research question, defining inclusion and exclusion criteria for the search, literature search method, data extraction, qualitative and quantitative synthesis of evidence.
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Epidemiology
4310A -
Public Health
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A course on the fundamental principles and methods of Public Health (e.g. disease surveillance, outbreak investigations) as practiced by agencies such as Public Health Agency of Canada and local Health Units. Assignments will be based on actual public health problems. Both local and international perspectives will be introduced.
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Epidemiology
4320A -
Clinical Epidemiology
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An introduction to methods for the design, analysis and interpretation of studies that evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests and the outcomes of new treatments and health technologies. The course will also explore health policy and will follow examples of translation of knowledge generated by clinical epidemiology studies.
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Epidemiology
4500B -
Health Services Research Methods
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This course exposes students to the current research design and analysis methods employed in health services research, both in Canada and internationally.
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Epidemiology
4600A -
Introduction to Health Economics
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A course focusing on the economics concepts and methods relevant to understand health policy decisions from an economic perspective. This course will cover following topics: microeconomic tools for health economics, demand for and supply of healthcare, health insurance, market failure in the health sector and methods of economic evaluation.
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Epidemiology
4615B -
Health Economics II
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This course will cover topics related to the theoretical economic foundation of cost-utility and cost-benefit analyses, and decision analytic models and statistical methods for the economic evaluation of health interventions. Application of Decision Tree Model, Markov Model and Microsimulation Model and uncertainty in health & medicine will be considered.
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Epidemiology
4715B -
Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials
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Introduction to the statistical and clinical issues in the design and analysis of controlled clinical trials involving human subjects.
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