Epidemiologic Methods

Catalog description

This course will introduce the student to important epidemiological methodology/ concepts commonly used in evidence -based practice/medicine. The course will focus on the common observational designs, and common measures of disease frequency, risk association, and validity of diagnostic tests. The use and construction of receiver operating curves will be discussed. The course will also include an introduction into logistic regression and survival analysis methods in how they apply to disease outcomes/disorders. Students will conduct and apply basic epidemiological concepts using statistical software and learn how to design and develop. The student will be provided with information to aid in data collection and management. (prereq: HS 710)