UM SPH Courses taught by Lisabeth, Lynda

EPID503 Strategies and Uses of Epidemiology

Winter term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Kardia, Sharon; Adar, Sara; Lisabeth, Lynda; Tomey, KT
Offered every year
Last offered Winter 2013
Prerequisites: Biostat 503, Grad Status
Description: This course offers an introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods of population-based epidemiologic research. It is intended to be the introductory course for students who are NOT majoring in Epidemiology. The course will be divided into three primary sections. The first section will serve as an introduction to the basic principles of epidemiology and the measures used in epidemiology. The second section will discuss epidemiologic study design (including case-control, cohort studies) and analysis (including bias, confounding, effect modification). The third section will cover special topics that are important to an introductory understanding of epidemiology (including outbreak investigations, screening, and the role of epidemiology in public health.

Fall term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Lisabeth, Lynda
Offered every year
Last offered Fall 2012
Prerequisites: Concurrent or previous enrollment in Epid 600; limited to 2nd year MPH and PhD students
Description: Epid 604 is a 3-credit course designed to provde an overview of the major topics and issues in cardiovascular disease epidemiology including: 1) pathophysiology, 2) epidemiology of CVD (incidence, prevalence, mortality and morbidity) overall and in special populations, 3) major and putative risk factors for CVD including genetic, social and economic determinants, 4) methodologic issues in CVD research including surveillance and measures of CVD endpoints and relevant exposures, 5) major population-based studies of CVD in the US and globally, 6) primary and secondary CVD prevention, target groups for prevention, and community-based intervention studies, 7) treatment of CVD and major CVD trials, 8) CVD-related research occurring within the Department of Epidemiology.
Syllabus for EPID604 (PDF, 70395 bytes, last modified on Monday, September 13, 2010)