MNEM081c Epidemiologic Methology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Vladimír Janout, CSc. (lecturer)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Department of Human Nutrition – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Human Nutrition – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MNKV0721c Community nutrition and health
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Epidemiological methodology is to enable students to understand the epidemiological studies in their implementation and evaluation, including close links to evidence-based medicine.
Syllabus
  • Epidemiological indicators Descriptive studies Case-control study Cohort studies The intervention study Evaluation of the results of epidemiological studies Screening Principles of evidence based medicine
Literature
  • Encyclopedia of epidemiologic methods. Edited by Mitchell H. Gail - Jacques Benichou. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2000, xxi, 978. ISBN 0471866415. info
  • JĘDRYCHOWSKI, Wiesław and Umberto MAUGERI. Epidemiologic methods in studying chronic diseases : teaching manual. 1st ed. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 2000, 402 s. ISBN 8390489635. info
  • JANOUT, Vladimír. Klinická epidemiologie - nedílná součást klinických rozhodovacích procesů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1998, 145 s. ISBN 8071693537. info
  • JANOUT, Vladimír. Epidemiologické studie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Institut pro další vzdělávání pracovníků ve zdravotnictví, 1996, 130 s. ISBN 8070132248. info
  • Základy epidemiologie. Edited by Vladimír Janout. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1995, 93 s. ISBN 80-7067-442-3. info
Teaching methods
drills
Assessment methods
fulfilling requirements
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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