EPID 0506
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (varies)
Introduces
students to current public health issues and methods of public health
through the weekly reading, analysis, and discussion of the Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report.
Prerequisites: All M.P.H. core courses.
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EPID 0546
Seminar in Critical Review of Recent Injury Literature (3)
Intended for students who have taken the introductory injury courses offered and who wish to expand their knowledge
in current research.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502, PHCO 0504, and URHA 1686.
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EPID 0552
Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
Intermediate-level
course in which the nature and epidemiology of a number of prominent
infectious diseases are presented. Basic principles of immunization,
secondary attack rates, herd immunity, and epidemic growth curves are
presented. Examples of outbreak investigations are reviewed. Diseases
are classified both by agent and by route of contagion. Students write
papers on a relevant infectious disease problem.
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EPID 0563
Introduction to Outcomes research (3)
During
the past few years, there has been an explosion of interest in
measuring the outcomes of medical care. This has been called the
outcomes movement. The science of measuring outcomes and of integrating
that process into the routine care of patients has come to be known as
outcomes research. Public health practitioners are expected to play a
major role in evaluating the outcomes of medical care as the nation's
health care system is rapidly changing from fee-for-service to managed
care environment. This course introduces students to the principles of
health outcomes research and to practical applications of
these principles.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0641
GIS in Public Health (3)
Geographic
information systems (GIS) are
transforming the ways in which we assess, visualize, and present data.
Policymakers, practitioners, and managers in countless fields are using
GIS more than ever before to make important decisions that affect the
lives of numerous populations. The use of GIS in the public health and
health care sectors has become imperative for the assessment of, for
example, access of disadvantaged populations to health services, point
and nonpoint sources of water pollution, spatial patterns in disease
rates, and health disparities by socioeconomic status. As GIS continues
to become a more valuable and widely used tool for improvement of health
across all populations, it is becoming increasingly important for those
entering the fields of public health, health care, and medicine to be
proficient with GIS. The course provides an extensive overview of GIS
concepts and introduces students to ESRI's ArcMap software, the primary
and most powerful GIS software used by professionals and academics
alike. Exercises and assignments using ArcMap deal with health care and
public health data, problems, and scenarios. At the end of the course,
students will be proficient with ArcMap, GIS principles, and will be
able to apply GIS software to today's fundamental public health themes
and problems.
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EPID 0585
Disease Clusters: Science and Policy (1)
Introductory
course designed to give students an overview of the scientific, public
health, and public policy issues in the investigation of disease
clusters. Students will be given a series of readings from the
scientific literature that summarize the statistical methods, government
response, media coverage, and public concern for disease clusters.
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EPID 0590
Readings/Research Topics in Epidemiology (1-3)
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EPID 0591
Comparative Effectiveness Research in Health Care (3)
Comparative
effectiveness research (CER) refers to the generation and synthesis of
evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to
prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or to improve
the delivery of care. The purpose of CER is to assist consumers,
clinicians, purchasers, and policymakers to make informed decisions that
will improve health care at both the individual and population levels.
This course introduces the basic concept of CER, the history and
current debates, the principles of CER methodology and guidelines for
practice, and potential trends and directions in CER from a U.S. and
global perspective.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0504 and PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0595
Global Communicable Disease Control (3)
This course covers the epidemiology of a number of communicable diseases that are of importance in the
developing world and examines programs and policies that have been used to control them. Examples of
successful, currently promising, and failed efforts at disease eradication are presented.
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EPID 0601
Cancer Epidemiology (3)
An
introduction to cancer epidemiology, highlighting current statistics
(in incidence, mortality, and survival) and cancer risk factors
(including host and environmental factors). Strategies for cancer
prevention and control in the general population and within
disproportionately affected populations will also be presented.
Additionally, this course will encourage critical thinking about these
concepts, covering the use of biomarkers and some controversies on
cancer epidemiology research. Students will increase their knowledge of
cancer epidemiology and obtain skills needed to interpret and critique
research studies in the field of cancer epidemiology.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0607
Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology (3)
A
survey of major topics in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology from
fertility to outcomes of birth. Focuses on methodological issues in
studying reproductive and perinatal outcomes using epidemiologic study
designs, while incorporating life course and global health perspectives.
The course also critically reviews the literature on major
reproductive and perinatal outcomes, and engages in current debates in
the literature.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0610
Case Studies in Epidemiology and Public Health (3)
Provides vicarious
experience in epidemiology and public health practice through a variety
of scenarios
encompassing infectious disease, chemical and radiological outbreaks,
chronic diseases, and emerging infections. The course teaches public
health competencies and encourages active participation in the learning
experience.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0621
Survey Research in Epidemiology (3)
Introduces
students
to the basics of survey research and provides them with skills necessary
to conduct their own research. An understanding of statistics and
computers is
essential in this course. Computers are used throughout
the semester for various tasks including electronic communication,
formatting of instruments, data entry, data analysis, and class
presentations.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0622
Injury Control and Prevention (3)
This survey course provides students with a broad-based
understanding of the various psychosocial, political, and economic
causes and consequences of injury, and presents an exploration of the
tools of injury surveillance and prevention. In the course, injury will
be considered as a public health problem,
one where its determinants reside in the community, and where prevention
efforts are most effective when directed toward the community.
Prerequisites: All M.P.H. core courses.
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EPID 0629
Meta-Analysis (3)
A
beginning course in meta-analysis, the quantitative analysis of
outcomes of primary studies. Meta-analysis consists of a collection of
techniques that attempt
to analyze and integrate effect sizes (indices of the association
between an independent variable and a dependent variable) that accrue
from research
studies. This
course is concerned with the conduct of a meta-analysis and how to
interpret and use the results.
The class will take a two-pronged approach and consider how to read and
critically analyze a meta-analytic report
and how to conduct a meta-analysis. Class sessions will involve
discussion on the benefits and problems associated with this procedure,
the steps to performing a quality analysis,
the place of meta-analysis within the scientific method, and ways to
tell a good meta-analysis from a poor one. Also included are the
specific steps to conduct a meta-analysis. Topics include how to
formulate a meta-analytic research
question, how to conduct an exhaustive literature search, how to code
moderating variables, how to calculate effect
sizes, how to analyze effect size distributions, and how determine the
right model for analysis.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0504 or graduate-level statistics course.
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EPID 0638
Tuberculosis (TB): A View from the Trenches (3)
Presented
for students pursuing
degrees in public health and/or medicine and whose intent is to broaden their knowledge
base in the field of tuberculosis (TB). Students will be provided with a foundation necessary
for entry-level positions
in the field of TB control. This course is
designed to allow students
the opportunity to identify areas of interest
in TB for further in-depth
study.
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EPID 0650
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3)
An
intermediate-level epidemiology course designed to familiarize students
with the evaluation and conduct of environmental and occupational
epidemiology studies. Students will become familiar with specific
environmental and occupational hazards and diseases such as air
pollution, lead exposure, and cancer. The class will also cover the
unique epidemiological or exposure assessment methods used to study
those topics. Students will be asked to analyze, evaluate, summarize,
and present published studies used to investigate health effects
related to environmental and occupational exposures.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0652
Epidemiology of Chronic Disease (3)
In
this course, the epidemiology and available methods of prevention are
reviewed for a series of prominent noninfectious diseases. In the first
three or four sessions, the faculty covers coronary heart disease,
stroke, and a general discussion of cancer. Students present material on
a variety of other diseases of their choosing in subsequent sessions.
The major written exercise is the preparation of a grant proposal to
study a cutting-edge question of the student's choosing.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0656
Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods (3)
Builds
on the basic concepts introduced in PHCO 0502 Principles and Methods of
Epidemiology to provide a foundation in the design, analysis, and
interpretation of epidemiologic studies. Topics introduced in
Principles and Methods of Epidemiology are reviewed and examined in more
detail. A critical view of epidemiology and its role in public health
is explored. The format of the course is lecture with intermittent
class discussion and activities.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0657
Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research (3)
An
intermediate course designed to provide students with hands-on
experience in the integration of epidemiologic theories and concepts
with the analysis of study data. Students are introduced to various
analytic approaches and quantitative methods for investigating public
health issues, with a particular focus on logistic regression models.
Students work on a publicly available dataset and work in designated
groups throughout the semester. Students develop focused research
hypotheses to investigate, build analytic models, and analyze and
interpret the data applying the range of methods presented in lecture
using SAS software. The data analysis project culminates in both oral
and written presentations. Homework and a closed-book midterm
examination are also required.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502, PHCO 0504, BIST 0535, and EPID 0656.
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EPID 0670
Advanced Seminar in Epidemiology I (1)
Reviews
published papers on epidemiologic methods and substantive areas of
epidemiology (both current and historical). This seminar is offered in
the fall semester. Students will be required to attend all weekly
seminars and submit a one-page critique of each week's reading
assignment. For doctoral students, two semesters of this this course
(Advanced Seminars in Epidemiology I and II) will stratify the doctoral
residency requirements. Completion of four presentations and attendance
of 20 sessions in these two seminars is required to satisfy the
residency requirements.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0504 and PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0671
Advanced Seminar in Epidemiology II (1)
Reviews
published papers on epidemiologic methods and substantive areas of
epidemiology (both current and historical). This seminar is offered in
the spring semester. Students will be required to attend all weekly
seminars and submit a one-page critique of each week's reading
assignment. For doctoral students, two semesters of this this course
(Advanced Seminars in Epidemiology I and II) will stratify the doctoral
residency requirements. Completion of four presentations and attendance
of 20 sessions in these two seminars is required to satisfy the
residency requirements.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0504 and PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0672
Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management (3)
Introduces students to the basic concepts and methods of
pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0673
Social Epidemiology (3)
Introduces
students to theories, concepts, and methods for investigating the
social determinants of health. As a discipline of epidemiology, the
course focuses on examining social factors implicated in the development
and distribution of disease and the methods used to investigate these
associations. Specifically, students will critically evaluate measures
used in social epidemiology, discuss major debates in the field,
identify strengths and weaknesses of previously published studies, and
examine possible solutions targeting social factors.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0674
Introduction to Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs (3)
Pharmacovigilance
is the science and activities that relate to the detection, monitoring,
assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse effects of
medicines including vaccines and biological products. This survey course
is designed to expose students to the practice of pharmacovigilance in
the rapidly changing and highly regulated pharmaceutical industry.
Students who intend or have an interest in working in the industry will
gain a broad perspective on how pharmacovigilance and epidemiology play a
role in drug development and postmarketing surveillance. Students will
develop a better understanding of the legal and regulatory framework for
drug safety. Focuses heavily on the analysis of current industry and
regulatory activities to provide students the opportunity to apply the
principles of pharmacovigilance.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0504 and PHCO 0502.
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EPID 0695
Classic Papers in Epidemiology (3)
Provides
exposure to important books, essays, journal articles, and public
documents that have had a profound impact on public health. Designed for
the advanced student, it requires intense participation in a seminar
format.
Prerequsites: PHCO 0504, PHCO 0502; or permission of instructor.
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EPID 0753
Advanced Epidemiologic Research Methods with Applications (3)
Advanced
course in epidemiologic methods that helps students to have an in-depth
understanding of theories, concepts, and principles underlying epidemiologic
study designs and analyses. The emphasis is on integrating the various
epidemiologic concepts so that students will be able to clearly relate these to
published or ongoing research studies. It also helps students to clearly see
the interrelationship between epidemiologic methods and their application in
real-life research. The course covers
advanced topics including event occurrence measures, causal inference, the
concept of synergy and antagonism, and the theoretical basis of epidemiologic
study designs. It also utilizes classic
epidemiological studies to illustrate the link between epidemiological theories
and their applications.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502, PHCO 0504, EPID 0656, and BIST 0551.
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EPID 0659
Injury & Violence Epidemiology (3)
This course will introduce students to the principles of injury and violence
prevention broadly with a focus on the various epidemiological study designs used in injury and violence research, and important concepts used in designing, analyzing and interpreting these studies. Students will learn to critically review current literature and select appropriate methods for particular in injury topic such as unintentional injuries from motor vehicle crashes, falls, poisoning, sports injuries and intentional
injuries from youth violence, intimate partner violence, homicide and suicide. The course will include lectures, small group exercises, student-led discussion and online exercises.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and PHCO 0504.
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EPID 0676
Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology (3)
This intermediate course is designed to build upon concepts introduced in EPID0672. It provides intermediate-level concepts and methods in pharmacoepidemiology and includes the development of a full proposal for a pharmacoepidemiological study as a final project. Lectures will be available online for asynchronous viewing before class. Class time will be dedicated to review of lecture and journal club. Online discussion and group work will focus on development of the final project.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502, PHCO 0504, and EPID 0672.
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EPID 0677
Molecular Epidemiology (3)
Molecular epidemiology is an innovative field of public health research in which biomarker profiles (e.g., genetic variation, epigenetic variation, gene expression, protein expression, metabolomics, etc.) are integrated into population-based epidemiology studies of human diseases. Such
integration enhances the measurements of exposures, effects, and susceptibilities, provides insights into complex biological mechanisms, and generates novel hypotheses about exposure-outcome
relationships. This course will provide students with knowledge on basic concepts in molecular
epidemiology, along with some of the methodological issues that should be considered in the interpretation of study findings from molecular epidemiology research. Students will also gain experience conducting critical reviews of research articles with respect to study design and select analytic issues in molecular epidemiology.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and EPID 0656.
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EPID 0777
Molecular Epidemiology (3)
Molecular epidemiology is an innovative field of public health research in which
biomarker profiles (e.g., genetic variation, epigenetic variation, gene expression, protein expression, metabolomics, etc.) are integrated into population-based epidemiology studies of human diseases. Such integration enhances the measurements of exposures, effects, and susceptibilities, provides insights into
complex biological mechanisms, and generates novel hypotheses about exposure-outcome relationships. This course will provide students with knowledge on basic concepts in molecular epidemiology, along with some of the methodological issues that should be considered in the interpretation of study findings from molecular epidemiology research. Students will also gain experience conducting critical reviews of research articles with respect to study design and select analytic issues in molecular epidemiology.
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EPID 0721
Using PH Surveillance to Assess PH Needs (3)
Public Health Surveillance is a core function of public health practice. Surveillance is performed to recognize new diseases, injuries and hazards, and to monitor existing public health issues by tracking trends and estimating the scope of these issues. This course will discuss the evolution of public health surveillance efforts, the types of surveillance efforts currently in use, and the legal and ethical issues at play when surveilling populations. Students will learn how to evaluate surveillance efforts, analyze surveillance data, and communicate findings to a broad audience. Articles from CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report will be discussed to familiarize students with a variety of public health issues and
surveillance data. Assignments will ask students to research and present information on public
health issues they care about to help students develop and further their interests.
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EPID 0750
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3)
An intermediate-level epidemiology course designed to familiarize students with the evaluation and conduct of environmental and occupational
epidemiology studies. Students will become familiar with specific environmental and occupational hazards and diseases such as air
pollution, lead exposure, and cancer. The class will also cover the unique epidemiological or exposure assessment methods used to study
those topics. Students will be asked to analyze, evaluate, summarize, and present published studies used to investigate health effects
related to environmental and occupational exposures.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0502 and EPID 0656.
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EPID 0603
PETS Pharmacoepidemiology Research Meetings (0)
The Pharmacoepidemiology Research Seminar includes presentations and discussion of ongoing and
completed pharmacoepidemiologic research studies, grant proposals, and journal articles.
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