PPT-CONCEPT OF DISEASE CAUSATION AND MEASURES OF DISEASE FRQUENCY

OLUWADARE T DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH Introduction What is health What is a disease disease state Concept of dx causation A cause of a disease is an event condition characteristic or combination of these factors which plays an important role in producing the disease. If two variables A and B are correlated with high statistical signi64257cance it does not necessarily imply that A causes B nor that B causes A Hence the high correlation between birth rate and number of storks in variously industri alized European c Do they really ‘cause’ anything?. Material Causation. Bediuzzaman, like Imam Ghazali before him, took the position that matter is impotent to actually cause anything. He saw causes as being merely a veil to the hand of Allah’s Power. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc:. . “With this, therefore because of this”. Correlation. A . relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance . Amartya. Sen. Amartya. Sen. Amartya. Sen. is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University and was until 2004 the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.  He is also Senior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows.  Earlier on he was Professor of Economics at . Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. RULES. Answer A, B, C or D. You can have – . 1 lifeline . 1 50/50. 1 audience vote. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The term “causation” and its derivatives (“caused by”, “proximately caused”, “cause”) in the Colorado workers’ compensation system are:. Actus Reus . -. Causation. 1. Objectives. Identify. . the meaning of the term causation. Describe. . and give examples of the meaning of factual causation. Describe . and give examples of the meaning of. L/O – To identify the problems historians face when dealing with causation. Why is Causation important?. Every historical investigation begins with the simple question – ‘. why. ?’. Identifying the most . Amir saw Carla, a teenager, whom he knew was easily frightened. Amir offered to give Carla a lift home in his car. As Amir sped off down the road, they discussed “The Prisoner”, a television programme which they both liked. Amir suddenly said, “Now you’re my prisoner!” Carla immediately panicked, opened the passenger door and jumped out of the moving car. Carla fell and hurt her wrist. When she got home, her wrist was very sore, so her mother took her to hospital. She was treated by a doctor who incorrectly put her wrist in a splint. As a result, Carla suffered permanent damage to her wrist. The permanent injury would not have happened if she had been properly treated.. Module 4 – Negligence: Causation and Scope of Liability (Remoteness). Objectives. At the end of this. module you should . be able to. :. Understand the ways in which the Civil Liability Act has affected factual causation at common law;. Correlation vs. Causation . & Fallacious Reasoning. Correlation . vs. . . Causation. Day 1. An example of the problem. How is correlation different from causation?. TIP: . You may want to take notes.. Dr.MUSTAQUE. AHMED. MBBS,MD(COMMUNITY MEDICINE),. FELLOWSHIP IN HIV/AIDS. OBJECTIVE OF THE CLASS. TO UNDERSTAND THE ASSOCIATION AND CAUSATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2. DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES- suggest an etiological hypothesis.. Background and Developments regarding the Role of Asbestos as a Cause of Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer: Medical Aspects of Causation. Aneuploidy. Unlimited cell reproduction and failure of cell death. Animal Studies. Negligence: Causation. Learning Objectives. By the end of the session you should be able to:. Distinguish between factual causation and legal causation.. Explain the ‘but for’ . test.. Explain how the ‘but for’ test is applied to cases involving multiple possible causes of injury or . Introduction to Torts. Review: Criminal Law v. Civil Law. Criminal Law Civil Law. Plaintiff is the state (e.g., - Plaintiff is private party State v. Doe) (e.g., Doe v. Roe). Guilty or Not Guilty - Liable or Not Liable.