PPT-( Pharmaco )Epidemiology

Epidemiology is one of the cornerstones of public health and helps to guide policy decisions and evidencedbased medicine practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventative healthcare. Epidemiology. What is epidemiology?. How a disease is distributed in a population of people. What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues? . Person. Place. Time. What is a hypothesis? . Instructor name. Title. Organization. Introduction. to Epidemiology. Note:. This slide set is in the public domain and may be customized as needed by the user for informational or educational purposes. Permission from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not required, but citation of the source is appreciated.. Epidemiology . matters: a new introduction to methodological foundations. Chapter 5. Seven steps. Define . the population of . interest. Conceptualize . and create measures of exposures and health indicators. Surveillance Part 1: . The Surveillance Plan . Adapted from the FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (2011).. Surveillance. Intensive form of data recording. Gathering, documenting, and analyzing. Michael J. Cima, MPH. PhD Candidate. West Virginia University. Department of Epidemiology. Thomas C. Hulsey, MSPH, . Sc.D. , F.A.C.E.. Professor and Chairman. Department of Epidemiology. West Virginia University. POLICIES. Prof. MUDr. Martin . Rusnák. , . CSc. Department . of. . Public. . Health. , . Faculty. . of. . Health. . Care. . and. . Social. . Work. , Trnava . University. Trnava, . Slovak. . Epidemiology Part 2:. Epidemiology in an FAD Outbreak. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Describes the epidemiology investigation and response. You will need to wear gloves for all class activities today.. Pick a random identification card up from the front desk (record this ID code in Table 3).. Switch cards with your partners (record your new code in Table 3).. Ihsan Mahdi, MD MPH. Substance Abuse Epidemiologist. Substance Abuse Epidemiology Section. Epidemiology and Response Division. New Mexico Department of Health. https://nmhealth.org/data/view/substance/2067/. Health. SCHOOL . OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WHY . THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT UMN. ?. Highly . ranked: . We are a top-ranked school at a top-ranked university, where diverse populations build knowledge and public health professionals make a difference. . DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY www.dide.wv.gov Introduction to Skin Infections – For School Nurses January, 2014 Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS D . Alkhaldi. Community Medicine 2015/ 1016. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan. 2. Definitions…. Public health. The science & art of . . P. reventing disease, . prolonging life, . Intensive, short courses, onsite and online. Focus on research methods and practice, highlighting epidemiologic and statistical concepts and methodology. Non-credit/professional development or academic credit registration. Esther Velásquez, ScD, MSW, MPH. Social Epidemiologist & Public Health Social Worker . Identify Learning Objectives. The goal of this slide deck is to help you “befriend” the science of epidemiology and to appreciate its usefulness. At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: .