OVERVIEW

Epidemiology Course is organized by Institute for International Medicine (INMED).

Course Opens: February 01, 2024
Course Expires: February 01, 2027

Description:
Epidemiology is the most fundamental of the health sciences. This course addresses introduction to epidemiology, measuring health and disease, epidemiology studies, basic biostatistical concepts, causation in epidemiology, epidemiology of non-communicable diseases, epidemiology of communicable diseases, clinical epidemiology, environmental and occupational epidemiology, and health policy and planning.

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of the INMED Epidemiology Course, learners will be able to demonstrate using analysis, case-studies and simulation the:
• Vision and achievements of epidemiology
• Primary measures of health and disease
• Types of epidemiology studies and their application
• Basic concepts of biostatistics and their application to research interpretation
• Establishing the cause of a disease
• Application of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
• Surveillance of and response to infectious diseases
• Analysis of natural history, prognosis, and treatment of disease
• Leading issues in environmental, occupational, and injury epidemiology
• Role of policy, health planning, and the planning cycle