The use of epidemiology in the practice of administrative medicine. In this session, I will describe the major study designs and measures of effect used in epidemiologic research. Reading Friis Chapters 6-8. In this session, we will complete the overview of epidemiology by discussing the major issues in interpreting data from epidemiologic studies. One must be able to critically evaluate a study's design and methodology.
Errors can occur in study design, analysis, and interpretation.
Reading Friis Chapter 9. Systematic error Selection bias Information bias Confounding Techniques to reduce bias Develop a case definition Enroll all cases in a region and time Collect information in a comparable fashion Methods to control confounding Prevent it Randomization Restriction Matching Control in the analysis Stratification Multivariate techniques Exercise From Chapter 8. Workbook of Epidemiology. Staffan E. Norell. In the final session in January, I will demonstrate how population-level health data can be obtained from the web.