Exchanges on study design, data collection, and analysis and interpretation. P9485 Advanced topics in epidemiologic methods 3 points. Designed specifically for advanced Epidemiology students, this course reviews selected classic and recent articles on epidemiologic methods. Structured as a reading seminar with a series of articles assigned each week focusing on a specific methodological topic that has given rise to substantial consideration and debate in the literature. Format is a one-hour lecture that provides an introduction to each topic.
Students then divide into smaller discussion groups each led by a facilitator.
P6490, P8490, and P9490 Tutorials in epidemiology 1 to 6 points. Tailored to the particular interests and needs of the individual student. May include literature review, research projects, field trips, or other special studies that enrich the student's program. P9493 Topics in epidemiology of neurological disorders 3 points. Epidemiology of selected neurological disorders, including stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, primary brain tumor, Parkinson syndrome, dementia, and presumptive slow virus diseases.