MPH1042

Epidemiological research methods

(MED)

Associate Professor M Sim

6 hours per day over 5 days

Synopsis: Skills necessary to undertake small-scale epidemiological research including protocol development, definition of study and control populations, data collection methods, statistical methods to analyse data and how to interpret and present results. Sources of bias and confounding, and design and analytical measures to overcome them, will also be covered. Students develop a research protocol including an application to an ethics committee.

Assessment: Multiple-choice and short answer assessments + Assignment