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1. Objectives and aims of epidemiology applied to clinical medicine and public health;
2. Methods of data gathering for epidemiological purposes;
3. Epidemiological measures of frequency;
4. Epidemiological measures of association;
5. Different designs of epidemiologic studies.

Hennekens and Buring: Epidemiology in Medicine

At the end of the course the student should:
1.Know the objectives and aims of epidemiology applied to clinical medicine and public health;
2.know the methods of data gathering for epidemiological purposes;
3.know the epidemiological measures of frequency;
4. know the epidemiological measures of association;
5. know the different designs of epidemiologic studies.

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Frontal lessons and discussion with students. The lessons will be divided into three parts. A brief introduction to resume the topics developed in the previous lesson, answers to questions on the topics developed and presentation of new topics.

Evaluation of the student proficiency is based on a written examination including multiple choice questions, and covering all the topics described in the syllabus. The exam is aimed at verifying the student’s ability to apply methodologies acquired during the course to face and solve clinical problems. The final grade is expressed in 30/30 where 18 represents the minimum and 30 the maximum. Students who pass the written exam may choose to undergo an oral examination or accept the written exam evaluation

Introduction to epidemiology
Definition and objectives of epidemiology
Measures of disease frequency: Prevalence. Cumulative Incidence and Incidence Rate
Measures of association: Relative Risk, Odds Ratio, Attributable risk, Attributable risk %, Population Attributable risk (PAR), PAR %.
Descriptive and ecological studies
Surveillance
Cross-sectional studies
Sampling
Cohort studies
Case-control Studies
Bias in epidemiological studies: selection bias, misclassification, confounding