Course Programme Epidemiology 2024
The course programme Epidemiology is an advanced training programme held in block courses. The courses are designed for all those who are involved in epidemiological studies as part of their work. Thus, they are suitable for scientists and practitioners as well as students. The course offer is modular and consists of three-day courses of eight teaching hours each.
(Course language is German)
Course overview and topics
4 - 6/03/2024: Epidemiological methods part I: Descriptive epidemiological methods
Course duration: 8 double lessons
Anyone who plans, organises or evaluates epidemiological studies must also make use of quantitative-statistical methods. But even those who want or need to understand and evaluate first-hand studies cannot do so without statistical knowledge. Contentious issues about epidemiological studies in the public may arise from the fact that either inadequate statistical methods are used or statistical statements are misinterpreted.
The aim of this course is to impart methodological skills necessary for epidemiological studies from scratch and to explain it by means of examples.
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens: Head of the Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS GmbH, Bremen
Prof. Dr. Lothar Kreienbrock: Director of the Institute for Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
Dr. Jürgen Wellmann: Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University Medical Centre Münster
Topic Overview
Part I
- Measures of disease incidences (prevalence, cumulative incidence, years at risk, incidence density)
- Standardisation of mortality rates
- Fundamentals of probability and statistics
- Measures of association between diseases and risk factors (relative risk, odds ratio, attributable risks)
- Types of epidemiological studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional)
6 - 8/03/2024: Epidemiological methods part II: Analytical epidemiological methods
Course duration: 8 double lessons
Anyone who plans, organises or evaluates epidemiological studies must also make use of quantitative-statistical methods. But even those who want or need to understand and evaluate first-hand studies cannot do so without statistical knowledge. Contentious issues about epidemiological studies in the public may arise from the fact that either inadequate statistical methods are used or statistical statements are misinterpreted.
The aim of this course is to impart methodological skills necessary for epidemiological studies from scratch and to explain it by means of examples.
Speakers
PD Dr. Amely Campe: Research Associate at the Institute for Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Prof. Dr. Lothar Kreienbrock: Director of the Institute for Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Dr. Hermann Pohlabeln: Research Associate in the Department of Biometry and Data Management at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS GmbH, Bremen
Dr. Jürgen Wellmann: Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University Medical Centre Münster
Topic Overview
Part II
- Simple epidemiological evaluation procedures
- Case number calculations for epidemiological studies
- Bias in epidemiological studies (selection, misclassification and confounding)
- Stratified evaluation procedures
- Risk modeling using logistic regression
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Free participation on application
On application, the association allocates free course places for students/residents at heavily discounted conditions. Interested persons submit an informal application (in one pdf document) by e-mail with the following content:
- description of the course (title, date)
- short letter of motivation
- current certificate of enrollment
Residents must provide a short letter of confirmation from their training institution.
The application will usually be processed within 14 days. The legal action is excluded.
Approval for education and training
An application for ATF continuing education credit hours for the course "Epidemiological Methods, Part I and Part II" is intended. Besides, the course "Epidemiological methods, part I and part II" is accredited by the training toxicology as continuing education in the field of epidemiology.
Limited Attendance
The course will only be held if there are at least nine binding registrations per course module. Depending on the development of the SARS-CoV-2 infection situation, a cancellation of the training course programme at short notice may be possible. In this case, the complete participation fee would be refunded.
Cancellation
Note: Deadline for registration: February 16, 2024. The registration is binding. In case of cancellation after February 16, 2024 a cancellation fee of 50% of the attendance fee will be charged.
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