514742-HS2025-0-PHS: Epidemiology and Study Design - ADVANCED





Root number 514742
Semester HS2025
Type of course Course
Allocation to subject Public Health Sciences Course Program
Type of exam not defined
Title PHS: Epidemiology and Study Design - ADVANCED
Description In this course, participants study the fourth edition of the book "Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals" by P. Webb, C. Bain, and A. Page. They deepen their understanding about concepts and measures used to quantify the frequency of health outcomes and their associations with exposures of interest in a given population and study in depth the main types of epidemiological study designs and their potential sources of bias.
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Lecturers Prof. Dr. Ben SpycherInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Environmental & Spatial Epidemiology 
Dr. Veronika WhitesellInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Mental Health 
Dr. Ioannis MagourasVeterinary Public Health Institute 
Dr. Luís Pedro Gomes do CarmoVeterinary Public Health Institut (VPHI) - One Health 
ECTS 1.5
Recognition as optional course possible No
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Dates Monday 20/10/2025 13:15-17:15
Tuesday 4/11/2025 13:30-17:00
 
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