Clinical Epidemiology

Syllabus (Fall, 2024)

Important Dates (Fall, 2024)


Block One: Defining Science, Research, and Epidemiology

Lecture 1: Syllabus and the Etymology of "Science"

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Lecture 2: Fundamentals of Science

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Lecture 3: Fundamentals of Study Design

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Lecture 4: Developing a Research Question

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Lecture 5: From Bench to Bedside

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Lecture 6: Introduction to Epidemiology

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Lecture 7: Epidemiological Tools and Questions

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Lecture 8: Drawing Inappropriate Conclusions

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Lecture 9: Current Trends in Epidemiology

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Lecture 10: Future of Epidemiology

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Lecture 11: Review of Block One

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Block Two: Epidemiological Statistics

PDF: Conducting Your Research (Executive Summary and Public Data)

Lecture 12: Finding and Appraising Relevant Studies

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Lecture 13: P-Values, Part 1

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Lecture 14: P-Values, Part 2

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Lecture 15: P-Values, Part 3

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Lecture 16: Initial Analyses

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Lecture 17: Introduction to Regression

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Lecture 18: More Regression

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Lecture 19: Still More Regression

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Lecture 20: Reading Outputs

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Lecture 21: ROC Curves

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Lecture 22: Statistical Scenarios

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Block Three: Other Types of Analysis and Scientific Writing

Lecture 23: Mid-Semester Housekeeping

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Lecture 24: Qualitative Research

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Lecture 25: Data Collection

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Lecture 26: Randomization

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Lecture 27: ANOVA, Part 1

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Lecture 28: ANOVA, Part 2

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Lecture 29: ANOVA, Part 3

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Lecture 30: Finishing ANOVA and Estimating Sample Size

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Lectures 31-33: Advice for Scientific and Creative Writing

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Lecture 34: Nope, Part 1

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Lecture 35: Nope, Part 2

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PDF: Take-Home Exam 1

PDF: Take-Home Exam 2