Short course on
Principles of Epidemiology
Duration: Once weekly session (total 13 weeks)
Time: Friday afternoons
Prime Institute of Public Health
Why should you enroll?
- This practical hands-on course will
- Develop a working knowledge of basic epidemiological principles,
- Provide effective skills to critically evaluate the literature,
- Familiarize you with outcome measures, methods of adjustment, quantitative study designs, and sources of data, and
- Reposition your professional career due to added epidemiological expertise.
Who should enroll?
- The course is ideal for mid-career and entry-level professionals working in health sector especially those working in field or research roles in public health and clinical medicine.
- MS, M Phil, MPH, PhD students who are working on theses, and wish to develop their understanding of epidemiology.
What will be covered?
- Measures of Morbidity and Mortality
- Rate Adjustment
- Epidemic Investigation
- Descriptive Epidemiology
- Causation
- Cohort Studies
- Case-Control Studies
- Basic Analyses of Case-Control & Cohort Data
- Confounding
- Effect Modification
- Intervention Studies
- Comparing Study Designs
- Screening
Who are the course facilitators?
Dr. Umair Qazi, Assistant Professor
Having an MPH (Epidemiology) degree from George Washington University (USA), Dr. Qazi has been actively involved in clinical research at John Hopkins University (USA) for more than a decade. He will be the lead instructor of the course.
Registration Fee
Rs. 15,000/- RegularRegistration
Register NowLast day of registration: 12th September 2017
Call for details: 091-5202169 - 0333-0282801
