Overview
This topic is intended to meet the needs of those researchers wishing to gain knowledge of the study of epidemiology, casual inference, study design and a range of quantitative measures commonly used in Epidemiological research. It is also designed to assist in meeting the core competencies for the Australasian Faculty … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Provide Public Health researchers with the key concepts used in the study of Epidemiology including cause and effect
- Teach the key measures of association used in epidemiology
- Cover the key aspects of the main types of epidemiological study design
- Understand the concepts of bias, confounding and effect modification, and the various possible ways that might be used to control for them
- Assist in meeting the entrance requirements for Domain 3 (Information, Research and Evaluation) of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) core competencies for clinicians wishing to become Public Health Physicians
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Requisites information
Anti-requisites:
Assumed knowledge
Basic numeracy skills.