Measuring and Reporting on Population Health 10 ECTs

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• 2.1. Describe key historical studies from the field of epidemiology.
• 2.2. Explain the limitations of observational data and sources of bias such as confounding, selection bias, and measurement error.
• 2.3. Explain the range of study designs available.
• 2.4. Select appropriate study designs and conduct appropriate power analyses.
• 2.5. Explain basic epidemiological terms and compute epidemiologic rates including crude, adjusted and age specific rates.
• 2.6. Explain the difference between prevalence and incidence and describe the different methods for estimating hidden prevalence.
• 2.7. Compute relevant confidence intervals, relative risks and odds ratios.
• 2.8. Describe concrete examples of population health studies and comment on their impact.
• 2.9. Critically appraise published work in the area of epidemiology and population health.

Module Learning Aims& Rationale

This module aims to introduce you to the core concepts in Epidemiology and methods involved in assessing population health and how reporting in this domain is related to health policy.