UNC-CH - Department of Epidemiology EPID600 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Classroom edition, Spring 2007
Date	Day	Time	Activity		Topic     Viewing options: hide Tuesday labs   show Wednesday labs   hide links
1/10	Wed	Prepare for first module (see instructions)
1/16	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	I.	Orientation and introduction [objectives] [instructions] [slides]
1/16	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		The Age of AIDS (remain in Old Clinic Auditorium)
1/23	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	II.	Studying populations [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
1/23	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Demographic concepts
1/30	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	III.	Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
1/30	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		HIV and behavior change in Zimbabwe
2/6	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	IV.	Disease natural history; population screening [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
2/6	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Breast cancer screening with mammography
2/12	This week		Submit 1st Peer Evaluation webform
2/12	This week		Submit 1st TA Evaluation webform
2/13	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	V.	Study designs:  intervention studies [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
2/13	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		In-home drinking water filtration
2/19	Mon		1st Examination available on course web site
2/20	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	VI.	Study designs:  cohort studies [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
2/20	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Angry temperament and CHD risk in the ARIC study
2/26	Mon		1st Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone)
2/27	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	VII.	Study designs:  case-control studies [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
2/27	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Lung cancer in nonsmoking women
3/6	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VIII.	Study designs:  cross-sectional, ecologic [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
3/6	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Veteran status and cigarette-smoking
3/13	Tue		No class - Spring Break
3/13	Tue		No class - Spring Break
3/19	Mon		2nd Examination available on course web site
3/20	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	IX.	Error:  Selection bias Location Hooker 0001 (BC-BS Auditorium) [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
3/20	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk
3/26	Mon		2nd Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone)
3/27	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	X.	Error:  Information bias [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
3/27	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Fluoride exposure and childhood osteosarcoma
4/3	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XI.	Multicausality: Confounding [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
4/3	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Critical review of epidemiologic studies
4/10	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XII.	Bibliographic searches (by Mellanye Lackey) and Film: The Cancer Detectives for case study
4/10	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Case study: Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian, China
4/16	Mon		3rd Examination DUE (submit via webform) (by end of day in your choice of time zone)
4/17	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XIII.	Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
4/17	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		HPV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
4/24	Tue	3:30pm	Lecture	XIV.	Role of epidemiology in public health [objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
4/24	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation exercise
4/27	Fri		Submit course evaluation
EPID600 home page rev. 3/20/2007