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  Cohort Studies and Relative Risks

  Ssekitoleko, Richard (2019-02-01)

  This presentation provides an overview of cohort studies and relative risk. The learning objectives are to be able to: Define a cohort study and the steps for the study; Understand the populations in a cohort study; Understand timing in a cohort study and the difference between retrospective, prospective and ambi-directional cohort studies; Understand the selection of the cohort population and the collection of exposure and outcome data; Understand the sources of bias in a cohort study; Understand the calculation and interpretation of the relative risk; and, Understand use of the new-castle Ottawa quality assessment score for cohort studies.
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  Variables and Data Presentation

  Ssekitoleko, Richard (2018-11-01)

  This presentation provides an overview of the types of variables used in epidemiology. The learning objectives are to be able to: recognise different types of variables; and, explain how different types of variables are described, using graphs, using descriptive statistics, and to understand associations between variables.
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  Overview of Epidemiological Study Designs

  Ssekitoleko, Richard (2018-11-01)

  This presentation provides an overview of the research study designs used in epidemiological studies. Topics include: understanding the various types of studies (descriptive, cohort, case control, RCT); understanding which types of questions can be answered by each type of study, strengths and limitations; understanding which types of data analysis are used for each type of study; reviewing examples from journal articles.