Clinical Epidemiology (PUBH7650)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2015
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
School
Public Health School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Incompatible
SP840
Assessment methods
Participation in formative assessment questions, plus two assignments
Course enquiries
Dr Stuart Paynter
Course description
This course covers the principles of epidemiology as applied to clinical questions, thereby providing the framework for finding the best answers to "real world" questions about clinical practice and health care. Individuals taking this course will acquire the basic skills required to understand the fundamental questions about the effectiveness of clinical therapies, usefulness of screening and diagnostic tools, prognosis and disease causation.