流行病學原理
Principles of Epidemiology
| 節 | 週四 |
|---|---|
7 15:30–16:20 | 流行病學原理 YT104 2 節連堂 |
8 16:30–17:20 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
This course aims to provide an orientation to modern epidemiology as a basic science for public health and clinical medicine. It will address the principles of the quantitative approach to clinical and public health problems. The course will discuss measures of disease frequency and association, and introduce the design and validity of epidemiologic research. This course is an introduction to the skills needed by public health professionals to interpret critically the epidemiologic literature. It will provide students with the principles and practical experience needed to initiate the development of these skills. Lectures are complemented by homework assignments devoted to exercises or critique of current examples of epidemiologic studies.
Class meetings: The class will meet on every Thursday afternoon 15:30-17:20 at Room 104, Teaching Building (教學大樓104教室). Course activities: Lectures and class discussions, homework assignments, midterm exam, and final exam. Teaching Assistant 楊智宇 E-mail: heatsaber1239@gmail.com
•2 Homework assignments: 30% (15% for each assignment) •Midterm exam: 35% •Final exam: 35% The first homework assignment is due on October 21, 2021 and the second homework assignment is due on December 16, 2021. The midterm exam (2 hours) will take place in class on November 11, 2021; while the final exam will take place in class on December 30, 2021. The midterm exam and the final exam will be close-book and close-note exams; calculators and dictionaries are allowed.
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Course Introduction/ History of Epidemiology/ Epidemiology & Public Policy |
| 第 2 週 | Measures of Disease Frequency |
| 第 3 週 | Measures of Association |
| 第 4 週 | Overview of Study Design/ Study Design (I): Intervention Study Homework I |
| 第 5 週 | Study Design (II): Cohort Study |
| 第 6 週 | Study Design (III): Case-Control Study |
| 第 7 週 | TBA |
| 第 8 週 | Study Design (IV): Other Study Designs |
| 第 9 週 | Midterm exam & Discussion |
| 第 10 週 | Bias/Confounding/ Causal Inference (I) |
| 第 11 週 | Bias/Confounding/ Causal Inference (II) |
| 第 12 週 | Matching/Effect Modification (I) Homework II |
| 第 13 週 | Effect Modification (II)/ Standardization |
| 第 14 週 | Screening |
| 第 15 週 | TBA |
| 第 16 週 | Final exam & Discussion |
| 第 17 週 | TBA |
| 第 18 週 | TBA |
1.Aschengrau A, Seage III GR. Essential of Epidemiology in Public Health, 4th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020. 2.Rothman KJ, Greenland S. Modern Epidemiology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 2008. 3.楊振昌等人譯著:臨床研究設計第四版(Hulley SB, et al. eds. Designing Clinical Research, 4th ed),九州圖書總經銷,民國105年7月。
- 地點
- Prof. Chen-Chang Yang (楊振昌教授): (1) Room 309, Medical Building-II (醫學二館), Yang-Ming campus; or (2) Room 524, Chih-Teh Building (致德樓五樓), Taipei Veterans General Hospital. Prof. Wen-Chi Pan (潘文驥副教授) Room 307, Medical Building-II, Yang-Ming campus
- 時間
- Office hours (by appointment): •Chen-Chang Yang: Tuesday 08:00am-10:00am and Friday 08:00am-10:00am. •Wen-Chi Pan: Wednesday 10am -12pm, and 1pm-3pm
- 聯絡方式
- Prof. Chen-Chang Yang (楊振昌教授): Tel: (1) 02-2826-7901; (2) 02-2875-7525 ext 835. E-mail: ccyang@vghtpe.gov.tw; ccyang2@ym.edu.tw Prof. Wen-Chi Pan (潘文驥副教授): E-mail: wenchipan@ym.edu.tw