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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Epi for Non-Epidemiologists
1004.0: Saturday, December 10, 2005: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
CE Hours: 6 contact hours
Epi for Non-Epidemiologists
Partnership:n/a
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
The purpose of this institute is to provide a basic introduction to epidemiologic concepts and methods for public health workers, communicators, and policy analysts who are not clear about the key descriptors of the health of populations, measures of disease occurrence, and assessing the effects of adverse health exposures. Trends in mortality and incidence of several diseases will be discussed in the context of the epidemiologic transition in an aging population and comparisons between industrialized and developing countries. Examples of the key epidemiologic study designs used to discover new risk factors will be discussed with emphasis given to understanding the potential pitfalls encountered in the interpretation of such data and how they can be avoided. The concept of causality in multi-factorial disease processes in human populations will be explored in the context of regulatory decisions and prevention programs.
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMWelcome and Introduction - Nanda
9:15 AM - 9:45 AMPast, present and future: Historical perspectives - Nanda
9:45 AM - 10:15 AMMeasuring events in your community - demographics, behaviors and diseases - Nanda
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMMeasuring events in your community - deaths - Nanda
10:45 AM - 11:15 AMBreak
11:15 AM - 11:45 AMPlanning and testing programs in your community - reliability and validity - Nanda
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMMeasuring prognosis - survival - Nanda
12:15 PM - 1:00 PMLunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PMConducting community studies - epidemiologic designs - Nanda
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMEvaluating outcomes in your community - experimental studies - Nanda
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMEvaluating outcomes in your community - observational studies - Nanda
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMSummary of study designs - Measuring success - Nanda
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBreak
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMIntroducing environmental, genetic and social epidemiology - Nanda
3:45 PM - 4:15 PMSignificance of public policy and ethical issues - Nanda
4:15 PM - 4:45 PMEpidemiologic evidence - meta-analysis - Nanda
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMMeasuring CEI objectives - evaluation and feedback - Nanda
5:00 PM - 5:20 PMEpi for Non-Epidemiologists
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Organized by:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA