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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Epidemiology for non-epidemiologists - day 2: Group exercise and discussions of possible answers on contemporary epidemiologic investigations in communities


Sunday, November 3, 2013 : 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc, MS, MHS, MBA, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ret), Johns Hopkins University (Ret), Baltimore, MD
During this session, participants will form groups and apply appropriate study designs to specific epidemiologic investigations. Participants will also analyze related data to measure and interpret the association between exposures and outcomes using the different study designs

Learning Areas:

Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology
Program planning
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Identify appropriate study designs for different Epidemiological investigations Analyze the results from specific epidemiological studies Examine the significance of the results – decision vs. truth Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of specific studies

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a trained community and behavioral epidemiologist, I have more than three decades of extensive research and teaching experience on methods, interpretation and application of epidemiological data and program evaluation. I have taught numerous introductory, intermediate and advanced epidemiology courses at numerous public and private institutions in the U.S. for undergraduate and graduate students as well as to members of public health community. I have also been the instructor for this LI since 2005.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 2003.0: Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists Day 2 of 2 Fee: $400 for 2-Day Course