Epidemiology - basic principles (2023)

Course name: Epidemiology - basic principles

PhD Programme: Epidemiology and biostatistics

Description: This course deals with basic principles of epidemiology and will prepare the students for further courses in advanced epidemiology. The course will consist of lectures and group work based on scientific papers.

The main themes are:

  • Prevalence and incidence measures and measures of associations
  • Observational design, including cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, and case-control studies
  • Experimental studies (randomized controlled trials)
  • Sources of information for epidemiological studies with concepts of precision and validity
  • Systematic errors in epidemiology, including bias and confounding
  • Interactions
  • Applications of epidemiology in different areas, including clinical epidemiology

Organizer: Henrik Bøggild, PhD, associate professor, Department of Health Science and Technology

Lecturers: Henrik Bøggild, PhD, associate professor and others

ECTS: 2

Dates:  7, 8, 18, and 19 September

Time: 8:30 – 15:30

Place: Room 405, Forskningens Hus, Søndre Skovvej 15

Zip code: 9000

City:  Aalborg

Number of seats: 30

Deadline: 28.8.2023

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We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 3.000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.