Measuring Disease in Epidemiology
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Measuring Disease in Epidemiology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Measuring Disease in Epidemiology at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 3 in the Epidemiology for Public Health Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level A background in health sciences or/and quantitative methods would be useful, but not essential.
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Measuring Disease in Epidemiology at Coursera Course details
- Epidemiological research is ubiquitous. Even if you don't realize it, you come across epidemiological studies and the impact of their findings every single day. You have probably heard that obesity is increasing in high income countries or that malaria is killing millions of people in low income countries. It is common knowledge that smoking causes cancer and that physical activity is protective against heart disease. These facts may seem obvious today, but it took decades of epidemiological research to produce the necessary evidence. In this course, you will learn the fundamental tools of epidemiology which are essential to conduct such studies, starting with the measures used to describe the frequency of a disease or health-related condition. You will also learn how to quantify the strength of an association and discuss the distinction between association and causation. In the second half of the course, you will use this knowledge to describe different strategies for prevention, identify strengths and weaknesses of diagnostic tests and consider when a screening program is appropriate.
Measuring Disease in Epidemiology at Coursera Curriculum
Measures of disease frequency
Introduction to Epidemiology
Odds
Prevalence
Cumulative Incidence
Incidence rate
About Imperial College & the team
How to be successful in this course
Grading policy
Glossary & Additional readings
Recap: Measures of Frequency
Quiz Instructions
Relationship between Measures of Frequency
Measures of Frequency
Measures of association
Association and Causation
Relative Measures of Association
Absolute Measures of Association
Relative and Absolute Measures of Association
Ratios Versus Differences
The 2x2 Table
Recap: Measures of Association
Quiz Instructions
Quiz Instructions
Measures of Association: Part 1
Measures of Association: Part 2
Attributable risk and strategies for prevention
Attributable Risk
Population Attributable Risk
The Prevention Paradox
Recap: Attributable Risk
Quiz Instructions
Overview of Measures in Epidemiology
Strategies of Prevention
Attributable Risk
Disease detection and screening
Sensitivity and Specificity
Predictive Values
Calculation of Diagnostic Test Metrics
Screening
Evaluating Screening
Course Summary
Disease Detection and Diagnostic Tests
Recap: Diagnostic Test Metrics
Diagnostic tests and the COVID-19 pandemic
Quiz Instructions
Receiver Operative Characteristic (ROC) Curve
Quiz Instructions
Misclassification
Diagnostic Test Metrics
Wrap up: Measuring Disease
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