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SCHOOL |
School of Public Health |
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DEPARTMENT |
Department of Public and Community Health |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
PG LEVEL 7 |
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COURSE CODE |
EHCE2 |
SEMESTER |
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COURSE TITLE |
Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health in General and Special Education |
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COORDINATOR |
ARETI LAGIOY |
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
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ECTS CREDITS |
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Seminars , Labs |
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Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4. |
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COURSE TYPE Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Scientific Area, Skill Development |
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TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: |
English |
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COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: |
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- LEARNING OUTCOMES
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After successful completion of the course, postgraduate students will be able:
• To collect, analyze and interpret methodological primary descriptive data. • Know and be able to correctly apply the types of descriptive epidemiological designs. • Formulate correct causal hypotheses. • Know and be able to correctly apply the types of analytical epidemiological designs to test causal hypotheses. • To know what the characteristics are and how to plan and implement preventive intervention studies. • Be aware of issues arising regarding the design, execution, analysis and interpretation of the results of preventive intervention studies.
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General Skills
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Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Project design and management Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
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- COURSE CONTENT
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1. Introduction – Environmental Health and Epidemiology. 2. Sources for data of epidemiological interest. 3. Descriptive epidemiological studies. Collect, analyze and interpret methodologically primary descriptive data. Population – sample – tools 4. Formulation and control of epidemiological hypotheses. 5. Analytical epidemiological designs to test causal hypotheses 6. Bibliography search, scientific article structure and presentation method 7. Systematic literature review 8. Bioethics in Research 9. Prospective-Retrospective-Interventional Epidemiological studies 10. Design, execution, analysis and interpretation of the results of preventive intervention studies. Models for Planning Implementation and Evaluation of preventive interventions in the community. 11.Epidemiological data for developmental disorders in DSM V / ICD 11. 12.Studies presentation-Final Evaluation. 13.Feedback.
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- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
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TEACHING METHOD |
Face to face, Ms Teams |
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USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) |
Eclass. Ppt Ms Teams |
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TEACHING ORGANIZATION The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards. |
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Student Evaluation Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others
Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed |
Participation in lectures and seminars is mandatory The language of evaluation is English .
· An intermediate progress study Submitted to e-class 30% · A final study Submitted to e-class 70%
The evaluation criteria are: • scientific methodology • bibliographic documentation
Instructions can be found by students in the e-class
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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1. Γενική και Κλινική Επιδημιολογία – Δ. Τριχόπουλος, Π.Δ. Λάγιου. ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΑΝΟΥ, 2011
2.Silman, A. J., Macfarlane, G. J., & Macfarlane, T. (2018). Epidemiological studies: a practical guide. Oxford University Press.
3.Epidemiology: An Introduction – K. J. Rothman, OXFORD, 2ND EDITION, 2012
4.Επιδημιολογία και Προαγωγή Υγείας, Αρχές, Μέθοδοι και Εφαρμογές – R. M. Merrill, C. Frankefeld, M. Mink, N. Freeborne, Α. Λάγιου. EΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Π.Χ.ΠΑΣΧΑΛΙΔΗΣ, 2020
5.How to read a paper. The basics of Evidence-Based Medicine – T. Greenhagh, FIFTH EDITION, BMJI BOOKS 2014
6. Boué, J., Boué, A., & Lazar, P. (1975). Retrospective and prospective epidemiological studies of 1500 karyotyped spontaneous human abortions. Teratology, 12(1), 11-26.
7. Doherty, C., Delahunt, E., Caulfield, B., Hertel, J., Ryan, J., & Bleakley, C. (2014). The incidence and prevalence of ankle sprain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective epidemiological studies. Sports medicine, 44, 123-140.
8. Zaccai, J. H. (2004). How to assess epidemiological studies. Postgraduate medical journal, 80(941), 140-147.
9. ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (2022).
10. American Psychiatric Association (ed.) (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5. 5th ed. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association |