Milo Puhan: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2024 |
| Name | Herr Prof. Milo Puhan (Professor Universität Zürich (UZH)) |
| Adresse | Universität Zürich Hirschengraben 84 - HRSG29 Epidem. Biostatistics Prevention 8001 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| milo.puhan@hest.ethz.ch | |
| Departement | Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie |
| Beziehung | Dozent |
| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 752-6105-00L | Epidemiology and Prevention | 3 KP | 2V | M. Puhan, R. Heusser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kurzbeschreibung | The module „Epidemiology and prevention“ describes the process of scientific discovery from the detection of a disease and its causes, to the development and evaluation of preventive and treatment interventions and to improved population health. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lernziel | The overall goal of the course is to introduce students to epidemiological thinking and methods, which are criticial pillars for medical and public health research. Students will also become aware on how epidemiological facts are used in prevention, practice and politics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inhalt | The module „Epidemiology and prevention“ follows an overall framework that describes the course of scientific discovery from the detection of a disease to the development of prevention and treatment interventions and their evaluation in clinical trials and real world settings. We will discuss study designs in the context of existing knowledge and the type of evidence needed to advance knowledge. Examples from nutrition, chronic and infectious diseases will be used in order to show the underlying concepts and methods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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