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Biology • Series

🔬🦠Introduction to Epidemiology🦠🔬

Abby D

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This series ended on May 15, 2024. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

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In this series, we will be going into the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of diseases and health!
🔎We will go over concepts such as disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and statistical analysis as we uncover the principles and methods that real-life 'Disease Detectives' use!🔎
🌟 This will be a 10-session course (which will on average take about an 1hr to 1hr 30 minutes depending on the size of the unit being covered)
🌟 All slides used will be entered in the chat after every lesson
🌟 Office hours are open every weekday after 7 PM CST




✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You are free to attend whichever sessions you want however please message the host beforehand. (If requested Office hours are always open)

Dates

May 5 - May 15

Learners

7 / 10

Total Sessions

9

About the Tutor

Hello there! My name is Abby! I'm a high school student from Kansas who enjoys spending her free time reading and learning new things! I love learning about microbiology and have specific interests in immunology and epidemiology! My favorite animals are geese and ducks; my favorite colors are coral pink and light orange! In my free time, I enjoy watching Video Essays and reading various books! My favorite genre has to be apocalyptic and realistic survival! I am currently tutoring in Geometry and Algebra 1, In addition to being a tutor here at SHW, I am also a Geometry Subworld Moderator :D I hope to meet/see all of you all soon!˚⊹ (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡

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9
5
May

Session 1

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1. 🦠Introduction to Epidemiology🦠
We will discuss the historical context and major milestones in epidemiological research, as well as define epidemiology and its importance.

Session 2

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2. 🦠Basic Concepts in Epidemiology🦠
We will be talking about population sampling and sampling techniques—as well as measures of disease frequency and measures of association
6
May

Session 3

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3.🦠Study Designs in Epidemiology🦠
We will be going over the different advantages and disadvantages of Cross-sectional studies, Case-control studies, Cohort studies, and Experimental designs
7
May

Session 4

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4.🦠Causation in Epidemiology🦠
We will be going over the different types of criteria and effect modifications that are used to determine the association of causation.
8
May

Session 5

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5.🦠Data Collection and Management🦠
We will be going over the sources of epidemiological data, as well as the collection methods, and data validation.
9
May

Session 6

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6.🦠Data Analysis in Epidemiology🦠
We will be going into the types of statistics needed for research as well as learning about regression analysis.

13
May

Session 7

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8. 🦠Disease Surveillance🦠
We will be learning about the types of surveillance systems and their roles in public health decision-making.
14
May

Session 8

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9. 🦠Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases🦠
We will be learning about the modes of transmission as well as the infectious disease dynamics.
15
May

Session 9

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10. 🦠Epidemiology in Public Health Practice🦠
We will learn about the role of epidemiology in policy development and evaluation.
As well as the ethical considerations in epidemiological research.


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