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The course is intended for students of the 3rd year of General Medicine, takes place in the summer semester and consists of seven lectures and seven practical sessions.
Last update: Brennan Kearns Pavla, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
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Participation in practical sessions. It is possible to miss one practical session for a serious reason. Last update: Brennan Kearns Pavla, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
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Kenneth J. Rothman, Epidemiology: An Introduction, 2nd edition , Oxford University Press , 2012. The book can be obtained through this link: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cuni/detail.action?docID=5763681 Last update: Brennan Kearns Pavla, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
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The course ends with a written exam that takes place during the exam period. It is necessary to register for the exam via SIS, the dates will be announced during May. Bring an ordinary calculator (not a phone) and a pen to the exam. The exam tests the achievement of the pre-defined intended learning outcomes and consists of 20 questions with 4 possible answers, only one of which is correct. One point is awarded for each correctly answered question.
Final grade: 18, 19 and 20 points: 1 16 and 17 points: 2 14 and 15 points: 3 13 or less points: 4 (failed)
In the case of a "failed" result, it is necessary to re-register for the written exam via SIS. In case of failure on the second attempt, a third attempt follows, which will take place as an oral exam. The oral exam will also test achievement of the specified intended learning outcomes.
Quizes: On Moodle, there are 6 voluntary quizzes available to encourage ongoing study. Each quiz is active during the odd-numbered week from Monday 8:00 AM to Thursday 8:00 PM. The correct answers to the quiz questions will be displayed on Friday. Each quiz consists of 5 randomly generated questions covering material from the previous week. You have 15 minutes to complete the quiz. Quiz 1 is active in the 3rd teaching week, Quiz 2 in the 5th week, Quiz 3 in the 7th week, Quiz 4 in the 9th week, Quiz 5 in the 11th week, and Quiz 6 in the 13th week. Each correct answer earns one point, meaning a total of 30 points can be achieved by completing all quizzes. These points can be added as a bonus to your first exam attempt as follows: 29-30 points from quizzes – 3 extra points on the written exam 27-28 points from quizzes – 2 extra points on the written exam 25-26 points from quizzes – 1 extra points on the written exam
Last update: Brennan Kearns Pavla, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
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Lectures: 1) Foundations of epidemiology and evidence-based medicine Intended learning outcomes: Define the role of epidemiology. Evaluate the credibility of the evidence of individual types of descriptive and analytical studies according to the hierarchy in medical research. Contrast and explain the terms internal validity, external validity, and precision.
2) Association and causality Intended learning outcomes: Explain the principle of randomization. Interpret the results of “intention-to-treat” and “per protocol” analysis. Contrast the concepts of allocation concealment and blinding. Apply Bradford-Hill criteria to the results of an observational study.
3) Principles of epidemiology of infectious diseases Intended learning outcomes: Explain the concepts of the epidemic cycle and the process of disease transmission in a population. Define key terms and describe concepts in infectious disease epidemiology (e.g., attack rate, epidemic, pandemic, SIR model, reproductive number). Explain infectious disease surveillance and provide specific examples. List basic epidemiological measures and provide concrete examples of their practical application.
4) Epidemiologist in a healthcare facility Intended learning outcomes: Explain the role of hygienists and epidemiologists in a healthcare facility. Describe the differences in the epidemic cycle within a hospital setting (e.g., variations in susceptible individuals, differences in hospital microbial flora, modes of transmission). Define healthcare-associated infections and list the most common pathogens, as well as surveillance methods and epidemiological measures. Outline the role of a physician and the structure of consultations in travel medicine, providing examples of the most common infections addressed in this field.
5) Introduction to social epidemiology and health inequalities Intended learning outcomes: Define what are social determinants of health using examples and describe multiple mechanisms by which they influence individual and public health. Understand ways of measuring inequalities (absolute vs. relative) and differences between disparity, inequity, and inequality. Explain the concept of natural experiment and quasi-experiment and describe how they may contribute to establishing causal links in social epidemiology. Debate how social determinants of health may influence quality of care and what clinicians can do to limit their role.
6) Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases Intended learning outcomes: Explain the terms emerging and re-emerging infections and provide specific examples. Define risk factors for the occurrence of emerging and re-emerging infections. Using an example, describe methods that can be used to prevent the occurrence and transmission of these infections.
7) What is hot in infectious disease epidemiology Intended learning outcomes: Describe trends in the incidence of selected infections in the Czech Republic and globally. Assess trends in the incidence of infections for which long-term vaccination programs are in place in the Czech Republic and worldwide. Describe the characteristics of selected infections and outline possible preventive and control measures.
Practical sessions: 1) Parameters of disease occurrence and death Intended learning outcomes:
attack rate) and death (mortality, case fatality rate).
specific diseases.
2) Association parameters Intended learning outcomes:
difference, incidence rate difference, attributable risk, population attributable risk) indicator for the association between a risk/protective factor and a disease.
3) Observational analytical studies Intended learning outcomes:
4) Bias Intended learning outcomes:
the outcome of the study.
5) Journal Club Intended learning outcomes:
6) Evidence-based medicine I Intended learning outcomes:
7) Evidence-based medicine II Intended learning outcomes:
studies, evaluation of the risk of bias of primary studies).
Last update: Brennan Kearns Pavla, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
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