EPI (DISTANCE) 11/17/09
 
  1. Recap of week 1 reading assignment
    1. Ch 1
      1. Basic terms
      2. Uses of epi
      3. Epidemiologic transition (and other population based trends)
      4. Selected historical figures
    2. Ch 2
      1. Natural history of disease
      2. Epidemiologic iceberg and spectrum
      3. Causal models
        1. Causal interaction
        2. Necessary, contributing, sufficient ("causal pies")
        3. Causal web
        4. Agent-host-environment
      4. Person, place, and time variables (descriptive epidemiology)
  2. Recap of week 2 reading assignment (Ch 6)
      1. Background concepts  (inadequacy of case counts, opened and closed populations)
      2. Incidence proportion (risk)
      3. Incidence rate (density)
      4. Prevalence
  3. Quizzes and labs (10 pts each)
  4. New topic: Association and impact
  5. Assignment
    1. L2: Zimbabwe. Due date either 11/22 or 11/29 (to be determined in class) 
    2. New: read Ch 8, print Ch 8 formulas, Ch 8 RQs
    3.  L3: HPV and CIN. Due 11/29