Study Design in Veterinary Epidemiological Research

Course goals

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST UNTIL TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE COURSE
 
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)
 
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)  or online (depending on your registration)
 
(FYI: the other options are options for Continuing Education (onderwijs voor professionals))

After completion of the course the student is able to:

• Analyze epidememiological data sets of structured (animal) populations, which include the application and interpretation of methods to deal with clustered data.
• Distinguish between risk, probabilities and disease causation.
• Apply the correct study design to animal health problems.
• Design sampling schemes to estimate incidence and prevalence at the right epidemiological unit (e.g. animal, herd, country).
• Determine diagnostic test characteristics for tests with and without gold standard.

Content

Contact details: Educational Office Epidemiology
E-mail: msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl

Registration:
Face-to-Face: You can register for this course via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site. NOTE Students of the MSc Epidemiology (Post Graduate) that register in time (i.e. at least two weeks before the start of a course) will always be admitted to the course unless it is completely full. Other students will receive information about their application two weeks before the start of the course.
Online: Online courses are only available for Epidemiology Postgraduate students and can register via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site.

Course coordinator:
Dr. ir. E.A.J.(Egil)  Fischer, UU Utrecht, Veterinary Medicine, Farm Animal Health, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Course description:
In this course you will learn the "state-of-the-art" in veterinary epidemiology. the course will focus on those aspects that are specific for epidemiology in animal health, but these concepts are relevant also in many other situations.

For instance, structured polulations (e.g. individuals grouped by herd, farm or pen) are common in animal health epidemiology, but also not uncommon in human epidemiology (e.g. nursing homes). You will learn to apply epidemiological and statistical methods, specific for structured populations during hands-on computer practical and lectures.

Literature/study material used:
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Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
MIght be for a specialization programme of Epidemiology & Epidemiology Postgraduate
 
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
 
Preferred prerequisite knowledge:
Introduction to Epidemiology (preferred)
Modern Methods in Data Analysis