Epidemiology and Statistics

Course convenor:  Mrs Sally Kerry


Module Description


Lead Tutor:  Mrs Sally Kerry

Email: s.m.kerry@qmul.ac.uk

Phone: 020 7882 7208


This module counts 15 credits towards your MSc (180 credits) or Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits). It is a core module for the MSc courses in International primary healthcare, Global public health and policy, Health systems and global policy and the BSc in Global public health and primary care. You are expected to undertake a total of 150 hours of study, including private study, attending lectures and seminars, and preparing the assignment. Attendance at lectures and seminars is a course requirement.


Epidemiology and Statistics

Week 1

INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE AND ASSIGNMENT

Lecture: It’s not just about the numbers

Seminar: Introduction to the assignment

Sally Kerry

Lecture: Sept 27

Seminars: Oct 2-4

Assignment instructions and mark scheme

Will be given out after first seminar. Hand in date 26thNovember 2012

Week 2

What is the normal weight for a baby?

 

Richard Hooper

Lecture: Oct 4

Seminars: Oct 9-11

Week 3

How do we measure the health of populations?

Sally Kerry

Lecture: Oct 11

Seminars: Oct 16-18

Week 4

Could a persistent cough in a school child be whooping cough?

 

Sandra Eldridge

Lecture: Oct 18  

Seminars: Oct 23-25

Week 5

Should we screen for breast cancer and what do we tell women about the effectiveness of screening?

Sandra Eldridge

Lecture: Oct 25

Seminars: Oct 30 – Nov 1

Week 6

Why ‘back to sleep’?

 

Seif Shaheen

Lecture: Nov 1

Seminars: Nov 6-8

Week 7

How do we know that smoking causes lung cancer?

 

Seif Shaheen

Lecture: Nov 8

Seminars: Nov 13-15

Week 8

The rise and fall of HRT

 

Richard Hooper

Lecture: Nov 15

Seminars: Nov 20-22 

Week 9

Why did the advertising standard agency ban Actimel in 2009?

 

Sally Kerry

Lecture: Nov 22

Seminars: Nov 27-29

Week 10

Summing up and revision

Rob Froud

Lecture: Nov 29

Seminars: Dec 4-6


Research Glossary

Glossary of Research Terms v.8.1

Core Reading

Core text books

Additional textbooks