ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 46 Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 16 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
Areas: Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Center Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
• Know the basics of the epidemiological method as an essential core of Public Health.
• Know and apply the criteria for causality in Epidemiology and Health Sciences.
• Know the key elements of the epidemiological analysis: designs; measures of frequency; measures of effect; identification of biases (selection, information, confounding).
• Know and understand how to apply the basics of Demography as an auxiliary science of Epidemiology and Public Health: identification and analysis of populations, both static and dynamic.
• Know how to interpret a scientific publication.
• Know how to plan and design appropriately an epidemiological study.
• Know the main synthesis tools of the scientific literature, the systematic review and the meta-analysis.
LECTURES PROGRAM (12 topics)
Block 1. Introduction.
Topic 1. History of Public Health and epidemiology.Concept of health and disease. Epidemiological chain and introduction to causality.
Block 2. Demography.
Topic 2. Static Demography and Dynamic Demography.
Topic 3. Health indicators and health surveys.
Block 3. Design of epidemiological studies.
Topic 4. Measures of frequency, effect and impact.
Topic 5. Clinical trials
Topic 6. Cohort studies. STROBE Guide.
Topic 7. Case-control studies
Topic 8. Analytical and descriptive cross-sectional studies.
Topic 9. Biases.
Block 4. Studies of diagnostic tests.
Topic 10. Studies of diagnostic tests.
Block 5. Synthesis of scientific evidence.
Topic 11. Systematic revisions of the scientific literature. PRISMA Guide.
Topic 12. Meta-analysis. MOOSE guide
PROGRAM OF PRACTICAL SEMINARS.
Seminar 1. Standardization of rates.
Seminar 2. Measurements of frequency.
Seminar 3. Measurements of effect and impact.
Seminar 4. Critical reading of scientific studies.
Seminar 5. Diagnostic test
Seminar 6.- Critical reading
Basic and complementary bibliography
Ildefonso Hernández-Aguado and Blanca Lumbreras Lacarra. manual of epidemiology and public health for degrees in health sciences. Ed Panamericana. ISBN 9788491101734. 2018. 420 pages.
Ahlbom A, Alfredssom L, Alfven T. Fundamentals of epidemiology. 9th ed. 21st Century of Spain Eds. Madrid, 2007
Argimón JM, Jiménez J. Research methods applied to primary health care. Ed Doyma. Barcelona, 1991.
Argimón JM, Jiménez J. Methods of clinical and epidemiological research. 2nd Ed. Editions Harcourt. Madrid, 1999.
Ashton J. The New Public Health. Ed Masson. Barcelona, 1990.
Hulley SB, Cummings SR. Design of clinical research. An epidemiological approach. Ed. DOYMA. Barcelona, 1993.
University Institute of Public Health of Catalonia. The epidemiology and their surnames. Promotions and University Publications, S.A. Barcelona, 1995.
Last JM, Ed. A dictionary of Epidemiology. International of Epidemiology Association. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 1983.
Martínez Navarro F et al. Public health. MacGraw-Hill-Interamericana. Madrid, 1997.
Norell S. Designs of epidemiological studies. 21st Century of Spain Eds. Madrid, 1994.
Rothman KJ. Modern Epidemiology. Diaz de Santos. Madrid, 1987
Rothman KJ. Epidemiology: An introduction. Oxford University Press, 2002.
Epidemiological method. Carlos III Health Institute.
http://www.isciii.es/ISCIII/es/contenidos/fd-publicaciones-isciii/fd-do…-
0843_Epidemiological_Manual_23-01-10.pdf 2009.
The student must be able to design an epidemiological study, manage the instruments of epidemiological measurement and discuss the relationships of variables with a critical vision of the methods learned throughout the course. S/he must also be able to interpret a study of diagnostic tests.
In scenario I, teaching staff will explain the different concepts of the subject during presential lessons, with the help of multimedia tools. Some standard problems will be solved on different exercises and situations. Teaching will take place in the classrooms assigned by the School of Medicine. There will be tutorial activities (individual) whenever required.
In scenario 2, face-to-face lessons will take place and also interactive face to face lessons when safety conditions can be enforced. If these lessons could not be presential, teaching would be virtual. Teaching materials will be available in the Virtual Campus and students may attend teaching through Microsoft Teams or other platforms used by the teaching staff. If it is not possible to maintain face-to face teaching, seminars, and interactive lessons will also take place virtually. Materials will be available through Virtual Campus. Students may use this Campus in case of doubts or questions regarding the contents of this subject.
In scenario 3, all teaching will be virtual. The media, teaching tools and technological resources will be those mentioned for scenario 2.
In all scenarios students can ask doubts presential (if the situation permits it) or virtually, in this last case both synchronous or asynchronous.
IMPORTANT: The weight of the final exam may range from 70 to 100%, depending on the different teaching scenarios. The weight of continuous evaluation may also range from 30 to 0% depending on the teaching scenarios.
The evaluation will be the following for the first opportunity
Exam: There will be a test with 60 questions proportional to the different contents of the subject. To pass this subject, it is necessary to obtain least 70% or more of the possible marks in this exam. The weight of this exam can weight between 70 and 100% of the final marks of the subject, depending on teaching scenarios.
Continuous assessment: it might be up to 30% of the final marks of this subject, but it is necessary to pass the test. Assistance to presential lessons or seminars could be taken into account. A brief exam (test type) could be performed at the end of the seminars or expositive lessons, or through the virtual campus.
The weight of the continuous evaluation in the second opportunity will be the same as that used in the first opportunity. If the subject is failed, these qualifications will be maintained if the student asks for this, during the two forthcoming years.
If the student parcipates and presents his continous assement, test will be puntuated even if he does not perform the exam.
The final score will be calculated as the add of exam and continous assement only if the exam is approved. If this is not the case the final score will be only the exam score, cero if there is no exam score but the student has score from the continuous assement.
For the second opportunity, the same evaluation system employed for the first opportunity may be used or the test exam may be substituted by an oral test with any of the teaching staff. This oral exam will weight the same as the test exam. In this case the scores obtained through the continuous evaluation will be kept, in case that such continuous assessment is available.
Three hours per week, study theory and solve problems Absolute understanding of the exercises proposed in the seminars.
Attendance to the lessons, both theoretical and practical, and dedication to reread the material in the recommended weekly time. Consulting and more in-depth focusing on the readings, which consist of 2 or 3 items, and assisting to the tutorials. Absolute understanding of the exercises proposed in the seminars.
As was mentioned before, there exist a contingency plan in case that teaching and evaluation may not be face-to-face. This contingency plan has two additional scenarios (2 and 3) besides the standard scenario (1).
Scenarios 2 and 3 have different teaching and evaluation methodology regards scenario 1, and they will be as follow:
In scenario 2, face-to-face lessons will take place and also interactive face to face lessons when safety conditions can be enforced. If these lessons could not be presential, teaching would be virtual. Teaching materials will be available in the Virtual Campus and students may attend teaching through Microsoft Teams or other platforms used by the teaching staff. If it is not possible to maintain face-to face teaching, seminars, and interactive lessons will also take place virtually. Students may use this Campus in case of doubts or questions regarding the contents of this subject.
Evaluation is specified in the corresponding subsection and it will consist in a test plus continuous evaluation, with variable weights depending on scenarios. The test may weight between 70 and 100% while continuous evaluation may weight between 30 and 0%.
In the second opportunity the test might be changed for an oral exam, keeping the weight obtained by the continuous assessment in the first call (if this is the case).
In scenario 3, all teaching will be virtual. The media, teaching tools and technological resources will be those mentioned for scenario 2.
The evaluation will take place in the same conditions specified for scenario 2 (and more detailed in the corresponding section of this teaching guide).
In all scenarios students can ask doubts presential (if the situation permits it) or virtually, in this last case both synchronous or asynchronous.
Juan Miguel Barros Dios
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Phone
- 981950095
- juanm.barros [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Agustin Montes Martinez
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Phone
- 881812271
- agustin.montes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Alberto Ruano Raviña
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Phone
- 881812267
- alberto.ruano [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Monica Perez Rios
Coordinador/a- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Phone
- 881812277
- monica.perez.rios [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_03 | Galician, Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 8 |
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_03 | Galician, Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 8 |
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Dentistry-Classroom 1 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Castelao Classroom |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 1 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 2 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 4 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 5 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
| 05.08.2021 09:00-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 8 |
| 06.28.2021 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 4 |
| 06.28.2021 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 5 |
| 06.28.2021 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
| 06.28.2021 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 8 |