2024
Epidemiology
Name: Epidemiology
Code: ENF11058O
5 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/130 hours
Scientific Area:
Nursing
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To establish the relationship between knowledge acquired in biological systems and the impacts on the populations health;
2. To demonstrate the importance of prevention practices , individual and collective , and the importance of environmental, socioeconomic and professionals factors in disease prevention and treatment;
3. To interpret correctly the basic demographic characteristics of a population ;
4. To demonstrate the importance of epidemiological methods for the communities diagnosis health status and to the identification of the risk factors involved ;
5. To develop knowledge on how to select , analyse and interpret the different epidemiological studies, and how to plan research on health as well as how to develop the critical evaluation of the outcomes ;
6. To understand the scientific methodology basis;
7. To develop basic skills for conducting an investigation in epidemiology ;
8. To properly prepare a contingency plan, and to be able to calculate risks.
2. To demonstrate the importance of prevention practices , individual and collective , and the importance of environmental, socioeconomic and professionals factors in disease prevention and treatment;
3. To interpret correctly the basic demographic characteristics of a population ;
4. To demonstrate the importance of epidemiological methods for the communities diagnosis health status and to the identification of the risk factors involved ;
5. To develop knowledge on how to select , analyse and interpret the different epidemiological studies, and how to plan research on health as well as how to develop the critical evaluation of the outcomes ;
6. To understand the scientific methodology basis;
7. To develop basic skills for conducting an investigation in epidemiology ;
8. To properly prepare a contingency plan, and to be able to calculate risks.
Contents
1. Health and illness concepts;
2. Prevention levels;
3. Epidemiology concepts;
4. Disease natural history;
5. Causal association;
6. Disease frequency measurements: incidence, incidence rate, prevalence and prevalence rate;
7. Proportions. Ratios. Measurement selection;
8. Association measures. Relative risk. Attributed risk;
9. Different epidemiological studies;
10. Study design;
11. Sample concept;
12. Descriptive studies. Prevalence studies;
13. Analytical studies (case-control and cohort studies);
14. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies;
15. Meta-analysis and pools analysis;
16. Error types in epidemiological studies;
17. Information Sources;
18. Sampling;
19. Communicable and non-communicable diseases epidemiology;
20. Incidence and prevalence calculation;
21. Mortality, lethality and morbidity rates;
22. Relative risk, attributed risk and odds ratio calculation;
23. Sensitivity and specificity;
24. Pharmacovigilance;
2. Prevention levels;
3. Epidemiology concepts;
4. Disease natural history;
5. Causal association;
6. Disease frequency measurements: incidence, incidence rate, prevalence and prevalence rate;
7. Proportions. Ratios. Measurement selection;
8. Association measures. Relative risk. Attributed risk;
9. Different epidemiological studies;
10. Study design;
11. Sample concept;
12. Descriptive studies. Prevalence studies;
13. Analytical studies (case-control and cohort studies);
14. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies;
15. Meta-analysis and pools analysis;
16. Error types in epidemiological studies;
17. Information Sources;
18. Sampling;
19. Communicable and non-communicable diseases epidemiology;
20. Incidence and prevalence calculation;
21. Mortality, lethality and morbidity rates;
22. Relative risk, attributed risk and odds ratio calculation;
23. Sensitivity and specificity;
24. Pharmacovigilance;
Teaching Methods
Methodologies will be used for encourage students to their personal and professional development , based on working reflection , research and continuous analysis, properly guided and supported in teaching and tutorial sessions. There will also be available time for individual and group reflection.
Assessment involves:
- Active participation in teaching sessions;
- Development of an individual paper theoretically grounded, with a minimum of 5000 characters (without spaces, not including bibliography), which will be presented and discussed at a session.
Assessment involves:
- Active participation in teaching sessions;
- Development of an individual paper theoretically grounded, with a minimum of 5000 characters (without spaces, not including bibliography), which will be presented and discussed at a session.
Teaching Staff (2022/2023 )
- José Alberto Noronha Marques Robalo [responsible]
