Advanced Epidemiology

3.0 credits

This course provides an in-depth coverage of the Theoretical and quantitative methodologic issues associated with population based epidemiology research, including concepts of study design, selection and information bias, measurement, confounding and effect modification. The course will also cover multivariable analytic techniques including linear and logistic regression, as well as Kaplan Meier survival analysis, and Cox proportional hazards modeling. Students will also have lectures on the use of SAS software to conduct these statistical analyses. At eh end of the curse students will be able to conduct a complete epidemiology study from study design to data analysis to inference. Prerequisites: PM 415, BST 463 or PM 401, PM 410.