Injury Epi & Emergency Care Res Methods

3.0 credits

The course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the fields of injury epidemiology and emergency care research. This course will provide an overview of the epidemiology of traumatic injuries and how epidemiologic methods are applied to study injury, including issues of exposure and outcome measurement, study design and analysis. Students will also be introduced to the unique challenges and opportunities when conducting research in the emergency care setting (e.g., emergency departments and ambulance-based pre hospital care) including approaches to subject recruitment, consent, and risk adjustment Prerequisite: PH 103 or PM 415 or permission of instructor